Google spending $15 billion to build AI in India, plans a US-India sea cable link

At India AI Impact Summit, Google has announced that it will connect India with the US through new subsea cables as part of a $15 billion investment spread over five years. It will boost AI connectivity between the two nations. Alongside this, the company plans to expand data centres and cloud capacity, while also rolling out AI skilling programmes and other related initiatives.

Google has announced some big AI-led initiatives for India. One of the highlights of this $15 billion, five-year investment is the construction of new undersea cable routes linking India with multiple global destinations to support the expansion of AI infrastructure in the country. The sub-sea fibre expansion is part of Google’s America-India Connect initiative and broader AI infrastructure commitment in India.

Speaking at a Google event in Delhi, CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is launching the India-America Connect initiative, under which it will build new sub-sea cable routes to increase AI connectivity between India and the US.

“Today, we are announcing the India-America Connect Initiative, which will deliver new sub-sea cable routes to increase AI connectivity between India and the US and multiple locations across the southern hemisphere,” said Pichai. “For the opportunities this initiative creates, we should also invest in skilling, which is why we are announcing our most ambitious skilling programmes here. This includes a new Google AI Professional Certificate programme to help people master AI in their work.”

At the centre of Google's massive AI-led investment in India is its America-India Connect initiative. As part of this project, Google will establish a new international subsea landing station in Visakhapatnam on India’s east coast, creating an additional entry point into its global network. From there, three new subsea routes are planned to link India with Singapore, South Africa and Australia.

The company will also add four terrestrial fibre routes designed to improve connectivity between India, the United States and locations across the Southern Hemisphere. Google to invest $15 billion in India’s AI infrastructure, including a new US–India undersea cable link.

Google says the goal of the subsea cables is to increase network capacity and reduce the risk of outages by diversifying how traffic flows between regions. The new infrastructure is expected to support rising demand for cloud computing and AI services in India, while also strengthening connections with Africa, Australia and parts of Southeast Asia.