CloudExtel

CloudExtel is India’s first full-stack Network as a Service (NaaS) provider offering digital infra services such as Small Cell Hosting, Fiber to the Home (FTTH), Intra-City Fiber, & Virtualised Networks. We cater to telcos, ISPs, data centers, enterprises, & large content providers to address the challenges emerging from the hypergrowth of data consumption in India. With our pioneering neutral host solutions, we are enabling the densification of 4G networks & accelerating the transition to 5G networks. We own & operate networks that address critical points of network stress, facilitate sharing, & adopt emerging heterogeneous network technologies. We cater to 20% of partner-deployed small cell requirements of large Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) through 6000+ sites across 475 cities & have deployed over 7,000 kms of fiber in more than 50 cities in India. We have also deployed the first neutral host Shared RAN network infra in India, & are one of less than 10 players globally to have done so. CloudExtel is associated with the Neutral Host & Infra Sharing Project Group at Telecom Infra Project (TIP) which aims to promote innovative business models, in collaboration among a broad set of stakeholders, to accelerate neutral host connectivity solutions. We are also one of the associate members of the Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) which represents India’s digital infra players that develop, build, own, & operate the nation’s wireless infra. In 2023, Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets, & principal investment arm of Macquarie Group, & Advencap, a strategic investor in digital infra acquired a majority stake in CloudExtel to enhance our portfolio of services. In 2024, we secured our first external debt from NIIF Infrastructure Finance Ltd. & Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. With a strong backing of institutional investors, we are on the path to Reinventing Digital Infrastructure in India, with enhanced coverage, capacity & speed.