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CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION

REVENUE: US $ 72.1BN EMPLOYEES: 278,540 CEO: KE RUIWEN

FOUNDED: 2002

With headquarters in Beijing, China Telecom is a state-owned giant driving China’ s digital economy. It delivers integrated mobile, broadband, cloud and enterprise services to more than 429 million mobile users.

It leads in fibre and 5G deployment, with 266 million 5G subscribers and 198 million broadband users. Internationally active via China Telecom Europe and Americas, it enables global connectivity. Strong financials and deep digital investments underpin its pivotal role in China’ s digital transformation and global telecom influence.

Ke Ruiwen, CEO, China Telecom Corporation

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