What Lightstorm Telecom Connectivity Private Limited does

Lightstorm Telecom Connectivity Private Limited is an Indian telecom infrastructure company that operates Polarin, a cloud-native Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform designed to simplify enterprise network management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, data center interconnect (DCI), and internet exchange scenarios. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Mumbai, the company has built a network interconnection fabric spanning more than 50 data-center on-ramp locations across seven Indian cities — Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Pune — and offers four core product modules: Polarin Cloud Connect (private connectivity to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud), Polarin Global DCI (inter-data-center connectivity), Polarin DCI - Wave Service (L0/L1 optical layer services), and Polarin Network Edge (on-ramp fabric access).

The platform is built on a self-service architecture enabling customers to provision L0/L1 connectivity between data centers in under 10 minutes, positioning against traditional long-lead-time enterprise network procurement. Lightstorm serves three primary customer segments — enterprises, telecom operators, and cloud providers — with a published customer base anchored in Indian financial services (ICICI Bank and Kotak Securities are featured case studies). The revenue model combines subscription and usage-based (pay-as-you-go) billing, with distribution executed through both a self-service platform at polarin.lightstorm.net (targeting mid-market customers) and an enterprise field-sales motion. In March 2026, the company announced a strategic partnership with Rakuten Symphony to launch a sovereign NaaS platform combining Polarin with Rakuten's cloud-native orchestration software, explicitly targeting regulated data-residency use cases across India, the Middle East and Africa, and the broader Asia-Pacific region.

The company is privately held (private limited, incorporated in India), reports 251-500 employees, and has not publicly disclosed funding rounds, revenue figures, or detailed ownership structure. Growth signals include the recent international partnership, multi-cloud integration footprint, and ongoing geographic expansion, though the underlying Polarin product only launched in 2024, indicating the company is in a relatively early commercial stage.

Name

Lightstorm Telecom Connectivity Private Limited

Legal name

Lightstorm Telecom Connectivity Pvt Ltd

Website

https://polarin.lightstorm.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lightstorm Telecom Connectivity is an Indian telecom infrastructure provider operating the Polarin Network-as-a-Service platform, delivering cloud connectivity, data center interconnect, and network edge services to enterprises, telecom operators, and cloud providers across India and select Asia-Pacific markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Network Infrastructure (Network-as-a-Service)

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899), Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro primary industry

Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) & On-Demand Connectivity (HDABALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carrier Ethernet & Wavelength Wholesale (E-Line/E-LAN, OTN, lambda) (HDAIAEAB), Cloud Connectivity & Interconnect (Cloud On-Ramps, IX, Cross-Connects) (HDAIAFAF)

Keywords

• Network as a service
• Data center interconnect
• Cloud connectivity
• Telecom infrastructure
• Carrier neutral connectivity

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurugram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) Platform: Subscription-based and usage-based NaaS platform providing network provisioning, monitoring, and management services. The platform offers pay-as-you-go flexibility allowing customers to adjust network usage and expenses flexibly, scaling up or down as needed.
2. Pay-as-you-go Services: Usage-based pricing model allowing customers to flexibly adjust network usage and expenses, scaling them up or down as needed for maximum efficiency. Supports both subscription and consumption-based billing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lightstorm Telecom Connectivity sells the Polarin Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform, a cloud-native offering that provides self-service provisioning of L0/L1 connectivity between data centers, private connections to leading hyperscale cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud), optical-layer data center interconnect, and network edge on-ramps across major Indian cities. The platform targets enterprises, telecom operators, cloud providers, and financial institutions needing hybrid/multi-cloud networking and data center interconnection, with both subscription and pay-as-you-go commercial models.

Product overview

Lightstorm Telecom Connectivity offers Polarin, a unified Cloud Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform providing a modular portfolio of network connectivity products. The core Polarin platform serves as the foundational layer, enabling simplified network management and self-service provisioning capabilities. The product suite comprises four interconnected modules: Polarin Cloud Connect (private connectivity to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud), Polarin Global DCI (global data center interconnect), Polarin DCI - Wave Service (optical layer L0/L1 wave services), and Polarin Network Edge (edge connectivity with on-ramp access to Indian data centers). The platform supports hybrid and multi-cloud environments, enterprise DCI, and internet exchange scenarios with a pay-as-you-go pricing model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Polarin: Cloud Network-as-a-Service platform providing connectivity to cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud), data center interconnect services, and network edge solutions for enterprises.

