Construction on a Chinese data center for Apple Inc, the U.S. tech giant, is scheduled to begin later this year and the center is expected to open in 2020, sources close to the project has said.
据可靠消息人士透露，美国科技巨头苹果公司的中国数据中心建设预计始于今年年末，于2020年投入使用。
The timetable was provided by the communications administration of southwest China’s Guizhou province, where the center will be built.
该时间计划表由中国西南部贵州省通信管理局提供，苹果中国数据中心也将在贵州省建成。
With an investment of 1 billion U.S. dollars, the data center, which will cover 1,000 mu (67 hectares) in Guian New Area, will offer iCloud services on the Chinese mainland.
该数据中心将建在贵安新区，占地达1000亩（约67公顷），投建资金达10亿美金。中心将为大陆地区提供iCloud服务。
Starting Feb. 28, iCloud services on the Chinese mainland will be operated by a local partner, Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Co Ltd.
自2月28日起，大陆地区的iCloud服务将由本土合作伙伴“云上贵州大数据产业发展有限公司”负责运营。
Before the data center begins operations, the Chinese company will rent servers from China’s three major telecom operators to provide iCloud services.
在数据中心投入运营前，苹果（中国）分公司需向中国三大电信运营商租赁服务器以提供iCloud服务。
Guizhou is one of the least developed regions in China, but it has become a pioneer in big data in China due to its climate, power supply and network infrastructure.
贵州是我国最不发达的地区之一，但得益于其得天独厚的气候、电力供应和网络基础设施，贵州已成为国内大数据产业先锋。
