On October 23, 2021, the groundbreaking ceremony of the first phase of China Telecom's Central Data Center (Zhengzhou Airport) was officially held in Zhengzhou Airport District.

As a key construction project of the Henan Provincial Government, China Telecom Central Data Center is fully invested and constructed by China Telecom Corporation and undertaken by China Construction Seventh Bureau. The total construction area is 180,000 square meters and the total investment is about 3.4 billion yuan. The project focuses on the construction of optical fiber network, cloud computing data management center, IDC data management center, and large channel transmission. After completion, it will not only accelerate the development of urban optical fiber network and cloud computing industry, but also promote the construction of a new generation of communication network infrastructure. The provision of a full range of intelligent and information services by enterprises and individuals will play a positive role in promoting the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy and building a digital province.

It is understood that the first phase of the data center construction mainly includes two data centers 1#, 2# and 1# oil machine building and outdoor auxiliary projects. The total construction area is 42,825 square meters. After completion, it will become the highest and most secure in Zhengzhou area. One of the green and smartest advanced data centers. The first phase of the project will be completed and delivered and put into use in June 2022 as planned. Shi Sanping, Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of China Telecom Henan Company, said: “We will give full play to the role of the main force in the construction of Digital China, promote high-standard, high-quality, and high-efficiency engineering construction, and strive to build China Telecom’s central data center into a benchmark for Zhengzhou Airport Zone. project."

"The Central China Data Center (Zhengzhou Airport) project is one of the key projects of China Telecom's new infrastructure in 2021. It is an important measure to implement the network power and national big data strategy, build a digital China and a smart society, and promote the development of digital economy in Henan and the central region. "China Telecom Group Co., Ltd. Party member and deputy general manager Liu Guiqing said that China Telecom will spare no effort to increase investment in technical resources, expand the size of the talent team, strengthen application innovation and research and development, and develop various forms of depth in the fields of big data and cloud computing. Explore and further promote the prosperity and development of the smart city ecosystem of Zhengzhou and other Central Plains urban agglomerations. Editor/He Yuting