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CHINA UNICOM(762.HK):CATCHING UP ON AI-CLOUD INVESTMENT:TAKEAWAYS FROM UNICOM REVERSE ROADSHOW
Ge Long Hui· 2025-12-04 21:47
Core Viewpoint - Strong demand for AI computing power is anticipated starting in Q4 2025, driven by booming domestic GPU supply, which will stimulate demand for AI Cloud computing services [1][3] Group 1: Revenue Growth and Business Drivers - Data-center-driven business has become the essential revenue growth driver for China Unicom, with cloud-intelligence products contributing nearly RMB 50 million in incremental revenue by October [2] - AI-related revenue reached approximately RMB 1.16 billion, accounting for 17.2% of Tianjin Unicom's main-business revenue [2][6] - AI-related incremental revenue represents 98.5% of the total revenue increase in Tianjin, significantly contributing to overall topline growth and earnings elasticity [6] Group 2: Capital Expenditure and Infrastructure Development - Total CAPEX for Cloud Computing in 2025 is projected to be RMB 18 billion, which is 28% higher than the 2024 cloud CAPEX [3] - The southern campus of the IDC has a total CAPEX of RMB 2.16 billion and a planned IT load of 81 MW, fully delivered by the end of 2023 [4] - The northern campus is expected to complete construction by the end of 2025, with a total CAPEX of RMB 1.8 billion and a planned IT load of 108.48 MW [4] Group 3: Capacity Utilization and Efficiency - The IDC project exhibits an attractive payback profile, with DC1's rack utilization reaching around 70% upon delivery and currently operating at near full load [5] - DC2's rack utilization has reached about 60% and continues to trend upward, with monthly PUE improving from 1.58 in August 2024 to 1.21 in November 2025 [5] - The company plans to increase IT load by an additional 31 MW to meet strong market demand [7] Group 4: Customer Allocation and Market Positioning - The IDC is primarily designed to accommodate spill-over AI-computing demand from Beijing, with around 70 MW of running capacity utilized by Internet and other third-party customers [8] - China Unicom holds approximately 200P of self-owned computing power, with 100P allocated to universities and hospitals, and another 100P assigned to provincial-level government development zones as AI-computing quota [9]