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Bengaluru commercial tower sets digital benchmark

The World Trade Center Bengaluru has secured Platinum certification from WiredScore, becoming the first commercial building in India to achieve the highest rating for digital connectivity and smart infrastructure readiness. The recognition signals a shift in how Grade A office assets are being evaluated in India’s technology capital not only for location and amenities, but for resilience in digital performance.

WiredScore assesses buildings on parameters such as fibre redundancy, telecom diversity, resilience planning and capacity to support emerging technologies. A Platinum rating indicates that the building meets global benchmarks for reliability, speed and infrastructure adaptability factors increasingly critical to multinational occupiers, data-heavy enterprises and hybrid work models. The office complex, developed by Brigade Group, has been designed with telecom risers, structured vertical pathways and rooftop readiness for satellite-based services. The project is also prepared for low-earth orbit connectivity systems, enabling future integration of high-speed satellite broadband where required. Industry analysts note that digital readiness has become a decisive factor in leasing decisions. As enterprises rely more heavily on cloud computing, AI-driven workflows and real-time collaboration tools, downtime risks translate directly into productivity and financial losses. For occupiers in sectors such as fintech, IT services and global capability centres, infrastructure resilience is now considered core business continuity planning.

Bengaluru’s office market has historically been anchored by its technology ecosystem. However, rising sustainability standards and tenant expectations are reshaping asset competitiveness. Beyond energy efficiency and green building ratings, digital infrastructure is emerging as a parallel performance metric in the commercial real estate sector. Urban planners argue that digitally robust buildings contribute to broader economic resilience. High-capacity connectivity supports decentralised work patterns, reduces commute pressures and enables distributed business operations factors that can lower carbon intensity and enhance climate adaptability in dense metropolitan regions. For developers, certifications tied to digital performance may also influence asset valuation and rental premiums. As global capital increasingly screens investments through environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks, technology resilience aligns with long-term asset durability and risk mitigation. The Platinum recognition places the Bengaluru tower among a select group of globally certified office assets. More significantly, it underscores how commercial development in India is transitioning from traditional brick-and-mortar metrics to integrated, future-ready infrastructure models.

As cities compete to attract global enterprises and innovation-led industries, the capacity of buildings to deliver secure, scalable and redundant digital networks could determine not just occupancy rates, but the pace at which urban economies evolve in an increasingly connected world.

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Bengaluru commercial tower sets digital benchmark