For Immediate Release
CITIC Telecom CPC, CITIC Networks Successfully Enter High Bandwidth
Capacity Market with GDS as its First Strategic Partner
Collaborative effort for developing a new service model for high bandwidth data center market
27 October, 2015 – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly
owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK:1883), today announced
that it has officially entered into a strategic partnership framework agreement with China’s leading
data center service provider GDS Services Ltd. (“GDS”). Under the agreement, CITIC Telecom
CPC, together with CITIC Networks Company Limited (“CITIC Networks”) and the subsidiary China
Enterprise ICT Solutions Limited (“China Entercom”), have formed a long-term, stable and high
performance strategic business partnership with GDS, with the aim of leveraging the expertise and
advantages of each party in the data center and optic fiber network markets. The partnership also
places an important role in facilitating both parties’ development and deployment in the data
communication and data center businesses, making a preemptive entry into the high bandwidth
market, expanding market share, and improving both parties’ competitiveness in the Greater China
as well as Asia Pacific region.
True connectivity among data centers. High bandwidth brings enterprises with high
operational efficiency
CITIC Telecom CPC has been dedicating large resources in establishing large-scale data centers
and creating highly effective business platform after its subsidiary has secured the IDC/ICP crossregional
operation license in China last year. Subsequent to the launching of the new internet data
center in Aberdeen, Hong Kong and the cloud data center in Baoshan, Shanghai, CITIC Telecom
CPC has not only enhanced its competiveness and service scopes in the data center market, but
also expanded the coverage of its SmartCLOUD™ cloud computing and cloud storage
infrastructure services. As the trusted information and communications technology solutions
provider in Asia Pacific, CITIC Telecom CPC has always been keeping a close eye on the market’s
development. To cater the market needs, it has been establishing high quality data centers
actively, expanding its network and service coverage in China and worldwide, as well as striving to
solidify its footprint in the high bandwidth market across China through CITIC Networks. The
strategic partnership between CITIC Telecom CPC, China Entercom, CITIC Networks and GDS
combines the abundant bandwidth resources, data center resources, client resources and service
experience, reinforcing their edge in data communications service. The partnership also enables
the companies to seamlessly connecting the data centers and expanding their presence in the high
bandwidth market, while offering a brand new service model in China.
The strategic partnership integrates the strengths of the 3 parties. On the one hand, GDS operates
numerous high-level data centers across major economic zones in China and plays a leading role
across different industries including finance, internet, commercial and media sectors. On the other
hand, CITIC Networks owns the China Express Network, which is the only core network with Type
2 Domestic Telecommunications License apart from the “Big Three” telecoms carriers in the PRC.
CITIC Networks’ highly flexible and scalable core network provides customers with high availability
and high bandwidth services that ensures all data centers can enjoy high speed, secure and
quality connectivity capabilities. Further, CITIC Telecom CPC’s network, cloud computing and
managed services have extensive coverage throughout Asia Pacific and worldwide, giving the
company a leading edge in many aspects.
Tripartite strengths bring customers comprehensive and quality services and experience
According to the agreement, CITIC Networks will provide optic fiber core network services to GDS’
data centers, enhancing the connectivity among them. At the same time, China Entercom, a
subsidiary of CITIC Telecom CPC, will establish network, VPN, Internet and the Points-ofPresences
(PoPs) of its managed services in GDS’ data centers in China. This not only ensures
customers of both companies can connect within the nation through CITIC Networks’ optic fiber
core network as well as enjoy high bandwidth and high-speed network, but also to benefit from
CITIC Telecom CPC and China Entercom’s wide variety of managed services.
In addition, GDS will provide CITIC Telecom CPC with data center resources, enabling CITIC
Telecom CPC to provide multiple quality data center services to its customers more promptly and
comprehensively so as to extend its service coverage.
In fact, the partnership implies a great opportunity for CITIC Telecom CPC to optimize its data
center and managed services, as well as enhance its capabilities to further extend its reach in the
high bandwidth network market through CITIC Networks. With CITIC Networks’ licensed core
network in China, China enterprises can enjoy high bandwidth network services with high
scalability and availability, while CITIC Telecom CPC can also leverage its long-established MPLS
VPN technologies and coverage to extend the high bandwidth services to Greater China and other
regions for better interoperability. Enterprises can thus enjoy seamless connectivity anytime,
anywhere. With GDS as the first strategic partner, it marks an important milestone for CITIC
Telecom CPC’s success.
Three industry leaders complementing each others to form strong partnership
Mr. Jason Wang, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Hong Kong of GDS, said, “The
optic fiber network service of CITIC Networks assures quality service and extensive coverage. We
are very pleased to form the strategic partnership with CITIC Networks and CITIC Telecom CPC.
With the rapid growth of the big data and cloud computing services needs, our partnership could
accelerate the realization of a new service model through connected data centers, which will
greatly facilitate the enterprises data transmission across different regions and countries. As a
result, a quality data center industry ecosystem can be established.”
