Overview
- The Future Network Test Facility connects distant data centers across roughly 2,000 km so they can function almost like a single supercomputer.
- Project leaders report about 98% of a single data center’s efficiency and per-iteration training times near 16 seconds for very large AI models.
- State media say the infrastructure spans around 40 cities with a cumulative optical transmission length exceeding 55,000 km.
- The platform is described as running continuously, supporting 128 heterogeneous networks, and conducting 4,096 service trials in parallel.
- Reported applications include AI model training, telemedicine and the industrial internet, with independent validation and long-term energy and stability performance still to be demonstrated.