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Recently, the State Council issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Digital Economy Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), which mentioned that it is necessary to promote the development of cloud-network synergy and computing-network integration. Accelerate the construction of a national integrated big data center system with the coordination of computing power, algorithms, data, and application resources. The computing power network is an emerging technology concept advocated by China's information and communication industry. The computing power network integrates multi-level computing power, combines network information and user needs, and provides users with optimal resource allocation on demand. In the context of the digital economy era, how should telecom operators seize the opportunities of computing power networks?

All parties in the industry focus on computing power network

5G, big data, VR, AI and other new-generation information technologies are currently reshaping the entire social life model, and people are constantly stepping into the intelligent world of "interconnection of all things, perception of all things, and intelligence of all things". In this world, data is the factor of production, and computing power is productivity. Faced with the urgent digital transformation needs of all walks of life, the next-generation network transformation represented by the computing power network has gradually become a hot spot of common concern for all parties in the industry.

According to IDC's forecast, by 2023, the output value of the digital economy will account for 67% of China's GDP, and the global data volume is expected to reach 175ZB in 2025. All of these have driven the intensive distribution of computing power in the entire network, rapid sinking, and gradual realization of networking services. At present, the vision of the computing power network has been widely recognized in all walks of life, and the computing power network has made certain progress in the fields of standard formulation, ecological construction, and experimental verification.

The "Planning" mentions that it is necessary to promote the development of cloud network collaboration and computing network integration, which is more conducive to the comprehensive development of the computing power industry in the future, supports the digital economy from a single information industry form to the digital transformation and penetration of multiple industries, and expands the digital economy in the entire "Niche" breadth in the national economy.

Operators use the computing power network to boost the development of information technology

From 2G to the current 5G, the information technology provided by operators is constantly updated and iterative, and the traditional computing power behind it has played a certain support. In the era of surging computing power, the three major telecom operators rely on the construction of new infrastructure, adhere to cloud-network integration, further transform and upgrade in the field of computing power, and deploy computing power networks one after another.

In terms of China Telecom, computing power network is one of the key research directions. As early as 2019, China Telecom Research Institute began to conduct research on computing power network. At present, China Telecom will further improve the "2+4+31+X+O" cloud and big data center layout.

In terms of China Unicom, in October 2019, the top-level architecture standard of computing power network jointly promoted by China Telecom and Huawei, and the integration of computing and network is positioned as the "cloud network integration 1.0" (cloud network synergy). Network Convergence 2.0" stage.

In terms of China Mobile, in the "China Mobile Computing Network White Paper" released recently, it pointed out that China Mobile will take computing power as the center and network as the foundation to build network, cloud, data, intelligence, security, edge, end, chain (ABCDNETS ) and other multi-element integration of new information infrastructure.

Operators need to grasp the policy direction to speed up the construction of computing power network

According to Ericsson's forecast, in 2025, global mobile data traffic will increase five times compared with the previous period, of which 45% of the traffic will be carried by 5G networks. Therefore, how can operators speed up the construction of computing power networks to cope with the explosive data growth brought about by new applications?

On the one hand, it is necessary to grasp the needs of the "era of computing power". With the in-depth development of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, computing power has become the core productivity of the information society. Therefore, operators also need to grasp the needs of the "computing power era", break through the traditional computing power model, and use the computing power perspective to meet the business experience of all walks of life.

On the other hand, it is necessary to grasp the policy orientation. As early as June last year, the National Development and Reform Commission and others jointly released the "National Integrated Big Data Center Collaborative Innovation System Computing Power Hub Implementation Plan", proposing to build a new computing power network that integrates data centers, cloud computing, and big data. The "Planning" once again clarifies that computing power is a key element in the development of China's digital economy. Operators need to pay close attention to the policy orientation and develop the computing power network in a healthy manner under the relevant national policies.