# Alibaba and China Telecom are moving ahead with a new data centre project in southern China, powered entirely by the e-commerce giant’s in-house AI.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-08 · Crypto News*

## Key points

- Alibaba's new data centre in Guangdong uses 10,000 in-house Zhenwu AI chips exclusively.
- The Zhenwu-powered cluster achieves ultra-low latency of four microseconds and tenfold throughput gains.
- This is the first Zhenwu system of such scale in the Greater Bay Area, fully domestically sourced.
- Alibaba plans to expand the system to 100,000 chips, aiming for lower costs and higher efficiency.
- Access to the cluster is now available to SMEs via China Telecom, with flexible per-card or hourly pricing.

**Companies:** Alibaba Group Holding, China Telecom
**Countries:** China

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