China Mobile is making concerted efforts to bolster domestic AI chips, with a particular focus on Huawei's Ascend series, aiming to foster technological advancements and drive market adoption. In a recent procurement endeavor, China Mobile explicitly turned down imported equipment and instead selected Huawei's hot and cold data backup storage solutions, underscoring its commitment to supporting homegrown chips. Moreover, China Mobile has undertaken substantial purchases of inference-type AI servers built on Huawei's Ascend ecosystem, thereby further propelling the growth of the domestic AI computing power ecosystem. These strategic moves highlight that China Mobile is utilizing tangible procurement activities to accelerate the widespread deployment of domestic AI chips, in terms of both technological sophistication and industrial supporting capabilities (Note: Here, "supporting capabilities" refers to the ability of the chips to integrate and function effectively within the broader industrial context). By doing so, China Mobile aims to secure a competitive edge in the global AI computing power landscape.
