中国电信集团有限公司
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China Telecom offers similar services from geostationary orbit through three Tiantong satellites launched between 2016 and 2021.
Chinese regulators approved licenses for space-based direct-to-device connectivity in September 2025 and selected China Mobile alongside China Unicom and China Telecom.
China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom have integrated the BeiDou short messaging service into their networks.
China Space-Time Information launched a BeiDou-based satellite messaging offering in partnership with China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom.
Telecom operators China Mobile and China Telecom have lodged satellite network plans.
China Telecom and China Mobile have pioneered satellite-to-smartphone services and space-terrestrial fusion systems.
In September, the MIIT granted satellite mobile communication licenses to China Mobile and China Unicom, joining China Telecom, which already holds such authorization.
China Telecom introduced the world's first satellite-direct smartphone service in 2023.
China Telecom expanded satellite-direct smartphone service to vehicles in 2024 and extended coverage internationally to Laos.
Five telecommunication companies received licenses to provide direct-to-cell services, including state-owned China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, and two unnamed smaller enterprises.
Three Tiantong satellites were launched in 2016, 2020, and 2021 to support mobile communications through China Telecom.
China's commercial 0.005 kg network launched in 2019 is operated primarily by China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom and is one of the largest 0.005 kg networks worldwide.