China Telecom's intelligent computing center in Hunan Province, south-central China, commenced operations on Oct 28, and will serve as China Telecom's first-level node for the Tianyi Cloud, covering five provinces in central and southern China.
China Telecom's intelligent computing center in Hunan Province, south-central China, is put into operation on Oct 28. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
Located in the Changsha Tianxin Economic Development Zone at the heart of the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan city cluster in Hunan, the intelligent computing center is the largest investment project by China Telecom Corporation Limited (China Telecom) in central China and a landmark digital new infrastructure project in Hunan with a total investment of 12 billion yuan ($1.64 billion) and a planned area of 20 hectares. The construction of the computing center began in December 2021.
The project has planned for 33,000 server racks, 450,000 servers, and intelligent computing power of 5,000P. It integrates advanced chip bases and AI algorithms, enabling diverse computing capabilities, including general computing, intelligent computing, supercomputing, and data-driven innovation. It aims to develop into a hub for computing, algorithms, data, and networks.
The official launch of the intelligent computing center marks a new impetus for China Telecom's digital capabilities. It further enhances China Telecom Hunan's core competitiveness in cloud computing, large models, intelligent computing, and cloud network security, and will become a solid digital base for propelling the rapid development of the digital economy in Hunan and even south-central China. The center is expected to attract a large number of leading customers from Hunan, the south-central region, and the whole country, fostering collaborative efforts to achieve more data application scenarios, and serve local industrial transformation and high-quality economic development.
In the next three years, the intelligent computing center plans to introduce over 300 companies in the fields of cloud computing, intelligent networking, 5G applications, and artificial intelligence, with a long-term goal of accommodating up to 1,000 companies. It strives to build the core of the internet industry in Central China. The complete operation of the center is anticipated to drive the development of related industries worth nearly 50 billion yuan.
(Executive editor: Xie Yunxiao)
