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Digital technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, Big Data, artificial intelligence and blockchain are widely and deeply penetrating into every aspect of the economy and society and fully integrating with the real economy. China Unicom, as the integrator of information and communication technologies and services, will fully leverage the amplification, superposition and multiplication effects of digital technologies for economic development, integrate internal and external resources, reshape its capabilities, enhance Big Applications for thousands of industries, and become the "No. 1 digital service provider" for digital economy.
China Unicom strives to accelerate industry integration and expand industrial Internet and 5G+industrial Internet integrated innovative applications. It promotes new models such as "platform-based design, intelligent manufacturing, network collaboration, tailored customization, service extension and digital management" for energy, automobile, equipment, steel, petrochemical and building materials industries. It deepens the innovative applications in key vertical industries such as "smart transportation, smart logistics, smart agriculture, smart water conservancy" to achieve replication and scale expansion of standardized industry products. It deepens livelihood applications, offers innovative high-quality life services, enriches innovative applications in "smart medical care, smart education, smart cultural tourism”, and creates new information consumption products such as 5G messages, UHD videos, converged media, etc. It strengthens government applications, deepens high-performance governance services, deeply participates in the construction of digital government, smart cities and smart ecology, creates innovative application products such as "all-in-one network" and "manage all with one network", helping to modernize the national governance capability and system. It develops customised digital service capabilities that create value for customers, forms a product framework of "universal base + industry application", and cultivates a number of large-scale innovative applications. By enhancing Big Applications, the Company helps the digital transformation, intelligent upgrade and integrated innovation in every aspect of the economy and society with new applications, new modes and new business models, and accelerates the pace of construction of Digital China and smart society.
As a new type of production factor, data, with its special characteristics of replicability, shareability, massive supply and low marginal cost, has promoted profound changes and restructuring of traditional production factors and become a new production resource for economic and social development. As a central state-owned enterprise of trusted data services, China Unicom has received commendations from the Party Central Committee and the State Council and praise from the community for its support to national epidemic prevention and control. China Unicom will further leverage its advantages in communication Big Data, promote the sharing of data resources at multiple levels and across businesses, create new products such as data governance, data security and data applications, stimulate the multiplier effect of data factors, play the role of a national team for digital governance, and create "No. 1 'Unicom Data' service" for the digital economy. The Company is dedicated to promoting factorization of data and digitization of factors, enhancing its integration capability of Big Data, AI and blockchain technology, improving its data product system, and creating data platforms and data application products for key industries. By invigorating Big Data, the Company activates the value of data factors, accelerates the digitization of businesses and commercialization of data, deepens Big Data integration and application innovation, improves industrial supply and industry empowerment effect, and facilitates reform in the quality, efficiency and momentum of economic and social development.
Green, centralised, secure and reliable computing infrastructure.
Cutting-edge computing network that is nationally integrated, intelligent and agile.
Unicom Cloud featuring cloud-network integration, security and reliability, tailored customisation and multi-cloud collaboration.
Computing power is becoming the new engine of digital economy development, the new embodiment of national strength, and the new focus of global strategic competition. Data shows that the level of computing power in countries around the world is highly correlated with the level of economic development. China Unicom integrates its network and computing resources, promotes new computing network deployment with advanced architecture, security and reliability, and excellent services, builds a new ecology of computing network integration centred on computing power, and provides integrated services of "connectivity + sensing + computing + intelligence", creating the "No. 1 computing power engine" for the digital economy.
China Unicom focuses on building green, centralised, secure and reliable computing infrastructure. It builds an advanced computing network that is nationally integrated, intelligent and agile. It develops Unicom Cloud featuring cloud-network integration, security and reliability, tailored customisation and multi-cloud collaboration. By strengthening Big Computing, the Company forms a multi-level computing facility with data-network synergy, data-cloud synergy, cloud-edge synergy and green intelligence to support comprehensive and diverse digital needs in different dimensions and levels, providing a strong computing engine for high-quality economic and social development.
Enhance support capabilities for the secure operation of infrastructure.
Upgrade information services defence system.
Strengthen protection of personal information.
Bolster service capabilities of integrated cloud-network-security products.
Network security is a matter of national security, social stability, economic development and people's welfare. Safeguarding network security is the No. 1 responsibility of central state-owned enterprises in information and communication. The introduction of the "Network Security Law", "Data Security Law", "Personal Information Protection Law" and "Regulations on the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure" has put forward new requirements for the information and communication industry to strengthen network security and data security.
