“ It ’ s exciting to be developing truly carrier-neutral data centres – something entirely new to China ”
— Yali Liu , EVP – Network & Strategy , Chayora
formulate a business plan and decide whether to choose a wholesale buildto-suit data centre or go for racks within their “ colo ” to get their services started . They can expand as their business grows .
The buzz around Chayora attracts vibrant talent , typified by the recent appointment of Yali Liu as EVP of Network and Strategy . Liu has one foot in Texas and the other in Beijing , an ideal international background for working with key stakeholders . Formerly Executive Director at Verizon and responsible for global network planning and VP for ChinaCache , one of the largest content delivery networks ( CDN ) providers in China , she has a rare understanding of both the American and Chinese approaches to data centre capacity needs . “ It ’ s exciting ,” she says , “ to be developing truly carrier-neutral data centres – something entirely new to China .”
China ’ s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ( MIIT ) announced that from July 2020 the fee charging model between three big indigenous operators China Telecom , China Unicom and China Mobile ( which has 950 million subscribers ) shall be scrapped and internet backbone peering introduced .
This is a very important step forward and will significantly improve network performance and user experience once fully implemented , Liu affirms : “ I am happy that the government has opened the way to seamless connectivity to the internet backbone in China . Chayora now has a colocation partnership agreement with Telstra , under which Telstra will also be the campus ’ network manager offering carrier neutrality . Our customers can now come in with the carrier of their choice . Connectivity to international standards is a big focus for us . Customers need to know that though we ’ re China-based
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