- CEO
- Rui Wen Ke
- Full Time Employees
- 277,911
- Sector
- Communications
- Industry
- Wireless telecommunications
- Address
- No. 31, Jinrong Street Beijing BE China 100033
- IPO Date
- Nov 14, 2002
- Business
- China Telecom Corporation Limited (601728.SS) provides integrated digital information services, including mobile communications; wireline communications and smart family solutions; satellite communications; internet access; cloud computing and computing power; artificial intelligence (AI), big data, quantum technologies; and ICT integration services, primarily in the People's Republic of China. The company offers mobile voice and data services such as CDMA, 5G-A networks with 1.49 million mid-/high-band base stations and 880,000 low-band base stations; wireline voice, broadband (gigabit and FTTR), and smart home applications including safe home, healthy home, entertainment home, low-carbon home, and intelligent home; industrial digitalisation solutions via over 120 digital platforms, 5G customised networks ("5G + AI + Cloud + Applications"), and more than 80 industry large models with 30 agents; security products like Cloud Dam, ZeroMile, Security Brain, and quantum-encrypted calls/messages serving over 6 million users and 3,000 industry customers; emerging services encompassing China Telecom Cloud, IoVT international platform, Xingchen MaaS platform, Xingchen Industry Agent platform, AI terminals (phones, central monitors, cameras, glasses, robots), XingXiaochen AI agent, and direct-to-satellite services with Tiantong subscriptions exceeding 3 million; as well as managed data services, leased lines, international telecommunications, e-commerce, and equipment sales. Incorporated in 2002 and headquartered at 31 Jinrong Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China, China Telecom Corporation Limited operates as a subsidiary of China Telecom Group Co., Ltd., with A shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and H shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; it targets individual, family, government, and enterprise customers across mainland China. Recent developments include acquiring a controlling stake in Quantumctek Co., Ltd. in the first half of 2025 to bolster quantum communications, computing, and measurement capabilities; launching the self-developed XingXiaochen AI agent, Xingchen large model ecosystem, and intelligent upgrades to services like Communications Assistant, Cloud Drive, and Beautiful Home; deploying 100,000 5G-A carrier aggregation base stations and 600,000 Redcap base stations across over 300 cities; advancing AI+ initiatives with over 30 state-owned central enterprises, including the AI+ Action Demonstration Base in Tianjin; expanding intelligent computing power to 77 EFLOPS and AIDC cabinets exceeding 580,000; and achieving rapid growth in strategic revenues such as intelligent (89.4%), security (18.2%), IoVT (46.2%), satellite (20.5%), and quantum (171.1%) in H1 2025.