Technology giant Tencent is to invest 500 billion yuan ($70 billion) in the next five years on its infrastructure rollout for the further layout of the new infrastructure.
Key investment areas include a 5G network, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, an Internet of Things operating system, audio and video communication, network security and quantum computing.
Tencent will also build a number of large data centres with millions of servers nationwide.
It joins other internet companies that have accelerated the rollout of new infrastructure.
Ariyun said on April 20 that it will invest 200-billion yuan in the next three years to research and develop key core technologies such as cloud operating systems, servers, chips and networks and to build a future-oriented data centre.
On May 8, JD.com officially released its “new momentum plan”, a service enterprise digital transformation project, to provide infrastructure for the enterprise’s digital transformation.
Baidu reached a strategic cooperation with Guangzhou Development Zone on May 8.
The two will jointly build a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao intelligent network connection pilot area.
Baidu will become one of the first major participants in Guangzhou’s digital new infrastructure projects.
• Jim Pollard
This report was updated on December 29, 2021 for style purposes.