Products and services

• Polarin Cloud Network-as-a-Service Platform Cloud-native Network-as-a-Service platform that simplifies network management and delivers connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, data center interconnect (DCI), and internet exchanges. Enables self-service provisioning of L0/L1 connectivity between data centers in under 10 minutes with a pay-as-you-go model.
• Polarin Cloud Connect Cloud connectivity solution providing effortless, direct private connectivity from customer network locations to leading cloud providers including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud.
• Polarin Global DCI Global Data Center Interconnect service providing L0/L1 layer connectivity between data centers across geographic locations for enterprise network infrastructure.
• Polarin DCI - Wave Service Optical layer wave service delivering high-capacity, low-latency direct fiber-based L0/L1 connectivity between data centers at the physical layer.
• Polarin Network Edge Network edge solution providing distributed on-ramp locations across India that connect enterprise sites to the Polarin network interconnection fabric.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deployment time reduced from days to minutes through self-service capabilities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Rakuten SymphonycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Rakuten Symphony and Lightstorm Telecom Connectivity announced a partnership to deliver a sovereign network-as-a-service platform targeting enterprises, telecom operators, and cloud providers across India, the Middle East and Africa, and the broader Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration combines Lightstorm's Polarin NaaS platform with Rakuten Symphony's cloud-native orchestration software to automate network and cloud operations. The platform specifically targets sovereign infrastructure deployments designed to meet regulatory data sovereignty requirements, with vendors seeking opportunities around stricter data residency and control laws.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationAWS is integrated as a cloud connectivity option within the Polarin platform, enabling customers to effortlessly connect to AWS cloud services through Polarin Cloud Connect.
• Microsoft AzureflagshipTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Azure is integrated as a cloud connectivity option within the Polarin platform, enabling customers to effortlessly connect to Azure cloud services through Polarin Cloud Connect.
• Google CloudflagshipTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud is integrated as a cloud connectivity option within the Polarin platform, enabling customers to effortlessly connect to Google Cloud services through Polarin Cloud Connect.
• Oracle CloudflagshipTechnology or IntegrationOracle Cloud is integrated as a cloud connectivity option within the Polarin platform, enabling customers to effortlessly connect to Oracle Cloud services through Polarin Cloud Connect.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Megaport: Megaport is a global Network-as-a-Service provider offering on-demand, software-defined connectivity to leading cloud providers and data centers. Lightstorm's Polarin replicates Megaport's core NaaS playbook (self-service L0/L1+ cloud on-ramps, pay-as-you-go pricing) but is focused on India + emerging markets rather than Megaport's developed-markets footprint.
• Console Connect (PCCW Global): Console Connect is PCCW Global's NaaS platform providing on-demand, automated interconnection to global data centers and hyperscalers. It is the closest functional analogue to Polarin with a longer track record in APAC and broader geographic reach, competing most directly for multi-cloud and DCI workloads in the same regions Lightstorm targets.
• PacketFabric: PacketFabric offers a Network-as-a-Service platform delivering on-demand, software-defined connectivity across data centers and cloud providers. It mirrors Polarin's model of self-service, API-driven interconnect across colocation facilities, scaled primarily across North America.
• BSO Network: BSO provides global NaaS and low-latency connectivity to data centers, cloud providers and financial markets. It is comparable to Polarin in serving latency-sensitive, multi-cloud enterprise workloads and in operating a hybrid of owned and partner fiber — relevant where Polarin competes for enterprise DCI and cloud interconnect deals.

Broad incumbents

• Equinix: Equinix is the global leader in data-center colocation and offers Equinix Fabric as a software-defined interconnection service that overlaps with Polarin's DCI and cloud on-ramp capabilities. As the dominant incumbent in interconnection, Equinix sets the benchmark for the kind of on-demand global fabric Polarin is building regionally.
• Tata Communications: Tata Communications is a major Indian-headquartered global telecom operator offering enterprise network, cloud connectivity, DCI and managed services across 190+ countries. It is the most directly comparable Indian incumbent Lightstorm must compete with for sovereign and enterprise connectivity deals.
• Reliance Jio (Jio Infocomm): Reliance Jio operates India's largest mobile and fiber network, including a growing enterprise connectivity and data-center footprint. Its scale, owned fiber, and push into enterprise/B2B services position it as a vertical-integration threat to NaaS specialists like Lightstorm.
• Bharti Airtel (Airtel Business): Airtel Business provides enterprise connectivity, data-center, cloud and managed network services across India and globally. Comparable to Lightstorm in serving enterprise and BFSI customers, with substantially larger owned infrastructure.
• Colt Technology Services: Colt is a UK-headquartered global provider of enterprise network and cloud connectivity services with strong APAC presence. Its on-demand Colt IQ Network delivers DCI and cloud connectivity similar to Polarin, and it competes for the same multinational enterprise customers in India and APAC.
• Zayo Group: Zayo provides global fiber, wavelength, DCI and cloud connectivity services to enterprise, carrier and hyperscaler customers. It is a relevant incumbent benchmark for the wavelength and DCI layer of Polarin's stack and competes for large-bandwidth enterprise and carrier contracts in APAC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/polarin_network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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