BSNL opens data centres to pvt players, startups

STATE RUN-BHARAT SANCHAR Nigam (BSNL) has opened its data centre network to private players, entrepreneurs, and startups through the recent revenue-sharing partnership policy, marking a key shift in its business strategy.

- OJASVI GUPTA

The initiative allows brownfield data centres set up by Indian firms to host government and enterprise workloads under BSNL’s umbrella, with revenues split between BSNL and its partners.

“Our policy encourages collaboration with Indian data centre operators so that domestic capacity is fully leveraged and utilised", Papa Sudhakara Rao, director (enter-