Colocation’s new frontier: Hyper-customisation for diverse vertical needs

India’s colocation market is undergoing a fundamental shift. Once focused on providing secure space, power, and connectivity, colocation is now evolving into a nuanced, sector-aware infrastructure layer. As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, colocation is no longer judged solely on uptime or square footage. Increasingly, it is being evaluated on how precisely it aligns with the operational, regulatory, and performance realities of specific verticals.

According to a recent report, India’s total data centre capacity surpassed approximately 1.5 GW as of the first nine months of 2025, with 260 MW of new supply added, and nearly 90% concentrated in Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, and Bengaluru. This underscores the rapid growth of digital infrastructure.

This transition marks the rise of hyper-customisation in colocation, where infrastructure is purpose-built to meet the needs of fintech, gaming, healthcare, media, and other data-intensive sectors. In this new phase ...