# Alibaba T-Head x China Unicom (Sanjiangyuan Data Center): partnership

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China Unicom, China's second-largest wireless carrier, deploys T-Head (Pingtouge) AI accelerators at its Sanjiangyuan data center in Qinghai province. Chips are accessed via Alibaba Cloud services alongside accelerators from MetaX and Biren Technology.

- **Type:** deployment
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [Alibaba T-Head](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/alibaba-t-head.md) technology provider
- China Unicom _(off-registry)_ customer

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2025-09-17
- **Start:** 2025-09-17

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/alibaba-shares-today-after-it-lands-major-customer-for-its-ai-chips.html


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