Chief Telecom Illuminates Taiwan’s Western AI Compute Corridor
Groundbreaking of Huwei AI Data Center Reinforces National Digital Resilience Policy
Chairman Jerry Shao (left) and General Manager Johnny Liu (right) of Chief Telecom will lead the management team with a core focus on “AI Enablement, Smart Green Energy, and Digital Resilience” to illuminate Taiwan’s new Western AI Compute Corridor.
In alignment with the national strategic policy that “AI Compute Power Equals National Strength,” Chief Telecom (TPEx: 6561) today hosted the groundbreaking ceremony for its Huwei AI Data Center. Chief Telecom Chairman Jerry Shao stated that the project represents a total investment of approximately NT$3.3 billion, with commercial operations slated to commence in the second half of 2028. Moving forward, Chief Telecom will illuminate a new AI compute corridor across western Taiwan through cross-border AIDC strategic collaborations, deep integration of international submarine cable network resources, and the comprehensive construction of its “Triple Fiber Network Connectivity.”
Honorable guests and senior government officials attending this groundbreaking and blessing ceremony included Dr. Mao-Shin Hsu, Director-General of the Central Taiwan Science Park Administration (NSTC); Pi-Chun Chen, Deputy Magistrate of Yunlin County; Kai Huang, Speaker of the Yunlin County Council; Legislator Chien-Kuo Liu; Legislator Hsueh-Chung Ting, along with distinguished representatives from the Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Yunlin District Office of Taiwan Power Company. The event was also graced by executive representatives from leading domestic and international enterprises, including Google, Taiwan Financial Holdings, TSMC, Formosa Plastics Group, Japan’s Hokkaido Ishikari Green Data Center, and Telstra Services (Taiwan) Inc.
Spanning a total site area of 1.56 hectares with a gross floor area of approximately 23,000 square meters, the four-story Huwei AI Data Center is engineered to international Tier 4 (T4) standards—the highest rating in data center topology.
Structural Design & Seismic Resilience:
- Designed to Taiwan’s EEWH Green Building Standard, the facility features a floor-to-ceiling height of 7 meters per story and a heavy-duty floor loading capacity of 2,000 kg/m². Built on high-strength precast concrete (PC) piles extending 42 meters underground, the building incorporates a 0.4g peak ground acceleration (PGA) seismic design, capable of withstanding earthquakes of Intensity 7 and above.
Power & Infrastructure Redundancy:
- The facility provides a total power capacity of 16 MW with an estimated Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ≤ 1.4. It seamlessly supports both air-cooling and high-density liquid-cooling heat dissipation solutions. On-site diesel generators provide full-load continuous backup power exceeding 24 hours.
Cybersecurity & Operational Governance:
- The data center is structured to comply with ISO quadruple certification for information security, Data Center Operations Standard (DCOS) international certification, and SOC 2 Type II data compliance certification. It is supported by a 24/7/365 Network Operations Center (NOC) and stringent real-name physical access controls.
Chairman Shao highlighted NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s “5-Layer Cake of AI” framework, emphasizing that Chief Telecom active involvement spans beyond delivering state-of-the-art liquid-cooled facilities to direct participation in both the infrastructure and application layers. This includes co-building Taiwan’s largest cloud and AI data center ecosystem alongside parent company Chunghwa Telecom. At the application layer, Chief Telecom is aggressively expanding the capacity and reach of the Taipei Internet Exchange (TPIX), Chief Cloud Exchange (CCX), and Taipei Submarine Cable Exchange (TPCX), interconnecting enterprises with AI service providers to unlock new value in the AI blue ocean.
Looking ahead, Chief Telecom’s dual flagship AIDCs—the Huwei AI Data Center and LY2—complemented by the HD Cloud Center and LY Network Center, will serve as mutual multi-site disaster recovery backups. Together, they form an interconnected AI compute corridor along western Taiwan, fully meeting enterprise demands for geo-redundant backup and high-efficiency compute steering, thereby maximizing the operational synergy of Chief Telecom’s data center footprint across northern, central, and southern Taiwan.
General Manager Johnny Liu stated that as the global digital economy expands exponentially, Chief Telecom must accelerate its “Cross-Border AIDC Strategy.” By pairing its critical data center infrastructure with the newly launched “Multi-Route Protection Service,” developed in partnership with Google Cloud using integrated international submarine cable resources, Chief Telecom delivers an internationally resilient network service tailored for enterprises, financial institutions, and government agencies with strict security and compliance mandates. Furthermore, by forging a strategic alliance with the Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center in Hokkaido, Japan, Chief Telecom successfully extends its green compute presence into Northeast Asia, constructing a robust cross-border AIDC supply chain to attract global hyperscalers and multinational corporations, cementing its role as East Asia’s premier hub for digital convergence and AI cloud applications.
Echoing Jensen Huang’s concept of Sovereign AI—where “Compute Capacity Equals GDP”—the completed Huwei AI Data Center will unlock powerful collaborative synergies through Chief Telecom’s proprietary “Triple Fiber Network Connectivity “:
- Taipei Ring: Fortifies the core AI compute power of the capital metropolitan region.
- Taiwan Ring: Connects northern and southern Taiwan via high-speed fiber backbones, creating a seamless national AI transmission corridor.
- International Ring: Directly interfaces with global submarine cable landing gateways and the leading telecom alliance across ten East Asian countries.
Establishing this world-class compute infrastructure in central and southern Taiwan will undoubtedly attract top-tier global AI workloads, directly converting compute capacity into tangible economic momentum and digital revenue across the region, while establishing a self-reliant and resilient AI economic foundation for Taiwan.
Looking ahead, Chief Telecom will remain focused on its core growth pillars: “AI Enablement, Smart Green Energy, and Digital Resilience.” By harnessing its interconnected data center cluster, Triple Fiber Network Connectivity, and global submarine cable assets, Chief Telecom is poised to reach new heights in revenue and profitability. Simultaneously, it will catalyze the development of digital industry clusters in central and southern Taiwan, accelerating digital transformation across industries and steadily advancing toward its vision of becoming the premier center for digital convergence and AI cloud business applications in East Asia.
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