Apple plans $160m on 2nd China data center

Facility to help localize iCloud services in world's largest smartphone market

Apple Inc will invest at least 1 billion yuan ($160 million) as part of its plan to build a second data center in China, as the United States tech giant accelerates steps to localize its iCloud services in the world's largest smartphone arena, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The data center, located in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, will be put into operation in 2020 and Apple's investment into fixed assets related to the project, including buildings and other basic infrastructure, will total around 1 billion yuan, the source said.