As the chief operator of information and communication support and the sole official communication service partner of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games, China Unicom has supported more than 100 high-level "cloud diplomacy" meetings with the highest standard and successfully completed the communication support of major conferences and events such as the 19th Party Congress, the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China and the centennial of the founding of the Party. The Company comprehensively implements the overall national security concept, focuses on communication security, network security, information security and data security, builds a "Big Security" system spanning from security compliance to security services and ecological prosperity, and leaps from a security "back-up support team" to the "vanguard of escort", building "the ‘No. 1 security shield’ of the country, government and people" for the digital economy.
China Unicom strives to improve the security support capability of infrastructure operation, always ensuring the smooth circulation of the arteries of the digital economy. It strives to enhance the protection of users' personal information, allowing users to enjoy a healthy, intelligent and secure digital life when using China Unicom’s services. It strives to improve the information service capability defense system and enhance basic capabilities in the security industry. It strives to improve its service capability of security products integrating cloud, network and security, providing customers with carrier-grade security operation services. By sharpening Big Security, the Company has constructed the first line of defense in cyberspace that is both offensive and defensive, secure and reliable, acting as a strong guardian of the new digital information infrastructure.
Premium 5G network: first co-built co-shared 5G SA network in the world.
Premium gigabit broadband network: 10G PON high-speed fibre access network.
Premium government and enterprise network: SDN OTN intelligent fibre network.
Ubiquitous smart IoT network: total perception, ubiquitous connectivity, secure and trustworthy.
Big Connectivity is the foundation and base of the digital era. China Unicom will strengthen high-speed and ubiquitous basic connectivity to open up the arteries of Digital China. It offers secure and agile intelligent connectivity to open up new pathways of smart society. It deepens intelligent and scenario-based "chemical" connectivity to unleash digital energy.
By increasing the scale of connectivity, improving the efficiency of connectivity, enhancing the stickiness of connectivity, optimizing the application of connectivity, and enhancing the value of connectivity, China Unicom has made a new leap from "basic connectivity" to "smart connectivity for everything" to provide "the first connectivity channel" for the digital economy. The Company strives to build a 5G network with effective coverage, excellent experience, first-class capability and outstanding performance; a gigabit broadband network that connects thousands of households; a government and enterprise network with excellent quality, intelligence and security; and an Internet of things network with ubiquitous smart connection and high/low speed synergy. By deepening Big Connectivity, the Company connects thousands of households, buildings, enterprises and scenarios with high-quality networks, creates new digital work and life experiences for customers, and builds a solid digital base for high-quality economic and social development.
National team in the operation and service of digital information infrastructure
Key force in the establishment of Cyber Superpower, Digital China and Smart Society
Frontline troop in the integration and innovation of digital technologies
Dear Shareholders,
In 2021, facing the complicated and tough internal and external environments, the Company rode on the trend of socio-economic digital transformation, grasped new opportunities, embraced new changes and achieved new development. With the upgraded corporate strategy of “Strengthen and Solidify, Preserve and Innovate, Integrate and Open” and its new positioning as “the national team in the operation and service of digital information infrastructure, the key force in the establishment of Cyber Superpower, Digital China and Smart Society, and the frontline troop in the integration and innovation of digital technologies” , the Company focuses on five main responsibilities and main businesses, namely “Big Connectivity, Big Computing, Big Data, Big Application and Big Security”...
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The Board is committed to high standards of corporate governance and recognises that good governance is vital for the long-term success and sustainability of the Company’s business. As a company incorporated in Hong Kong, the Company adopts the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong and other related laws and regulations as the basic guidelines for the Company’s corporate governance...
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China Unicom is always committed to integrating its own development with broader sustainable development to achieve the harmony and alignment of corporate interests and social goals. In 2021, under the guidance of the new development philosophies of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing, the Company continued to practically implement national strategic plans such as Cyber Superpower, Digital China and the “Belt and Road Initiative”, etc...
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In 2021, the Company’s operating situation was stable, favourable mementum and efficiency of business scale continually enhance, the comprehensive strength led the company reached to a new level, achieving a good start in the “14th Five-Year Plan”, the total revenue was RMB327.85 billion in 2021, up by 7.9% year-on-year. Service revenue reached RMB296.15 billion, up by 7.4% year-on-year. Net profit1 was RMB14.37 billion, up by RMB1.88 billion year-on-year.
