In a bid to address data security
concerns, Chinese smartphone vendor
Xiaomi will set up its data centre in the
country by June this year, an investment
that could run into millions of dollars.
The company made the announcement
during the launch event for the Xiaomi
Redmi 2 and Xiaomi MiPad in India.
The company, which entered India last
year, was in the news after the Indian Air
Force and security solutions provider F-
Secure raised concerns about protection
of user data.
"We had an infrastructure team coming
in from China and they are talking to
various people here. By June, we should
have a data centre in place here," Xiaomi
Vice President Hugo Barra told PTI.
Though he declined to comment on the
investment details, the data centre would
be one of the significant investments the
company is making in India.
Following global concerns about securit
of user data hosted on servers in China,
the company partnered Amazon Web
Services (AWS) to migrate data of its
international (non-Chinese) customers t
centres in the US and Singapore in
October last year.
It had announced that it will set up a
local data centre in India to cater to the
domestic demand in the country.
Investments in data centre depends on
the rack space that the company sets up
or leases. According to analysts, it could
be in millions of dollars.
As part of its plans for India, Xiaomi is
also exploring options of contract
manufacturing in the country, though
that is still "12-18 months away", Barra
said.
Often called the 'Apple of China', Xiaomi
will bring its Redmi 2 smartphone and
MiPad tablet to India on March 24, whic
will be sold through e-commerce major,
Flipkart.
"We will put about 30,000-40,000
devices for sale in the first round on
March 24. We will also bring in a limited
version of Redmi 2 soon featuring 2GB
RAM and 16GB memory, but that will tak
some time," Barra said.
Xiaomi to Set Up Data Centre in India by June | NDTV Gadgets
concerns, Chinese smartphone vendor
Xiaomi will set up its data centre in the
country by June this year, an investment
that could run into millions of dollars.
The company made the announcement
during the launch event for the Xiaomi
Redmi 2 and Xiaomi MiPad in India.
The company, which entered India last
year, was in the news after the Indian Air
Force and security solutions provider F-
Secure raised concerns about protection
of user data.
"We had an infrastructure team coming
in from China and they are talking to
various people here. By June, we should
have a data centre in place here," Xiaomi
Vice President Hugo Barra told PTI.
Though he declined to comment on the
investment details, the data centre would
be one of the significant investments the
company is making in India.
Following global concerns about securit
of user data hosted on servers in China,
the company partnered Amazon Web
Services (AWS) to migrate data of its
international (non-Chinese) customers t
centres in the US and Singapore in
October last year.
It had announced that it will set up a
local data centre in India to cater to the
domestic demand in the country.
Investments in data centre depends on
the rack space that the company sets up
or leases. According to analysts, it could
be in millions of dollars.
As part of its plans for India, Xiaomi is
also exploring options of contract
manufacturing in the country, though
that is still "12-18 months away", Barra
said.
Often called the 'Apple of China', Xiaomi
will bring its Redmi 2 smartphone and
MiPad tablet to India on March 24, whic
will be sold through e-commerce major,
Flipkart.
"We will put about 30,000-40,000
devices for sale in the first round on
March 24. We will also bring in a limited
version of Redmi 2 soon featuring 2GB
RAM and 16GB memory, but that will tak
some time," Barra said.
Xiaomi to Set Up Data Centre in India by June | NDTV Gadgets
