Cloud computing to be core technology for triple-network project

Cloud computing is set to be the core technology for the country's Next-Generation Broadcasting (NGB) networks as well as in the convergence of the country's telecommunications, Internet and broadcasting industries, Economic Information Daily reported Friday, citing a government official.

Sun Chuan, deputy head of the technology department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), made the remark at a recent seminar on cloud computing, the paper said.

 
Xie Jinhui, vice director of the Academy of Broadcasting Planning of the SARFT, said the triple-network project and the NGB networks are aimed at providing users with more diversified and convenient services.

Cloud computing technology can significantly reduce expenditure on data storage, computing and analysis because companies don't need to have expertise in or control over the "cloud" or a complex technology infrastructure. They can avoid costs on hardware, software, and services when they pay a third-party provider for only what they use.

China's domestic cloud computing market will reach 300 billion yuan in the coming three years, the paper said, citing research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

Liu Peng, a professor with the Chinese Institute of Electronics' computer subcommittee, told the paper that the application of cloud computing in the triple-network convergence and the NGB would involve many enterprises in such fields as data storage, computing and processing; software development and data transmission; and network collaboration.
(Source:chinadaily)