Definitions
In this report, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms and expressions have the following meanings:
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2B |
To Business, communication and informatisation services for government and enterprises |
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2C |
To Customer, communication and informatisation services for individuals |
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2H |
To Home, communication and informatisation services for households |
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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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AR |
Augmented Reality |
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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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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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CDN |
Content Delivery Network. By adding a new layer of network architecture to the existing Internet, the content of the website is distributed to the edge of the network closest to the users, so that users can obtain the required content in the vicinity, improving the transmission speed of the network, solving the problem of Internet congestion and slow response |
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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 Digital Intelligence Technology |
China Telecom Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. (中電信數智科技有限公司) |
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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 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 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 Company |
China Telecom Cloud Technology Co., Ltd (天翼雲科技有限公司) |
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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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CSRC |
China Securities Regulatory Commission |
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DDoS Attack |
Distributed Denial of Service Attack, which means multiple attackers in different locations attacking one or several targets at the same time, or an attacker controls multiple machines in different locations and uses these machines to attack the victim at the same time |
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Distributed cloud |
A public cloud computing service that lets a user operate public cloud infrastructure in multiple different locations, and manage from a single control plane |
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East-to-West Computing Resource |
The national project orderly directing computing power demand in Eastern part of PRC to Western part of PRC by building a new computing power network system consisting of datacentre, Cloud Computing and Big Data, with an aim to optimise the construction layout of datacentres and facilitate east-west coordination |
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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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Fujian Investment Group |
Fujian Investment & Development Group Co., Ltd. (福建省投資開發集團有限責任公司) |
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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 issued outside mainland China, listed on the Stock Exchange and subscribed and traded in Hong Kong dollars |
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IDC |
Internet Datacentre |
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IFRSs/International Financial |
The International Financial Reporting 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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IoT Company |
Tianyi IoT Technology Co., Ltd. (天翼物聯科技有限公司) |
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Jiangsu Guoxin |
Jiangsu Guoxin Group Limited (江蘇省國信集團有限公司), formerly known as Jiangsu Guoxin Investment Group Co., Ltd. (江蘇省國信資產管理集團有限公司) |
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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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MIIT |
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology |
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PCT |
Patent Cooperation Treaty, an international treat that assists applicants in seeking patent protection internationally for their inventions, helps patent offices with their patent granting decisions, and facilitates public access to a wealth of technical information relating to those inventions |
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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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Reporting Period |
Period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 |
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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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Security Company |
Tianyi Safety Technology Co., Ltd. (天翼安全科技有限公司) |
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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/Hong Kong Stock Exchange/HKSE |
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
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Tbps |
Terabit per second |
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The Offering/A Share Offering |
The public offering of RMB ordinary shares (A Shares) by the Company in 2021 |
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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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VR |
Virtual Reality |
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Zhejiang Financial Development |
Zhejiang Provincial Financial Development Co., Ltd. (浙江省財務開發有限責任公司), formerly known as Zhejiang Financial Development Company (浙江省財務開發公司) |