Definitions
In this report, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms and expressions have the following meanings:
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2C/2H/2B/2G |
To Customer/To Home/To Business/To Government |
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4G |
4th generation mobile communication technology |
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5G |
5th generation mobile communication technology |
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A Share(s) |
Shares of the Company issued in mainland China, listed on domestic stock exchanges and subscribed and traded in RMB |
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AIDC |
Artificial Intelligence Datacentre |
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AIoT |
Artificial Intelligence of Things |
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ARPU |
Monthly average revenue per user |
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Artificial Intelligence/AI |
Technology science that researches and develops theories, methodologies, technologies and application systems for simulating, extending and expanding human intelligence |
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BG |
Business Group |
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Big Data |
Massive, real-time and diversified data information that can be recorded, collected, developed and utilised, and big data-based mining and processing technology |
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Board/Board of Directors |
The board of directors of the Company |
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China Comservice/CCS |
China Communications Services Corporation Limited (中國通信服務股份有限公司) |
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China Telecom/the Company |
China Telecom Corporation Limited (中國電信股份有限公司), or where the context so requires, refers to China Telecom Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries |
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China Telecom Digital Intelligence Technology |
China Telecom Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. (中電信數智科技有限公司), formerly known as China Telecom System Integration Co., Limited (中國電信集團系統集成有限責任公司) |
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China Telecom Finance |
China Telecom Group Finance Co., Ltd. (中國電信集團財務有限公司) |
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China Telecom Global |
China Telecom Global Limited (中國電信國際有限公司) |
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China Telecommunications |
China Telecommunications Corporation (中國電信集團有限公司), formerly known as China Telecommunications Corporation (中國電信集團公司), the controlling shareholder of the Company |
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China Tower |
China Tower Corporation Limited (中國鐵塔股份有限公司) |
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Chinese Accounting Standard/ |
The Basic Standard of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises issued by the Ministry of Finance, and the specific accounting standards, application guidelines, interpretations and other relevant regulations subsequently revised |
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Cloud/Cloud Computing |
An Internet technology that provides flexible and on-demand services to external users through the Internet with pooled cluster computing capabilities |
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Company Law |
The Company Law of the PRC |
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Computing Power |
The ability of computer equipment or computing centres/datacentres for processing information, i.e., the ability of computer hardware and software to cooperate to perform certain computing needs |
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CSRC |
China Securities Regulatory Commission |
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DaaS |
Desktop as a Service |
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DCI |
Datacentre Interconnect |
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Dual Listing Rules |
The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and The Rules Governing the Listing of Stocks on the Shanghai Stock Exchange |
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E-surfing Pay |
E-surfing Pay Co., Ltd (天翼電子商務有限公司) |
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EFLOPS |
FLOPS, Floating-Point Operations Per Second, which is commonly used to estimate computer performance; “E” stands for “Exa” and means 1018; therefore EFLOPS implies 1018 times of floating-point operations per second |
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FTTR |
Fibre to The Room |
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Guangdong Rising |
Guangdong Rising Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (廣東省廣晟控股集團有限公司), formerly known as Guangdong Rising Assets Management Co., Ltd. (廣東省廣晟資產經營有限公司) |
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H Share(s) |
Shares of the Company that are registered in mainland China, issued outside mainland China, listed on the Stock Exchange and subscribed and traded in Hong Kong dollars |
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IaaS |
Infrastructure as a Service |
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IFRS Accounting Standards |
IFRS Accounting Standards, amendments and interpretations issued from time to time by the International Accounting Standards Board |
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Internet of Things/IoT |
Various sensory devices that are based on computer and communication technology, using cellular mobile network, wired network, wireless network, etc. to complete the transmission, coordination and processing of information, so as to realise the network of communication between objects and things, and communication between objects and people |
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Listing Rules |
The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
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MaaS |
Model as a Service |
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MIIT |
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology |
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PaaS |
Platform as a Service |
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PON |
Passive Optical Network |
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Prospectus |
The prospectus in connection with the initial public offering of A Shares of China Telecom Corporation Limited |
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Quantum-encrypted Calls |
The communication technology that is closely integrated with quantum information technology to achieve end-to-end voice calls and other encryption protection, and provide users with stable and reliable quantum protection secure communication services |
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RDO |
Fundamental research (R), applied technological research and development (D) and operational development (O) |
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Reporting Period |
Period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 |
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SASAC |
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council |
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Securities Law |
The Securities Law of the PRC |
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SSE |
Shanghai Stock Exchange |
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SSE Listing Rules |
The Rules Governing the Listing of Stocks on the Shanghai Stock Exchange |
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Stock Exchange/ |
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
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The Offering/A Share Offering |
The public offering of RMB ordinary shares (A Shares) by the Company in 2021 |