China Unicom reported intelligent-computing capacity above 45 EFLOPS while continuing to optimize its data-center footprint.

China Unicom reported intelligent-computing capacity of more than 45 exa floating-point operations per second, or EFLOPS, during its half-year results briefing. The source does not state the numerical precision used for that capacity figure or identify the accelerator and server mix behind it.

The operator said it was continuing to optimize its data-center layout as part of its computing-network strategy. It also said it was working with China Telecom to build what it described as the largest jointly constructed and shared 5G network.

Management separately said China’s traditional communications market had entered a period of competition for existing users. China Unicom is therefore reducing the number of mobile-service packages on sale and simplifying tariffs while focusing on maintaining and increasing customer value.