Data centers are important infrastructure for any cloud services, while a high-speed, stable and
high bandwidth network is an important medium for connecting the services together. They are all
key factors contributing to the cloud business development. This partnership enables CITIC
Telecom CPC to leverage its business advantages while combining the expertise and resources
from GDS and CITIC Networks to provide customers with a robust cloud platform and a wide range
of cloud services, as well as a series of data communications and managed services.
Stephen Ho, Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Telecom CPC, said “With the rise of the big data and
cloud era, many enterprises are looking for trusted data centers, data communications, cloud and
managed services. We believe that high-speed and high bandwidth network is of utmost
importance to help enterprises achieving success in digitalized operations. It is also one of the key
considerations when customers are deciding which data center service to go for. We are pleased
to join hands with CITIC Networks and GDS, China’s leading third-party data center service
provider, to maximize the strengths of the three parties. Through the extensive data center
coverage from GDS, we hope our customers can enjoy data center services with thorough
coverage, and at the same time, allow us to expand our cloud computing platform effectively.”
“Moreover, as China enterprises are striving to develop into overseas markets, and overseas
enterprises are eager to enter into the China market, we have decided to establish network, VPN,
Internet and a series of managed services PoPs in GDS data centers through our subsidiary China
Entercom, while seamlessly connecting the PoPs by CITIC Networks core optic fiber networks.
This fully demonstrates our leading role in the cloud computing, managed services, and the high
bandwidth network markets. Through the cooperation, customers can benefit from comprehensive
ICT solutions which can tie in their strategic business development and help them create more
business opportunities and value,” added Ho.
Looking towards the future
CITIC Telecom CPC, CITIC Networks and GDS will actively participate in the execution of the
strategic partnership agreement and aim to officially launch the partnership in 2016. Once the
partnership is launched, customers from China and around the world will be able to enjoy
comprehensive and quality data center, data communications, cloud computing and various
managed services.
This does not mark an end of the cooperation between the three parties. When expanding its
businesses to overseas, GDS will consider leveraging CITIC Telecom CPC’s global network
services to connect its data centers in China and other regions and offer its customers with the
network services among the data centers. CITIC Telecom CPC, on the other hand, will also look
into expanding a series of managed ICT services in GDS’ data centers. Besides, CITIC Telecom
CPC will strive to integrate its eight cloud service centers which are located in Hong Kong, Taiwan,
Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore, with GDS data centers in order to achieve a truly
seamless connection and cross-regional cloud resource allocation, so as to help enterprises for
better cloud deployment. In addition, CITIC Telecom CPC also aims to partner with other players in the China network market through CITIC Networks, in order to shape a new page for the network
market in China and strive to become one of the key network service providers in the market.
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About CITIC Telecom CPC
CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of
CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), is a trusted Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) solutions provider with multiple branches across Asia Pacific,
and a preferred partner by multinational corporations and business enterprises.
CITIC Telecom CPC delivers a range of innovative services, including: TrueCONNECT™ - an
advanced MPLS VPN service which employs state-of-the-art fully meshed network, TrustCSI™ -
an integrated suite of information security solutions, DataHOUSE – converged cloud solution and
global unified management datacenter solutions, and SmartCLOUD™ – smarter, better and high
performance cloud computing solutions which complement the company’s managed network,
managed security, and managed cloud data center solutions.
As further testament to its commitment in providing premium quality services in the Asia Pacific
region, the company became the first VPN service provider in Hong Kong to achieve all four ICT
related certifications in ISO 9001 – Quality Management System, ISO 27001 – Information Security
Management System, ISO 20000 – Information Technology Service Management System, and
ISO 14001 - Environmental Management System. Learn more at www.citictel-cpc.com.
About CITIC Networks
CITIC Networks is a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Group Corporation and offers renting and
sale of network equipment and related products. It is permitted to offer provision of Internet
services, construction, management and maintenance of data networks, and development and
sale of software and databases. It is also one of the few which has the Type 2 Domestic
Telecommunications License to build and operate optic fiber network in the PRC. It is the owner
and operator of China Express Network, one of the few commercial use backbone network
resources in the PRC, connecting most provincial cities across the nation through over 32 PoPs.
With abundant bandwidth resources, China Express Network provides highly stable and secure
data transmission services to most provincial cities across the PRC. CITIC Networks is the
affiliated company of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited. Learn more at
http://www.networks.citic.com
About GDS
Established in 2001, with the world-class new-generation data centers and 14 years of
professional experience in providing high-availability IT service, as well as excellent capability in
integrating industry chain, GDS is capable of providing customers with data center services and
cloud computing services. By the end of 2015, GDS operates 19 data centers in China, with data
center construction area of 160,000m². For more information, please visit: www.gds-services.com
Media Contact:
Rowena Leung
CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited
(852) 2170 7536
Email: rowena.leung@citictel-cpc.com
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