Rumor: Huawei, Alibaba Secure IDC Licenses
Economic Information Daily, 7/29/13
According to a source quoted by China's Economic Information Daily, Chinese telecom equipment and terminal manufacturer Huawei and e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group are among a dozen companies that have secured internet data center (IDC) licenses from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). An additional group of companies has also been granted internet service provider (ISP) licenses. The MIIT will release a list of companies awarded IDC and ISP licenses in the near future.
Editor's Note: For more background on this topic, please see "MIIT to Issue New IDC, ISP Licenses" MD 5/16/13 issue.
Keywords: telecom Huawei MIIT Internet data center Alibaba Group ISP license