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CITIC Telecom International is primarily engaged in mobile sales and services, internet services, international telecommunications services, enterprise solutions and fixed-line services, holding a 99% equity interest in Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau, S.A. (CTM). CITIC Telecom International has branches in 22 countries and regions, with nearly 170 points of presence (PoPs) globally and over 60 SD-WAN gateways. Its business covers 160 countries and regions, connecting more than 600 operators worldwide and serving over 3,000 multinational enterprises and more than 40,000 local enterprises.

 
In 2025, CITIC Telecom International adhered to its positioning of “With the backing of the Chinese mainland, establishing a foothold in Hong Kong and Macau, and connecting to the world”. It strengthened core technology research around cloud, networks, AI and computing power, accelerating its transformation toward cloud-based and intelligent operations. It also comprehensively upgraded its platform service capabilities, intensified overseas business expansion and quickened its pace to become a “leading digital and intelligent integrated telecommunications enterprise in the Asia-Pacific region.”

Consolidated the leading position in the Macau mobile market. As at the end of 2025, its market share in the Macus’s mobile market increased to 54.7%, firmly ranking first. Among its users, the number of 5G subscribers exceeded 810,000 and the penetration rate of 5G users reached 100%.

Promoted the technical upgrade of full-fibre networks. The number of Fiber-to-the-Room broadband customers continued to grow. As at the end of 2025, the proportion of users with high-speed broadband packages of 1Gbps or above surpassed 50%. CITIC Telecom International accelerated the deployment of advanced fixed-line broadband technologies such as 50G-PON and Wi-Fi 7, and successfully deployed Macau’s first “10-Gigabit Neighbourhood” solution.

Commercial exploration of GSMA Open Gateway capabilities. Leveraging Open Gateway APIs, CITIC Telecom International ventured into application scenarios such as enterprise identity verification and secure communication, aiming to explore new revenue streams. The “RJet” project jointly developed with partners received an award at the “Open Gateway Global Use Case Innovation Challenge” at the 2025 Mobile World Congress. The “Global Mobile Number Smart Authentication Service” has been commercialised at the Shenzhen Data Exchange.

Deepened AI-enabled business innovation. CITIC Telecom International promoted the implementation of innovative products such as the SmartCLOUDTM AI assistant, the AI penetration testing and AI Guardrail, building a multi-level information security protection system. The AI Databank achieved seamless integration with enterprise operation systems and was awarded a Silver Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. In Southeast Asia region, deeply empowered the ServiceOne IT managed services platform with AI, accelerating digital transformation for local customers. As at the end of 2025, the platform had served more than 90 clients, with over 50,000 end users.

Strengthened AI technology R&D capabilities. CITIC Telecom International signed a framework agreement with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to jointly establish the Interdisciplinary Mathematical Digital AI Joint Laboratory, integrating academic research resources with industrial needs. It also completed the installation and deployment of an AI computing platform and launched local AI agent applications based on open-source large models.