Shanghai (ZXZC)- Chinese government will boost the AI technologies' application in some crucial technological areas, such as SDN (software defined network), 5G and IoV (Internet of Vehicles), to further enhance the intelligentization level in information and communication realms, according to an official from the MIIT ( China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology).

China's three largest communication operators, including China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, have been scrambling to make layouts in AI area. China Mobile unveiled its first AI-driven platform dubbed Ninth Heaven (in Chinese, Jiutian) in December last year. The AI platform has currently served for such subsidiaries as China Mobile Online Service, Zhejiang Company, Shanghai Company and Jiangsu Company in intelligent customer service, deep learning platform, smart marketing robot as well as intelligent networking.

China Telecom has already teamed up with Intel Corporation, the world-leading computer processor maker, to extend cooperation in AI-related technologies, businesses and infrastructures. Both parties jointly build the AI-driven infrastructure and data center based on the Xeon Series' (a microprocessor brand of Intel) architecture.

China Unicom also attaches high importance to its AI development. The company has formed partnership with Chinese Internet giant Baidu as early as 2016. According to recent reports, two companies will focus on building scenarios of smart home, relying on China Unicom's powerful communication technologies and channel resources.