The Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone (Optics Valley of China, or OVC) hosted a meeting for computing power enterprises on Dec 2, bringing together 20 optical module communication operators, cloud platform companies, gaming firms, and animation studios.

The event focused on discussing how OVC's computing power enterprises can unite to seize opportunities in the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

Upgrading and enhancing the industry requires coordinated efforts across the industrial and innovation chains. Participating companies reached a consensus – they will continue to strengthen upstream and downstream communication and cooperation to avoid isolated development and inefficient supply chain and innovation chain practices.

OVC's AI industrial park. [Photo/WeChat account of Optics Valley of China]

"If we can use local computing power facilities, companies can significantly reduce costs," said Wang Shiyong, chairman of 2:10 Animation. As a company rooted in content creation, 2:10 Animation has been actively embracing AI to enhance industry efficiency in recent years.

OVC has established a diverse computing power matrix combining intelligent and supercomputing capabilities, with its cluster computing power soon to exceed 10,000 petaflop – equivalent to the combined power of nearly 5 million high-performance computers.

The computing power industry in OVC is rapidly closing the loop. In the upstream chip sector, OVC boasts a complete industrial chain for chip manufacturing; in data transmission, it has a full chain from optical chips to devices, modules, and equipment; and in the server sector, renowned companies have been establishing themselves in OVC, becoming major suppliers of mainstream servers in China.

Moving forward, OVC will promote AI scenario openness and application, while exploring the integration of innovation, industrial, financial, and talent chains to accelerate the creation of a 100-billion-yuan ($13.73 billion) computing power industry cluster.