China Unicom

China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd.
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
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China Unicom
Simplified Chinese	中国联通 or 联通
Traditional Chinese	中國聯通 or 聯通
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Liántōng
China Unicom Group
Simplified Chinese	联通集团
Traditional Chinese	聯通集團
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China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd.
Native name	中国联合网络通信集团有限公司
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Traded as	SSE: 600050; SEHK: 762; Hang Seng Index component; CSI A100;
ISIN	HK0000049939
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	18 June 1994
Founder	Ministry of Railways; Ministry of Electronics Industry; Ministry of Electric Power Industry;
Headquarters	Xicheng, Beijing, China
Area served	Mainland China; Hong Kong; Macau; North Korea;
Products	Fixed-line telephony; Mobile telephony; Internet access; Digital television;
Revenue	292,185,290,000 renminbi (2018)
Owner	Central People's Government (100%)
Number of employees	244,508 (2023)
Subsidiaries	PCCW (18.46%)
China United Network Communications	(53.78%)
→ China Unicom (H.K.)
ASN	4837;
Traffic Levels	10-20 Tbps
Website	www.chinaunicom.com
	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

China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd., doing business as China Unicom, is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator. Originally founded in 1994 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, digital television, and IP telephony. As of 2022, China Unicom is the third-largest wireless carrier in China and the sixth largest mobile provider in the world.