Vipin Jain on CtrlS and the Road to Digital Sovereignty

CtrlS is among the first operators to deploy in non-metro cities like Patna, Lucknow, and Bhubaneswar, with further plans for GIFT City, Guwahati, Kochi, and Bhopal. These facilities reduce latency, enable local cloud access, and support applications in e-governance, education, health, logistics, and agriculture, which is critical for India’s digital inclusion goals. Edge data centers, such as our Patna facility, are already nearing full utilization, underscoring the rapid local adoption of enterprise-grade uptime in Tier‑2 markets.
Backed by data localization mandates, the IndiaAI Mission, and state incentives, these edge sites benefit from a supportive regulatory framework. We aim to deploy over 15-20 edge facilities across India, enabling mission-critical digital services for underserved regions. Our modular edge design allows seamless integration with core hyperscale campuses, ensuring performance parity and security compliance even in remote geographies. Each micro-site reflects our Rated-4 design ethos, featuring N+N power redundancy, dual-feed grids, onsite diesel generators, and GIS substations, all delivering metro-grade reliability. For reliable performance, CtrlS integrates SD-WAN overlays and dual-ring fiber topologies, ensuring sub-millisecond failover and regional interconnectivity. This approach supports India’s vision of self-reliant digital infrastructure and empowers rural and regional economies with world-class computing capabilities.