Tencent inks pact for data center efforts

Technology giant Tencent has inked an agreement with the Guangdong branch of China Telecom on Tuesday for further cooperation and upgrade of the latter's data center services on the mainland.

The agreement inked by the Guangdong unit is the second by China Telecom, after a similar one by its Chongqing branch earlier.

The agreement was signed by Zhu Yitong, deputy general manager of the IDC (Internet Data Center) business department at China Telecom's Guangdong branch, and Zhu Hua, director of Tencent's internet data center.