Hainan Free Trade Port: China Telecom Hainan's Computing Power Hub

Strategic Insights -

Hainan Daily has launched a column called "Free Trade Port Enterprise Stories" to tell the struggle stories of Hainan's outstanding enterprises, with a focus on their contributions to the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port. Among these stories, China Telecom Hainan's (Haikou) International Information Park stands out as a crucial computing power hub, providing a large amount of cross-border data for the free trade port's orderly interactive flow. With a total planned area of about 390 mu and a carrying capacity of 6,000 racks, the park is currently the largest data center in the province.

Key Takeaways:

  • China Telecom Hainan's (Haikou) International Information Park has a total planned area of about 390 mu and can provide about 41,000 racks in the final phase.
  • The park has a carrying capacity of 6,000 racks and is currently the largest data center in the province, with single buildings and supporting facilities including the communication hub building, data center, and power center having been built.
  • The park can reduce costs and improve efficiency by unified operation and maintenance of a large number of computing power equipment, providing intelligent computing power for dozens of industries across the province.
  • The park has taken multiple measures to achieve zero business interruption during the super typhoon "Makar" in September last year, including emergency start-up of supporting oil generator power supply.
  • The park is capable of providing comprehensive intelligent information services for Chinese companies to go global, for multinational companies to set up headquarters, as well as for computing power and gaming companies.
  • Hainan Telecom has built a total of 11,700 5G sites, achieving continuous coverage in county towns, key townships, and even hot rural areas across the province.
  • The optical network penetration rate of administrative villages has reached 100%, and 6 submarine cables out of the island ensure smooth communication between the entire island and the outside world.
  • Hainan Telecom is simultaneously building Haikou and Sanya International Information Parks to form Hainan's "North-South Dual-Core" data centers.
  • The Hainan Data Product Supermarket has attracted over 2,000 market players, with data transactions exceeding 1.2 billion yuan.

Statistics:

  • The park has a total planned area of about 390 mu.
  • The park has a carrying capacity of 6,000 racks.
  • The park has built single buildings and supporting facilities including the communication hub building, data center, and power center.
  • Hainan Telecom has built a total of 11,700 5G sites.
  • The optical network penetration rate of administrative villages has reached 100%.
  • 6 submarine cables out of the island ensure smooth communication between the entire island and the outside world.
  • The Hainan Data Product Supermarket has attracted over 2,000 market players.
  • Data transactions on the Hainan Data Product Supermarket have exceeded 1.2 billion yuan.

Sources:

  • Hainan Provincial People's Government
  • Hainan Daily
  • China Telecom Hainan (Haikou) International Information Park
  • Hainan Telecom Co., Ltd. (Hainan Branch)
  • Hainan Big Data Development Center
  • Hainan Data Product Supermarket