StartupTalky presents Recap’25, a series of exclusive interviews where we connect with founders and industry leaders to reflect on their journey in 2025 and discuss their vision for the future.In this edition of Recap’25, StartupTalky speaks with Sudhir Kunder, Chief Business Officer of DE-CIX India, who reflects on how interconnection infrastructure is becoming a strategic pillar of the digital economy. As AI workloads, cloud adoption, and data localisation accelerated in 2025, the conversation around connectivity shifted from bandwidth to latency, resilience, and ecosystem proximity — redefining how networks, enterprises, and cloud platforms interact.Kunder shares how DE-CIX India evolved from a traditional internet exchange into a multi-service interconnection platform, introducing innovations such as Cloud Router, advanced Data Center Interconnection (DCI) services, and the world’s first AI Internet Exchange. The discussion explores the operational and ecosystem metrics that signal real growth, the importance of educating the market on interconnection as a revenue enabler rather than a cost centre, and how India’s rapidly scaling digital economy is creating opportunities to leapfrog legacy infrastructure models. StartupTalky: What service does DE-CIX India provide? What was the motivation/vision with which DE-CIX India started?Sudhir Kunder: DE-CIX India operates neutral, carrier- and data center agnostic Interconnection Platforms that enable…  ​Read MoreStartupTalky- Business News, Insights and Stories

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