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Digital technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, Big Data, artificial intelligence and blockchain are widely and deeply penetrating into every aspect of the economy and society and fully integrating with the real economy. China Unicom, as the integrator of information and communication technologies and services, will fully leverage the amplification, superposition and multiplication effects of digital technologies for economic development, integrate internal and external resources, reshape its capabilities, enhance Big Applications for thousands of industries, and become the "No. 1 digital service provider" for digital economy.
China Unicom strives to accelerate industry integration and expand industrial Internet and 5G+industrial Internet integrated innovative applications. It promotes new models such as "platform-based design, intelligent manufacturing, network collaboration, tailored customization, service extension and digital management" for energy, automobile, equipment, steel, petrochemical and building materials industries. It deepens the innovative applications in key vertical industries such as "smart transportation, smart logistics, smart agriculture, smart water conservancy" to achieve replication and scale expansion of standardized industry products. It deepens livelihood applications, offers innovative high-quality life services, enriches innovative applications in "smart medical care, smart education, smart cultural tourism”, and creates new information consumption products such as 5G messages, UHD videos, converged media, etc. It strengthens government applications, deepens high-performance governance services, deeply participates in the construction of digital government, smart cities and smart ecology, creates innovative application products such as "all-in-one network" and "manage all with one network", helping to modernize the national governance capability and system. It develops customised digital service capabilities that create value for customers, forms a product framework of "universal base + industry application", and cultivates a number of large-scale innovative applications. By enhancing Big Applications, the Company helps the digital transformation, intelligent upgrade and integrated innovation in every aspect of the economy and society with new applications, new modes and new business models, and accelerates the pace of construction of Digital China and smart society.
As a new type of production factor, data, with its special characteristics of replicability, shareability, massive supply and low marginal cost, has promoted profound changes and restructuring of traditional production factors and become a new production resource for economic and social development. As a central state-owned enterprise of trusted data services, China Unicom has received commendations from the Party Central Committee and the State Council and praise from the community for its support to national epidemic prevention and control. China Unicom will further leverage its advantages in communication Big Data, promote the sharing of data resources at multiple levels and across businesses, create new products such as data governance, data security and data applications, stimulate the multiplier effect of data factors, play the role of a national team for digital governance, and create "No. 1 'Unicom Data' service" for the digital economy. The Company is dedicated to promoting factorization of data and digitization of factors, enhancing its integration capability of Big Data, AI and blockchain technology, improving its data product system, and creating data platforms and data application products for key industries. By invigorating Big Data, the Company activates the value of data factors, accelerates the digitization of businesses and commercialization of data, deepens Big Data integration and application innovation, improves industrial supply and industry empowerment effect, and facilitates reform in the quality, efficiency and momentum of economic and social development.
Green, centralised, secure and reliable computing infrastructure.
Cutting-edge computing network that is nationally integrated, intelligent and agile.
Unicom Cloud featuring cloud-network integration, security and reliability, tailored customisation and multi-cloud collaboration.
Computing power is becoming the new engine of digital economy development, the new embodiment of national strength, and the new focus of global strategic competition. Data shows that the level of computing power in countries around the world is highly correlated with the level of economic development. China Unicom integrates its network and computing resources, promotes new computing network deployment with advanced architecture, security and reliability, and excellent services, builds a new ecology of computing network integration centred on computing power, and provides integrated services of "connectivity + sensing + computing + intelligence", creating the "No. 1 computing power engine" for the digital economy.
China Unicom focuses on building green, centralised, secure and reliable computing infrastructure. It builds an advanced computing network that is nationally integrated, intelligent and agile. It develops Unicom Cloud featuring cloud-network integration, security and reliability, tailored customisation and multi-cloud collaboration. By strengthening Big Computing, the Company forms a multi-level computing facility with data-network synergy, data-cloud synergy, cloud-edge synergy and green intelligence to support comprehensive and diverse digital needs in different dimensions and levels, providing a strong computing engine for high-quality economic and social development.
Enhance support capabilities for the secure operation of infrastructure.
Upgrade information services defence system.
Strengthen protection of personal information.
Bolster service capabilities of integrated cloud-network-security products.
Network security is a matter of national security, social stability, economic development and people's welfare. Safeguarding network security is the No. 1 responsibility of central state-owned enterprises in information and communication. The introduction of the "Network Security Law", "Data Security Law", "Personal Information Protection Law" and "Regulations on the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure" has put forward new requirements for the information and communication industry to strengthen network security and data security.
