Xin Lang Cai Jing·2025-08-15 02:47Core Insights - China Telecom reported a revenue of RMB 2,694.22 billion for the first half of 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of 1.30% [1][2] - The net profit attributable to the parent company was RMB 230.17 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 5.53% [1][2] - The growth in revenue was primarily driven by an increase in service revenue, particularly mobile communication services, which reached RMB 1,066 billion, also growing by 1.3% year-on-year [1][2] Revenue Breakdown - Total service revenue amounted to RMB 2,491 billion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 1.2% [2] - Fixed-line and smart home service revenue reached RMB 641 billion, with a slight increase of 0.2% [2] - The revenue from industrial digitalization business was RMB 749 billion, indicating strong performance [1][2] User Metrics - The penetration rate of 5G network users increased by 6.1 percentage points compared to the end of the previous year [1][2] - The average revenue per user (ARPU) for mobile users reached RMB 46.0 [1][2] - The broadband comprehensive ARPU was RMB 48.3 [2] Technological Advancements - China Telecom is advancing its "5G+AI+Cloud+Applications" integrated product system, launching products like the 5G industrial control intelligent body [2][3] - The company has developed nearly 500,000 new integrated gateways [2] - Over 80 industry models and 30 industry intelligent bodies have been launched, along with the Starry MaaS platform and Starry Industry Agent platform [2] Infrastructure Development - The total number of 5G base stations reached 4.549 million, and the number of internet broadband access ports was 1.234 billion [3] - Significant progress has been made in new infrastructure construction, particularly in 5G-A network capability upgrades and industrial digitalization [3] Strategic Focus - The company emphasizes the importance of artificial intelligence, computing services, and cloud business as key development directions [3] - There is a commitment to enhancing research and development efficiency and strengthening the transformation of innovative results [3] - The company aims to build a talent center and innovation hub to support its strategic emerging businesses and future industries [3]