Dell backs NxtGen push to build India’s largest AI factory

Dell Technologies has announced that NxtGen AI has selected the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA to build India’s largest dedicated AI factory. The project, unveiled in Bengaluru on January 29, 2026, aims to strengthen the country’s AI capabilities by supporting large-scale generative AI, agentic AI, physical AI, and high-performance computing workloads.

NxtGen, known for its focus on sovereign cloud services, plans to use the new infrastructure to expand AI as a Service offerings for enterprises, start-ups, academic institutions, and government programs. According to the companies, the deployment is expected to play a key role in advancing India’s broader AI mission by making high-performance AI infrastructure available at national scale.

Inside the AI factory buildout

At the core of the deployment is Dell’s accelerated computing infrastructure. Dell will supply Vertiv liquid-cooled Dell PowerEdge XE9685L servers, delivered through Dell Integrated Rack Scalable Systems, to form NxtGen’s new AI cluster.

The cluster will include more than 4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, along with NVIDIA BlueField-3 data processing units (DPUs) and NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking. The setup is designed to handle demanding AI training and inference workloads. Additional components include Dell PowerEdge R670 servers and Dell PowerScale F710 storage to support compute and data needs.

This combination of compute, networking, and storage is positioned as a foundation for running large AI models while maintaining performance and scalability within India’s borders.

Why this deployment matters

The announcement comes as demand for AI infrastructure in India continues to rise. Start-ups, research institutions, and public-sector programs are increasingly looking for access to large GPU clusters without relying on overseas cloud providers.

By expanding NxtGen’s AI cloud services, the Dell-backed AI factory is intended to provide domestic access to high-performance AI resources. Dell said this will help reduce barriers for organizations that want to build and deploy AI models while meeting data residency and sovereignty requirements.

Perspectives from Dell, NxtGen, and NVIDIA

Manish Gupta, president and managing director for India at Dell Technologies, said the collaboration reflects the growing need for dependable AI infrastructure in the country. He noted that Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA is designed to simplify AI deployments by combining compute, storage, networking, and software into a single platform.

A. S. Rajgopal, managing director and chief executive officer of NxtGen, described the project as a national milestone. He said the deployment represents India’s largest AI model-training cluster built and operated entirely within a sovereign cloud framework, adding that Dell’s infrastructure made it possible to achieve the required scale and reliability.

Vishal Dhupar, managing director for Asia South at NVIDIA, highlighted the role of accelerated computing. He said secure, high-performance infrastructure is essential for India’s AI mission and pointed to the integration of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and Spectrum-X networking as a key enabler for NxtGen’s plans.

Looking ahead

With more than 3,000 customers globally already using Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, Dell positions this deployment as part of a broader effort to support AI adoption at scale. For NxtGen, the new AI factory strengthens its goal of delivering sovereign and cost-effective AI services across India.

Together, the companies are betting that large, locally operated AI infrastructure will be central to shaping the next phase of India’s AI development.