Based on feedback and demand from market participants, the Exchange continues to review and augment the capacity of available racks in the colocation facility in Phases.
In line with the above, Exchange is pleased to announce the introduction and release of over 200 Full Rack Equivalent (FRE) capacity of various variants in Colocation Phase 11 and 12 launched on January 3, 2025.
With the introduction of the new phases 11 and 12, Exchange is now one of the largest colocation facility providers in the world with combined capacity of over 1200 Full Rack Equivalent (FRE) capacity being made available to market participants.
Currently over 200 Members have subscribed to racks in the Exchange Colocation Facility and over 100 members have subscribed to colocation via Colocation as a Service (CaaS) model being provided by the Exchange.
Looking at the development in the Indian Financial Markets and demand from the market participants, Exchange continues to augment the existing capacity and plans to add over 300 Full Rack Equivalent (FRE) capacity by end of first quarter of F.Y. 2025-26 at the Exchange Plaza, BKC site that takes the capacity to 1500 racks in next 3 months at the Exchange Plaza, BKC.
In addition to above, Exchange also plans to add approximately 2000 Full Rack Equivalent (FRE) Capacity on need basis in a phased manner over next two years. To create the aforesaid capacities, the existing premises in Exchange Plaza, BKC is planned to be converted to a Data Centre and non-critical employees / departments currently operating from the Exchange Plaza premises are being relocated to alternate office facilities which have been identified within the BKC area.
A brief on current offering in the Exchange provided Colocation facility is available on Exchange website under link Co-location Facility
Disclaimers about Exchange Colocation Facility: Market Participants are requested to note that Exchange provides co-location facility on a best effort basis and shall not be responsible for any direct/indirect/consequential loss/damage/claim of any kind for any reason whatsoever including but not limited to power failure, air conditioning failure, system failure and loss of connectivity etc. Further, the Exchange shall not be liable for discontinuation of co-location facility owing to legal and/or regulatory requirement. Colo participants are requested to note that the Exchange Co-location facility does not have a separate BCP / DR site and Co-location Considering the current technology intensive environment in which Indian Securities market operates, to ensure stability in operations of colo participants and to protect the interest of investors and market at large, colo participants are advised to sufficiently review all potential risks along with its impact on the business and put in place Business Continuity Planning (BCP)/Disaster Recovery (DR) systems.
