According to a tender project from China Mobile, the telecom operator plans to build two new data centers in Hohhot and Harbin, respectively, covering a total area of 185 hectares.

Chinese server provider Sugon has announced its cloud computing strategy and displayed several cloud computing products, including a cloud basic system named Cloudbase; a cloud computing operating system named Cloudview; a cloud storage system named ParaStor; and a cloud security management center named Cloudfirm.

Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has announced its eSurfing cloud computing strategy, brand, and solution, and it plans to launch eSurfing cloud devices and cloud storage products in 2012.

The Open Data Center Alliance announced that China Unicom Group has joined the steering committee of the organization, and Chinese search engine Baidu.com has become a contributor member.

U.S.-based Equinix Inc. announced plans to spend USD63 million to build its second international business exchange data center, HK2, in Hong Kong.

The international PC maker Dell, who is on its way of transferring to a services and solutions provider, has announced plans to build two new data centers in China within one year.

China VoIP & Digital Telecom's Beijing PowerUnique Technology Company has signed several virtualization agreements to implement an integrated virtualization solution at datacenters in Huizhou Power Supply Bureau, Shantou Power Supply Bureau and South East Motor.