PCCW Solutions, the largest information-technology services provider in Hong Kong, plans to expand its operations into eastern China this year amid increased hi-tech spending in the country.
“We’re continuing to expand business in mainland China from key accounts and broader industry capabilities, including media, travel, retail, logistics and manufacturing,” Ramez Younan, the managing director at PCCW Solutions, told a media briefing on Thursday.
“After focusing on the northern and southern parts of China, we’re looking to grow in the eastern part of the country to support our customers there.”
Younan said the goal was to obtain a licence to operate a new data centre and provide enterprise internet services within 2017 in eastern China, but declined to identify which province.
Data centres are secure facilities built to house large-capacity servers and data storage systems, with multiple power sources and high-bandwidth internet connections. These sites are used to host so-called cloud computing operations, which enable companies to distribute software and other digital resources online like electricity from a power grid.