Hubei State-Owned Groups Build World-Class Integrated Storage-Computing Base To Forge New Productive Forces

The Outline of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan sets clear targets for technological breakthroughs and large-scale commercial rollout of integrated storage and computing solutions. Drawing on its industrial and resource strengths, Hubei Province is pressing ahead with the development of a world-class integrated storage-computing industrial base, unlocking new productive forces across regional sectors. State-owned assets and enterprises within Hubei are stepping up strategic investment in computing infrastructure, deploying computing capacity as a core growth engine to drive digital transformation across all local industries.

Robust Computing Infrastructure Expands Resource Supply Capacity

State-owned groups take the lead in constructing a connected, resource-efficient computing resource system aligned with Hubei’s provincial computing network layout.

The Hubei Computing Industry Innovation Alliance was formally founded in May, with Hubei Big Data Group acting as the inaugural chair entity. Over 40 leading industrial participants including Hubei Telecom, Hubei Mobile and Hubei Unicom joined the alliance at launch, marking a new chapter of coordinated innovation, shared resource pools and collaborative industrial ecosystem development for Hubei’s computing sector.

Hubei Interconnected Computing Platform, developed and managed by Hubei Big Data Group, opened its official portal in September 2025. The platform now links three major computing clusters based in Wuhan, Yichang and Xiangyang alongside computing assets operated by the three national telecom carriers. Monitored computing capacity exceeds 7,000 PetaFLOPS, with schedulable capacity topping 2,000 PetaFLOPS. Unified cross-network scheduling enables on-demand access to computing power, allowing businesses and research institutes to obtain computational resources with the same ease as drawing electricity from the grid. Since the start of the current year, the platform has supported the launch of AI factories and token service platforms, shifting local artificial intelligence development from standalone resource provision to accessible capability-as-a-service models.

The Yangtze Industry Group has poured 100 million yuan into the first phase of the Hubei Science and Innovation Computing Centre. The facility aggregates cutting-edge domestic and international computing hardware to deliver affordable computational power for AI research and biopharmaceutical development. Pricing sits below prevailing market rates to ease cost pressures for tech-focused small and medium-sized enterprises.

Deep Integration Of Computing And Real-World Industrial Scenarios Drives Industrial Upgrade

State-owned operators embed computing power into every stage of production and daily operations, rolling out tangible digital applications that reshape traditional industrial workflows.

Hubei Communications Investment Group’s AI-enabled intelligent transport system operates across the province’s full highway network under a “1+5+X” digital architecture. One central intelligent AI base supports five core operational modules covering real-time monitoring, passenger travel services, asset management, maintenance and construction works, plus a broad suite of customised digital applications. The framework creates a closed-loop intelligent operation cycle spanning perception, data analysis and automated response, functioning as a central intelligent control hub for the full lifecycle of road infrastructure. Traditional reliance on manual experience assessment has been replaced by forward-looking risk detection, accelerating the digital and intelligent transformation of transport assets.

Within cultural and tourism operations, Hubei Culture and Tourism Group has integrated large AI models to launch Zhixingtong, an intelligent itinerary planning tool that generates fully customised travel schedules in ten seconds, lifting operational efficiency and visitor satisfaction. Digital cultural IPs such as Xiaoyao Wudang combine virtual reality and digital twin technology to deliver immersive tourist experiences, shifting conventional cultural tourism towards smarter, more interactive service formats.

Hubei Liantou Digital Industry Group leads delivery of the provincial emergency risk monitoring and early warning platform, engineered to address persistent industry pain points through a comprehensive safety risk analysis framework. The platform delivers multi-source risk detection, data-driven trend evaluation and effective follow-up for identified hazards. Large AI models were integrated into the platform last year, expanding model parameter scale from 9 billion to 670 billion. It aggregates 15 categories of heterogeneous datasets including power grid readings, satellite remote sensing imagery and factory production logs, boosting predictive accuracy by 10 to 25 percentage points. This computing-powered digital command centre strengthens regional public safety defences.

Nurturing Industrial Ecosystem Momentum For Coordinated Computing Sector Growth

Hubei’s state-owned enterprises deliver industry-wide leadership to cultivate a mutually supportive computing industrial ecosystem.

Capital instruments are deployed to fuel sector expansion. Yangtze Industry Group is establishing the Yangtze Artificial Intelligence Fund with a total fund size of 2 billion yuan, targeting smart hardware, computing infrastructure and vertical “AI+” industrial applications. Hubei Big Data Group has partnered with multiple investment institutions to launch the Hubei Provincial Data Industry Fund worth 10 billion yuan, focusing on big data, artificial intelligence, green computing and industrial internet infrastructure. The dual funds mobilise wider social capital to support sustained computing industry expansion.

Green computing development moves forward alongside the provincial “Wuhan Data, Yichang Computing” strategic layout. Hubei Big Data Group deepens government-enterprise collaboration to channel computing demand towards Yichang, leveraging abundant clean hydropower resources from the Three Gorges to explore integrated power-computing development pathways. The initiative advances low-carbon growth across Hubei’s computing industry and reinforces state-owned capital support for Yichang’s development as a central national computing hub.

All state-owned operators will continue to reinforce foundational computing infrastructure, scale cross-industry digital integration and refine industrial ecosystem frameworks in line with provincial computing development blueprints. State-owned economic entities will maintain their strategic supporting role as Hubei builds a central node within China’s national integrated computing network and expands new productive forces across the province.