As the digital economy becomes the core engine of high-quality development and strategies such as "East Data West Computing" advance in depth, BONC—which has been deeply engaged in the data field for three decades—is evolving from an industry explorer into a backbone force supporting the digital transformation of national key sectors. Recently, at BONC's headquarters in the Wangjing Science and Technology Park in Beijing, Chairman Guan Lianping sat down for an exclusive interview with China Securities Journal, looking back on the company's three-decade journey in resonance with China's digital economy and outlining its blueprint to become a leader in the AI-era intelligent computing landscape, with data as the foundation and computing as the wings.

Deep Cultivation for Three Decades: Building the "Ballast Stone" of Digital China

Since its founding in 1997, BONC has firmly believed that data will eventually become the lifeblood of the national economy. Starting with carrier data warehouse services, the company embarked on its "data foundation" journey, keeping pace with the telecommunications industry's upgrade and integrating into the early blueprint of Digital China.

Over three decades of relentless effort, BONC has built a "digital service network for the key domains of the national economy." With deep deployments across telecom, finance, industrial internet, digital government, and healthcare—such as participating in 70% of the core data systems of the three major carriers, building risk control platforms for 300+ financial institutions, and connecting 1.9 million+ industrial devices—it has turned "let data travel more, people travel less" into reality.

Guan Lianping noted that these businesses resonate with national strategies, with a high degree of alignment from the 12th Five-Year Plan through the 14th Five-Year Plan. As a pioneer in big data, the company has perfected five autonomous and controllable technology systems: "Big Data + Artificial Intelligence + Cloud Computing + Industrial Internet + 5G."

Its global footprint has become a microcosm of the "Digital Silk Road," exporting Chinese digital technology and solutions to Indonesia, Malaysia, India, the Middle East, and beyond.

Innovation Breakthrough: Activating the Industry's New Quality Productive Forces

The "Text-to-Data" (WenShengShu) technology is triggering a revolution in data service efficiency: users simply state their needs in natural language and a big data report is generated in 15 seconds, shortening the traditional three-month platform construction cycle by 60% and cutting costs by 50%.

This technology extends into the deep-water areas of national key sectors (State Pipeline Network, State Grid, CNOOC, and others). As of October 2025, it has been deployed in 30+ enterprises, covering energy, manufacturing, government affairs, and more.

The "Muliao Text-to-Data APP," currently in R&D and testing, deeply cultivates digital industrialization and empowers people's livelihoods by integrating services such as financial health management to serve individuals.

Guan Lianping stated that moving from serving industry to serving people's livelihoods is the inevitable direction of digital economy development and the mission of the enterprise in practicing a "people-centered" philosophy.

Intelligent Computing Layout: Connecting the Global Digital Ecosystem

Responding to "East Data West Computing," BONC's Horinger intelligent computing base in Inner Mongolia now has 3 buildings in operation and 2 delivered, with a total planned 6 buildings and an investment of 4.5 billion yuan, forming a "computing–energy–intelligent management" system.

The company has built a full-domain computing network of "self-owned bases + ecosystem collaboration." In August 2025, it acquired a controlling stake in Zhongke Shituo (Shituo Cloud), gaining full-industry-chain capabilities in GPU and domestic AI chip cloud services (over 30,000 cards).

The two sides collaborate deeply: BONC feeds in To B demand while Shituo Cloud provides training support, together building an efficient computing scheduling system.

BONC envisions a "global computing network" blueprint: domestic bases in Beijing, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia; overseas nodes advancing in India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, striding toward becoming a "global intelligent computing leader."

It proposes a "three-dimensional growth model"—Text-to-Data activates productive forces, the computing network builds the foundation, and To B + To C expands boundaries. Guan Lianping set the goal of focusing on the integration of big data and AI over the next 30 years, striving to become a leader in the AI era.