China Telecommunications (China Telecom), a state-owned telecom operator in China, owns the largest fixed-line telephone network in China. Huawei Technologies (Huawei) provides next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators.

Using Huawei's equipment, China Telecom's third-generation CDMA services are now available for the first time in 52 cities, including eight of the 10 largest cities in China, such as Beijing and Tianjin, and in the Jiangsu, Guangdong, Shandong and Shaanxi provinces.