H3C wins bid for Qingdao Metro to boost the development of Qingdao's urban rail transit

Recently, New H3C Group, a subsidiary of Tsinghua Unigroup, has won consecutive bids for the integrated monitoring system and AFC automatic ticket vending and checking system for Qingdao Metro Line 1 and Line 8, and won the entire share of IT products, helping Qingdao Metro to better play its key function as the city's transportation artery.

As an important part of Qingdao's urban rail transit planning, Qingdao Line 1 and Line 8 will be opened in 2020 and 2021 respectively. Line 1 passes through important transportation hubs such as Qingdao Railway Station and Qingdao Liuting International Airport. It is a rapid rail transit corridor connecting the west coast area, the east coast urban area and the north coast urban area, and runs through the north and south of Qingdao. It is also the first submarine subway under construction in inland my country and the longest cross-sea subway in China; while Line 8 is a rapid trunk line connecting Qingdao New Airport, the north coast urban area and the east coast urban area. It is expected to carry up to 500,000 passengers per day after opening.

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In the Qingdao Metro Line 1 and Line 8 projects, H3C will deploy nearly 200 technologically advanced minicomputers, nearly 100 star servers, and a variety of high-performance, high-security storage devices. Among them, the H3C ICT convergence innovation solution equipped with high-performance and high-stability minicomputer equipment will provide stable, powerful, flexible, and efficient business system support for the AFC automatic ticket vending and checking systems of the two lines, optimizing passengers' ticket purchase experience. The H3C data computing solution will be used in the construction of the integrated monitoring system network, carrying the stable operation and business monitoring of dozens of systems, and providing subway operators with a better operation and maintenance experience with a stable and efficient integrated monitoring system.

By the end of 2018, H3C has been widely involved in the construction of about 300 subway projects in 42 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Qingdao, etc., covering as many as 11 subway business systems, and has been highly recognized by the industry. The winning bid for Qingdao Metro Line 1 and Line 8 projects once again proves H3C's leadership and industry advantages in the construction of urban rail transit informatization. In the future, H3C will continue to deepen its presence in the rail transit market, and with its continuously innovative technology products and solutions, better meet the climax of rail transit construction and promote my country's development leap from a major transportation country to a strong transportation country.