China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Unicom") was established on January 6, 2009 by merging the former China Netcom and the former China Unicom. It has branches in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) in China and many countries and regions abroad. It is the only telecommunications operator in China that is listed in New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai at the same time, and has been selected as one of the "Fortune Global 500 Companies" for many consecutive years.
China Unicom mainly operates GSM, WCDMA and FDD-LTE mobile network services, fixed communication services, domestic and international communication facilities services, satellite international dedicated line services, data communication services, network access services and various telecommunications value-added services, and system integration services related to communication information services.