08:27 AM EDT, 09/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Equinix ( EQIX ) said Friday that it is opening a data center in Chennai, India with an initial investment of $69 million.

The so-called CN1 facility, located on a nearly six-acre plot of land, will be connected to Equinix's ( EQIX ) Mumbai campus and offer services to both local and international businesses, the company said.

The four-story data center will begin with 800 cabinets and eventually support 4,250 cabinets, with support enabled for liquid cooling technology, the company said.

Shares of Equinix ( EQIX ) were up 1.7% in recent Friday premarket activity.