Horinger New Area promotes data center projects
The new Inner Mongolia HPC Public Service (Qingcheng Light) facility is located in Horinger. [Photo/Hohhot Daily]
The Horinger New Area – located in Hohhot, capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region – is set to see more substantial progress in its cloud computing sector, with major projects getting underway there, according to local media reports.
In terms of data center construction, expansion and quality improvement, it's been confirmed that 14 data center projects will start construction in the new area throughout the course of the year, with a total investment of 68.57 billion yuan ($10.11 billion).
This year, Hohhot will promote the construction of China Telecom, the second phase of China Mobile Data Center's new computer room building and it will kick off construction of the Zhongshu Xingsheng North Data Lake Project, as well as completing the first phase of Business-intelligence of Oriental Nations Co's regional center.
By the end of the year, the installed capacity of data centers in Hohhot will reach 1.1 million units, ranking it among the top eight domestic hubs in terms of total scale.
In terms of a computing power platform to boost scientific research output, the Inner Mongolia HPC (high-performance computer) Public Service (Qingcheng Light) facility has started operations. It is providing computing power services for universities in the autonomous region.
It has become the largest public service platform for high-performance computing in North China, simultaneously meeting the needs of high-end scientific computing and large-scale AI training.
Elsewhere, a dedicated international internet data channel was launched on July 6 in Horinger New Area, representing the first of its kind in the region.
It is expected it will boost the efficiency and quality of connections between enterprises in the autonomous region and the rest of the world. The channel is projected to provide strong support for Inner Mongolia's cross-regional and cross-border computing power scheduling, settlements and data applications – as well as support for research and development.