China Unicom

China United Network
Communications Group
Native name
中国联合网络通信集团有限公司
Company typeState-owned enterprise
ISINHK0000049939 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded18 June 1994; 30 years ago (1994-06-18)[1]
Founder
  • Ministry of Railways
  • Ministry of Electronics Industry
  • Ministry of Electric Power Industry
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Shanghai, China
Area served
Mainland China, Hong Kong
Products
Revenue292,185,290,000 renminbi (2018) Edit this on Wikidata
OwnerChinese central government
Number of employees
244,508[2] (2023)
Subsidiaries
China United Network Communications(53.78%)
→ China Unicom (H.K.)
PCCW (18.46%)
ASN
Traffic Levels10-20 Tbps[3]
Websitewww.chinaunicom.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references
data obtained from China United Network Communications Ltd. (the accounts of the parent company was not disclosed); in consolidated financial statement; excluding minority interests to red chip minority shareholders[1]
China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd.
Simplified Chinese中国联合网络通信集团有限公司
Traditional Chinese中國聯合網絡通信集團有限公司
Transcriptions
China Unicom
Simplified Chinese中国联通 or 联通
Traditional Chinese中國聯通 or 聯通
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Liántōng
China Unicom Group
Simplified Chinese联通集团
Traditional Chinese聯通集團
Transcriptions

China United Network Communications Group (China Unicom) is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator. Started as a wireless paging and GSM mobile operator, it currently provides a range of services including mobile network, long-distance, local calling, data communication, Internet services, and IP telephony. China Unicom is the third-largest wireless carrier in China and the sixth largest mobile provider in the world as of 2022.[4]: 217 


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  1. ^ a b "2016 Annual Report" (PDF) (in Chinese). China United Network Communications Limited. 16 March 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.sohu.com/a/723816616_120086072
  3. ^ China Unicom. "PeeringDB". PeeringDB. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Roach, Stephen S. (2022). Accidental Conflict: America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives. New Haven: Yale University Press. doi:10.12987/9780300269017. ISBN 978-0-300-26901-7. JSTOR j.ctv2z0vv2v. OCLC 1347023475.