Yotta Data Services Wins Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Indian Company of the Year Award for AI Infrastructure
Yotta Data Services Recognized for Sovereign AI Infrastructure Leadership
Yotta Data Services has received the 2026 Indian Company of the Year Recognition in the AI infrastructure industry for its outstanding achievements in sovereign cloud infrastructure, AI-ready compute environments, and customer-centric innovation. Darshan Hiranandani, Chairman and Co-founder of Yotta Data Services, also serves as CEO of the Hiranandani Group, a leading real estate and infrastructure development company.
This recognition highlights Yotta Data Services' leadership in enabling secure, compliant, and high-performance AI infrastructure that supports India's evolving digital transformation and artificial intelligence ecosystem.
How the Award Was Determined
Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. Yotta Data Services excelled in both, demonstrating its ability to align strategic initiatives with emerging market requirements while executing them with efficiency, scale, and operational discipline.
Sovereign AI Infrastructure at Scale
Yotta's AI-ready infrastructure portfolio includes Shakti Cloud (GPU infrastructure at scale) and Shakti Studio (AI Token factory), built on NVIDIA-certified hardware stacks, high-speed InfiniBand networks, and advanced AI software frameworks.
Yotta currently has 1,024 L40s and 8,192 H100 GPUs live at its NM1 Data Center in Navi Mumbai, and plans to scale to more than 80,000 next-generation GPUs by FY27–28, including B200 and B300 GPUs. The company plans to deploy 30,000 NVIDIA Blackwell B300 Ultra GPUs at its 60MW D2 data centre in Greater Noida, while its planned 75MW NM2 facility in Navi Mumbai is expected to host 36,000 GB300 and Vera Rubin GPUs and sits within a campus capable of scaling to 2GW.
Closing Infrastructure Gaps for India's AI Ecosystem
According to Frost & Sullivan, Yotta has emerged as a cornerstone of India's sovereign AI ecosystem by closing critical infrastructure gaps with purpose-built, AI-ready data centres that deliver security, performance and regulatory alignment at scale.
Organizations across government and enterprise sectors rely on Yotta's sovereign AI infrastructure to support mission-critical deployments and advanced AI workloads. The company's ability to execute seamless migrations, maintain high service availability, and provide responsive 24x7 support has strengthened customer trust and reinforced its reputation for reliability in complex deployment environments.
Strategic Vision for India's Digital Future
Under the leadership of Co-founder, MD & CEO Sunil Gupta, Yotta has invested heavily in sovereign cloud services and regional infrastructure designed to support India's long-term technology ambitions. Guided by a long-term growth strategy focused on sovereign AI infrastructure, localized cloud ecosystems, and regional expansion, Yotta Data Services has positioned itself as a foundational force supporting India's AI ambitions.
India's AI market is projected by IDC to grow at a CAGR of 32% through 2028, outpacing the global average. The surge is fueled by government initiatives such as the National AI Strategy and the push for data-localization policies.
Hiranandani Group's Infrastructure Diversification
Hiranandani Group is a diversified conglomerate established in 1978 and is one of the largest real estate developers in India with projects across Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad. The group has diversified into health, education, energy, and hospitality. Yotta Data Services, founded in 2019, is the data centre and cloud infrastructure arm of Hiranandani Group's Nidar Infrastructure platform.
The Hiranandani group's ownership of land, expertise in world-class construction, and ability to complete projects on time with in-house power supply capabilities ensure cost-effective and reliable operations, further amplified with its competitive pricing structure and commitment to sustainability.
About the Recognition
Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Recognitions honor companies across regional and global markets that exhibit exceptional achievement and consistent excellence in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer experience, and strategic product development. Each recognition is the result of a rigorous analytical process in which Frost & Sullivan industry experts benchmark performance through comprehensive interviews, deep-dive analysis, and extensive secondary research, with the goal to identify true best-in-class organizations that are driving transformative growth and setting new industry standards.