ZTE Expert David AN Shares TCO — Optimized AI Factory Vision at Data Centre World Singapore 2026

EQS Newswire / 13/10/2026 / 08:00 CET/CEST SINGAPORE — 1 Media OutReach Newswire — 13 October 2026 — at Data Centre World (DCW) Singapore 2026, David AN, Director of ZTE CTO Group, delivered a keynote titled "From Data Center to AI Factory, TCO-Optimized AIDC" in the DCW Keynote Theatre. The presentation outlined how the explosive growth of AI is transforming data centers from traditional facilities into integrated AI factories, and why the industry must optimize the entire AI factory lifecycle — not individual components—to achieve sustainable total cost of ownership (TCO). AN opened by highlighting the rapid acceleration of global computing demand. Inference now drives 70% of intelligent computing growth, while global daily token usage has increased by 1,000 times in just two years. By 2032, global data center scale is projected to reach 246 GW, with AI data centers (AIDC) accounting for 52% of that capacity. This surge is placing unprecedented pressure on power, cooling, architecture, and deployment. "AI is pushing traditional data center architecture to its limits," said David AN. "The industry must restructure power systems to dynamically match load demand, reduce transmission