Tencent to Invest $70 Billion in New Infrastructure Supporting AI and Cloud Computing
Chinese tech giant Tencent plans to invest 500 billion yuan ($70 billion) in digital infrastructure over the next five years in response to a government call to energize the worlds second-largest economy with investment in new infrastructure.
New infrastructure is broadly defined as infrastructure that supports technology and science based projects.
The massive investment by Tencent will focus on areas ranging from cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) to 5G networks, quantum computing and supercomputer centers, according to a company statement published Tuesday.
Tencent did not provide further details about the investment plan, but underscored the progress it has made in boosting its cloud computing capabilities. The company has built a network of data centers housing more than 1 million servers, the statement said.
In the fourth quarter of 2019, Tencent controlled 18% of Chinas cloud infrastructure service market, far behind market leader Alibaba, which grabbed 46.4%. Alibaba has announced plans to spend $28 billion on its cloud infrastructure over the next three years in a bid to help businesses embrace digitalization.
Tencent will also deepen partnerships with scientific research experts, laboratories and top universities to cultivate talents, tackle scientific problems and formulate industry standards, the statement added.
Tencents announcement comes days after Chinese premier Li Keqiang highlighted the role of new infrastructure in Chinas push to accelerate the tech-driven structural upgrade of its economy in his government work report delivered to the National Peoples Congress (NPC), the countrys top legislature.
Last month, Chinas National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the countrys top economic planner, divided new infrastructure into three areas: information-based infrastructure such as 5G and IoT; converged infrastructure supported by the application of the internet, big data and AI; and innovative infrastructure that supports scientific research, technology development and product development.
Contact reporter Ding Yi (yiding@caixin.com)
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