As the chief operator of information and communication support and the sole official communication service partner of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games, China Unicom has supported more than 100 high-level "cloud diplomacy" meetings with the highest standard and successfully completed the communication support of major conferences and events such as the 19th Party Congress, the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China and the centennial of the founding of the Party. The Company comprehensively implements the overall national security concept, focuses on communication security, network security, information security and data security, builds a "Big Security" system spanning from security compliance to security services and ecological prosperity, and leaps from a security "back-up support team" to the "vanguard of escort", building "the ‘No. 1 security shield’ of the country, government and people" for the digital economy.
China Unicom strives to improve the security support capability of infrastructure operation, always ensuring the smooth circulation of the arteries of the digital economy. It strives to enhance the protection of users' personal information, allowing users to enjoy a healthy, intelligent and secure digital life when using China Unicom’s services. It strives to improve the information service capability defense system and enhance basic capabilities in the security industry. It strives to improve its service capability of security products integrating cloud, network and security, providing customers with carrier-grade security operation services. By sharpening Big Security, the Company has constructed the first line of defense in cyberspace that is both offensive and defensive, secure and reliable, acting as a strong guardian of the new digital information infrastructure.
Premium 5G network: first co-built co-shared 5G SA network in the world.
Premium gigabit broadband network: 10G PON high-speed fibre access network.
Premium government and enterprise network: SDN OTN intelligent fibre network.
Ubiquitous smart IoT network: total perception, ubiquitous connectivity, secure and trustworthy.
Big Connectivity is the foundation and base of the digital era. China Unicom will strengthen high-speed and ubiquitous basic connectivity to open up the arteries of Digital China. It offers secure and agile intelligent connectivity to open up new pathways of smart society. It deepens intelligent and scenario-based "chemical" connectivity to unleash digital energy.
By increasing the scale of connectivity, improving the efficiency of connectivity, enhancing the stickiness of connectivity, optimizing the application of connectivity, and enhancing the value of connectivity, China Unicom has made a new leap from "basic connectivity" to "smart connectivity for everything" to provide "the first connectivity channel" for the digital economy. The Company strives to build a 5G network with effective coverage, excellent experience, first-class capability and outstanding performance; a gigabit broadband network that connects thousands of households; a government and enterprise network with excellent quality, intelligence and security; and an Internet of things network with ubiquitous smart connection and high/low speed synergy. By deepening Big Connectivity, the Company connects thousands of households, buildings, enterprises and scenarios with high-quality networks, creates new digital work and life experiences for customers, and builds a solid digital base for high-quality economic and social development.
National team in the operation and service of digital information infrastructure
Key force in the establishment of Cyber Superpower, Digital China and Smart Society
Frontline troop in the integration and innovation of digital technologies
Dear Shareholders,
In 2021, facing the complicated and tough internal and external environments, the Company rode on the trend of socio-economic digital transformation, grasped new opportunities, embraced new changes and achieved new development. With the upgraded corporate strategy of “Strengthen and Solidify, Preserve and Innovate, Integrate and Open” and its new positioning as “the national team in the operation and service of digital information infrastructure, the key force in the establishment of Cyber Superpower, Digital China and Smart Society, and the frontline troop in the integration and innovation of digital technologies” , the Company focuses on five main responsibilities and main businesses, namely “Big Connectivity, Big Computing, Big Data, Big Application and Big Security”...
The Board is committed to high standards of corporate governance and recognises that good governance is vital for the long-term success and sustainability of the Company’s business. As a company incorporated in Hong Kong, the Company adopts the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong and other related laws and regulations as the basic guidelines for the Company’s corporate governance...
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China Unicom is always committed to integrating its own development with broader sustainable development to achieve the harmony and alignment of corporate interests and social goals. In 2021, under the guidance of the new development philosophies of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing, the Company continued to practically implement national strategic plans such as Cyber Superpower, Digital China and the “Belt and Road Initiative”, etc...
Read More
In 2021, the company’s operating situation was stable, favourable mementum and efficiency of business scale continually enhance, the comprehensive strength led the company reached to a new level, achieving a good start in the “14th Five-Year Plan”, the total revenue was RMB327.85 billion in 2021, up by 7.9% year-on-year. Service revenue reached RMB296.15 billion, up by 7.4% year-on-year. Net profit1 was RMB14.37 billion, up by RMB1.88 billion year-on-year...
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