NxtGen takes cloud services overseas amid AI infrastructure race

Indian sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure provider NxtGen has expanded its managed cloud and AI services globally with the launch of SpeedCloud Global. Seeking to capitalize on the intensifying competition among cloud providers to meet the rising demand for AI compute, the service promises to deliver general cloud workloads at 39-48% lower costs than leading hyperscalers, with deployments achievable within a mere 48 hours.

The company has not specified the overseas markets where it intends to initially roll out SpeedCloud Global or disclosed details on the investment for its expansion. However, NxtGen's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, A S Rajgopal, stated that India has evolved from acting as the back office for global technology to building world-class cloud infrastructure and competing on performance and cost on its own terms.

Since its inception, NxtGen has served over 1,000 customers and more than 200 government departments in India. The company has been augmenting its AI infrastructure footprint, recently partnering with Dell Technologies and Nvidia to establish a dedicated AI facility equipped with more than 4,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs.

NxtGen is also one of the cloud service providers enlisted under the government's IndiaAI compute programme. This launch coincides with a broader surge in building AI-ready cloud and data center capacity in India. The IndiaAI Compute Portal currently offers shared access to 38,000 GPUs, supported by government subsidies. Major global cloud players are also intensifying their investments in the region: Microsoft recently launched its largest India data center region in Hyderabad, while Amazon and Google have announced multi-billion-dollar investments in AI and cloud infrastructure.

NxtGen aims to compete with the larger hyperscalers on price, performance, and enterprise controls, with SpeedCloud Global.