Chennai

CHN-1 data center

AI-ready Chennai colocation in Ambattur industrial corridor—TIA 942 rated 3 compliance, liquid cooling support, opening 2026

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Iron Mountain Chennai CHN-1 data center

Iron Mountain's CHN-1 data center delivers 23.2 MW of AI-ready infrastructure across 383,540 square feet in Chennai's Ambattur district. As the first facility on our 4.3-acre campus, CHN-1 features 8 data halls with N+2C redundancy, A/B underground feeds, and liquid-cooling support. The carrier-neutral facility provides on-site access to all Tier 1 carriers, dark fiber, and redundant meet-me rooms with diverse fiber entry points. CHN-1 maintains TIA 942 Rated 3 compliance with comprehensive ISO certifications, EC Standards, and is pursuing IGBC Green Data Center certification. Opening in 2026, CHN-1 positions your operations in South India's second-largest industrial hub.

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383,540
Square feet (35,628 square meters)
23.2 MW
Power capacity
Q3 2026
Phase I delivery
8
Data halls

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Why leading enterprises choose our Chennai data center (CHN-1)

CHN-1 data center overview

Power: 23.2 MW capacity
Facility Size: 383,540 square feet (35,628 square meters)
Campus Size: 779,616 square feet (72,432 square meters) total space on 4.3-acre secure campus.
Campus Total Capacity: 42 MW total IT power allocated for phased development (68 MVA main feed)
Substation: Dedicated 230 kVA GI substation onsite.
Data Halls: 8 data halls (7 x 7088 sq ft, 1 x 4148 sq ft) with A/B underground feeds
Rack Capacity: 2,250
Deployment Options: Colocation cabinets, dedicated cages, custom build-outs, hyperscale suites
Design: Purpose-built facility with liquid cooling compliance for AI and high-density workloads
Redundancy: Block N+2C redundancy for maximum uptime
Opening Timeline: Phased delivery beginning in Q3 2026
Future Expansion: Campus master plan includes CHN-2 (19 MW, 396,075 square feet, opening 2028) for a total of two data centers
Utility: IG / NOVEC / Pre-Action

Security: 24/7/365 on-site monitoring and professional staffing
Multi-factor authentication for facility and data center floor access
24/7/365 Smart Hands services with rapid response SLA
Professional migration services and cross connect installations
Customer offices, conference rooms, and break room facilities
Loading facilities for equipment delivery and installation
Secure equipment storage areas
Comprehensive video surveillance throughout campus
T+RH Sensor monitoring

Service area: Chennai, India, South Asia, and beyond
Location: Ambattur area, Chennai
Airport: Approximately 30 minutes from Chennai International Airport
Positioned in Chennai's established industrial corridor
Hardware manufacturing and export ecosystem proximity
Strategic access to Chennai's submarine cable landing infrastructure
In easy reach of the city center
Address: Plot No.83, MTH Road , Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai,Tamil Nadu, 600058

Network Infrastructure

Strategic Position: Chennai serves as India's primary submarine cable landing station
Submarine Cable Access: The majority of India's 17 major subsea connections land in Mumbai and Chennai, providing direct access to international bandwidth.
Carrier-Neutral Facility: All Tier 1 carriers on-site
Cloud Connectivity: Access to AWS local zones in Chennai and Bangalore, growing cloud provider presence
Diverse Entry Points: Diverse fiber points of entry with redundant routing
Metro Connectivity: Metro Wave connectivity throughout the Chennai metro area
Dark Fiber: Dark fiber availability for dedicated connections
Meet-Me Rooms: Redundant meet-me rooms ensure diverse connectivity paths
International Connectivity: Low-latency paths to major Asian and global data center markets
Bandwidth Growth: India's international bandwidth demand forecast to multiply tenfold by 2028 with CAGR of 38%

Network Services

Cross Connects: Secure connections to ecosystem of carriers, partners, and customers
Direct Internet Access/IP Transit: Redundant paths to multiple upstream providers
Cloud On-Ramps: Low-latency connections to major cloud providers
Metro Wave: Dedicated optical connectivity to strategic interconnection points
Peering: Access to major regional peering points
Virtual Cross Connects/Private Network Transport: Point-to-point connectivity between Iron Mountain data centers
Carrier and Cloud Neutral: Thriving ecosystem with all major cloud providers, SDNs, CDNs, and IXs

Infrastructure & Operations

TIA 942 Rated 3: Industry-standard data center infrastructure compliance
SOC 1, SOC 2: Independent attestation of security and availability controls
PCI-DSS: Payment card industry data security standard certification
IGBC Green Data Center: Green building certification (in process)
EC (Environmental Clearance) Standards: Compliance with Indian environmental regulations

ISO Certifications

ISO 27001: Information security management systems
ISO 50001: Energy management systems
ISO 14001: Environmental management systems
ISO 9001: Quality management systems
ISO 22301: Business continuity management
ISO 14064: Greenhouse gas accounting and emissions management

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