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HONG KONG
\nSAR –\u00a0Media
\nOutReach<\/a>\u00a0– 8 December 2021 –\u00a0 China Mobile International Limited<\/a> (CMI) today announced that construction
\nof the China Mobile Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater
\nBay Area Hong Kong Fo Tan Data Center (Fo Tan Data Center) is now underway.
\nBeing built by CMI in Fo Tan, Hong Kong, with the Mainland
\nas the hinterland, the
\nnew facility is expected
\nto be operational in 2025. It will be an important part of a core
\ndata center cluster for the GBA, serving as an international communications hub
\nto facilitate global connectivity.<\/p>\n

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Fo Tan Data Center will directly link to China Mobile’s other five self-built
\ncore data centers in the GBA and connect to the world via five international
\nsubmarine cables and five core cross-border terrestrial cable systems. The new
\ninfrastructure will further enhance China Mobile’s value in self-owned data center
\nnetwork, cross-border connectivity resources, and local 5G and fibre optic network. \n<\/p>\n

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Mrs. Carrie LAM, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special
\nAdministrative Region (HKSAR), Mr. SUN Xiangyi, Director-General of Economic
\nAffairs Department of Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the
\nHong Kong S.A.R, Mr. Alfred SIT, Secretary of Innovation and Technology of the
\nHong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Ms. JIN Ping, Vice President
\nof the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association, Mr. WANG Yan, Chairman of
\nChina Harbour Zhen Hua Engineering Company Limited, Dr. LI Feng, Chairman of
\nChina Mobile International and China Mobile Hong Kong, Mr. Sean LEE, Director
\nand Chief Executive Officer of China Mobile Hong Kong and Mr. SHEN Weizhong,
\nDirector & Executive Vice President of China Mobile International attended
\nthe groundbreaking ceremony today to witness the milestone moment alongside
\nother business leaders.<\/p>\n

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Amid a booming digital economy, emerging technologies such as 5G, cloud
\ncomputing, artificial intelligence and the industrial internet are driving
\ndemand for data center services. The global market for internet data centers is
\nexpected to be worth US$143.4 billion by 2027[1]<\/sup>, while China’s data center
\nmarket is forecast to exceed CNY 320 billion by 2022[2]<\/sup>. With the new Fo Tan Data Center,
\nCMI is supporting Hong Kong’s development and empowering
\nthe intelligent upgrade of the GBA to provide a strong foundation for digitalization
\nacross the region.<\/p>\n

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“Data centers are an important communication infrastructure for the
\ndevelopment of digital economy and smart cities. In order to promote Hong Kong
\nto become an outstanding data center hub in the Asia-Pacific region, the HKSAR
\ngovernment has also actively introduced preferential measures for data center
\ndevelopment in recent years. China Mobile International has invested in this 1
\nmillion square foot site in Fo Tan. The large area of the industrial site
\nsignifies the active investment and great confidence of the communications
\nindustry, especially from China Mobile, in the development of its Hong Kong’s
\ndata center business. With the support of the country, Hong Kong’s excellent
\nbusiness environment and the participation of our communications industry, I
\nbelieve that Hong Kong will make significant strides towards the future, of
\nboth innovation and our communications industry. Thanks to China Mobile for
\nactively expressing opinions and providing strong support to the government’s
\nvarious innovation, technology and telecommunications policies and measures.”
\nsaid Mrs. Carrie Lam, The Chief Executive of the HKSAR. <\/p>\n

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Mr. YANG Jie, Chairman of China Mobile
\nsent his congratulations to mark the groundbreaking ceremony, saying that the
\ncompany sees the construction of the Fo Tan Data Center in Hong Kong as an
\nopportunity to fully promote new infrastructure, integrate more new elements,
\nand stimulate new momentum to help enhance Hong Kong’s status as an
\ninternational information hub and support the vigorous development of the
\ndigital economy in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.<\/p>\n

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“China Mobile places great emphasis to the development and future
\nroadmap of Hong Kong. We are committed to enhancing Hong Kong’s status as an
\ninternational information hub and promoting the integration of 5G into Hong
\nKong’s diverse industries. The groundbreaking ceremony of the Fo Tan Data
\nCenter has opened a new chapter in China Mobile’s history in Hong Kong. In the
\nfuture, it will further strengthen Hong Kong’s ‘new infrastructure’ advantages,
\nadd more digital intelligence to Hong Kong’s economic development, and make a
\ngreater contribution to Hong Kong’s integration into the overall development of
\nour country.” said Dr. Li Feng, Chairman of China Mobile International and
\nChina Mobile Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

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Since its establishment in Hong Kong in 2010, CMI has ramped up its deployment of network resources to drive the digitalization of the city’s infrastructure. Following the opening of the China Mobile Global Network Center in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong in 2014, Fo Tan Data Center will be the second self-owned data center built by CMI in Hong Kong. The new facility will provide local and international users with seamless access to “massive” integrated services, spanning 5G communications, cloud, AI and edge computing, and other advanced technologies, enhancing Hong Kong’s position as a global hub of innovation and technology.<\/p>\n

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CMI continues to accelerate the development of a global Intelligent
\nNetwork, leveraging its extensive submarine and terrestrial cable systems,
\nPoints-of-Presence (PoPs), and internet data centers. CMI currently has four
\nself-owned data centers: the Global Network Center in Hong Kong, Singapore Data
\nCenter, London Data Center, and Frankfurt Data Center. It has over 70
\nterrestrial and submarine cable resources worldwide, with a total international
\ntransmission bandwidth of over 100T and 180+ PoPs. Combining these resources,
\nCMI provides global access with ample bandwidth, flexible connectivity and
\ncomprehensive one-stop services, accelerating the development of networking
\ninfrastructure worldwide.<\/p>\n

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CMI is committed to building top-tier, green data center resources in
\nHong Kong. Hence, it is adopting a low-carbon approach for Fo Tan Data Center, which
\nwill have an average power usage effectiveness (PUE) rating of less than 1.3 and
\nan extended life expectancy. The new data center will be equipped with an AI
\nsystem to maximize efficiency in six critical areas: Material & Resources,
\nWater Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Sites, Smart Building and
\nTransportation and Indoor Environmental Quality. This approach aims to explore
\nenergy conservation and emissions reduction for a greener data center. With a
\nfocus on robust infrastructure, life-cycle impact reduction, sustainability, green-planting,
\nrenewable energy, AI technology and green certification, CMI is positioning Fo
\nTan Data Center as a reliable and environment-friendly data center and an
\nindustry leader. The new data center also aims for green building
\ncertifications such as BEAM Plus and LEED Gold.<\/p>\n

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Designed in accordance with international Tier III data center standards, Fo Tan Data Center will span a construction floor area of 103,660 sq. m., accommodating over 9,000 server cabinets in total.<\/p>\n

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Today’s groundbreaking ceremony was accompanied by an exhibition
\noffering insights into the major plans of CMI in terms of global network
\ndevelopment and the “Belt and Road” Initiative. With continuous efforts to expand
\nits networking infrastructure, CMI provides enhanced data center services and
\nnetwork connectivity specifically for users in GBA. In the future, CMI will
\ncontinue to advance its data center presence across the globe and fully
\nleverage its own network synergies to achieve efficient convergence and
\nagility, providing global access with large bandwidth connectivity to global
\ncarrier partners, enterprise customers and consumer users. <\/p>\n

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