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ZTE
ZTE Corporation is a Chinese partially state-owned technology company that specializes in telecommunication. Founded in 1985, ZTE is listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
China Mobile
Chinese state-owned telecommunication company
Hisense
Hisense Group Co., Ltd. is a Chinese multinational major appliance and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong province. Television sets are its main product, and it has been the largest TV manufacturer in China by market share since 2004. It was the world's fourth-largest TV manufacturer by market share in the first half of 2023 and the second-largest by number of units shipped in 2022. Hisense is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), so some of its products are sold to other companies and have brand names unrelated to Hisense.
TCL Technology
Chinese multinational technology company
Swisscom
Swisscom is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Its headquarters are located in Worblaufen near Bern. The Swiss government owns 51% of Swisscom. According to its own published data, Swisscom holds a market share of 56% for mobile, 50% for broadband and 37% for TV telecommunication in Switzerland. Its Italian subsidiary, Fastweb, is attributed 16% of private clients and 29% of the corporate clients share of Italian broadband and is also active in the mobile market.
China Unicom
Chinese telecommunications company
Türk Telekom
Turkish telecommunications company
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Chinese state-owned defense company
China Telecommunications Corporation
Chinese state-owned telecommunication company
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (commonly known as BSNL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking, under the ownership of Department of Telecommunications. It was established on 1st October 2000 by the Government of India. It provides mobile voice and internet services through its nationwide telecommunications network across India. It is the largest government-owned-wireless telecommunications service provider in India.
An Post
Irish state-owned postal service
Telekom Srbija
Serbian telecommunication company
Telkom Indonesia
state-owned telecommunication company in Indonesia
Telekom Malaysia
Malaysian telecommunications company
Viettel Group
Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (DBA Viettel Group; ) is a Vietnamese state-owned multinational telecommunications, technology and manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. The enterprise is under the direct administration of the Vietnam Ministry of National Defence, making it a military enterprise and officially a major production unit under the Vietnam People's Army.
Maroc Telecom
Moroccan telecommunications company
Deutsche Bundespost
former state postal company in the Federal Republic of Germany
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam
Indian telecommunication company
Türksat
communications satellite and pay TV company in Turkey
BH Telecom
telecommunication company in Bosnia and Herzegovina
MobiFone
MobiFone Corporation (less formally MobiFone; ) is a major Vietnamese mobile network operator headquartered in Trung Hoà–Nhân Chính, Hanoi. Founded on 16 April 1993, as a Global System for Mobile Communications launcher, MobiFone is the second largest telecommunications provider in Vietnam (2023).
ANTEL
The Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ANTEL, literally "National Administration of Telecommunications") is Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company, founded in 1974 as a separate legal entity after spinning off the telecommunications division of UTE, which had the monopoly of landline telephony since 1931. The company has a monopoly of landline telephony and data services in the country. They also provide mobile phone services (in direct competition with Claro and Movistar) and Internet-related services, being the only provider of ADSL and land-line data services beca
Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group
Vietnamese telecommunications company
Nepal Telecom
Telecommunication service provider company having substantial share holding of the Government of Nepal
CANTV
CANTV ('''''') is the state-run telephone and internet service provider in Venezuela. It was one of the first telephone service enterprises in the country, founded in 1930. The largest telecommunications provider in Venezuela, it was privatized in 1991, and re-nationalized in 2007 by Hugo Chavez.
ETECSA
Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (; ETECSA) is the Cuban state company that provides telephony and communications services in Cuba. It is the sole lawful provider of telephony and telecommunications permitted by the Cuban penal code, constituting a communications state monopoly that has 8 million clients, both national and foreign.
China Netcom
company
Tusass
Tusass (formerly Tele-Post) is a Greenlandic postal and telecommunications company dating back to 1879. Tusass has a licensed monopoly on most telecommunications services in Greenland. The company's headquarters are located in Nuuk.
Telecom Egypt
Egyptian multinational telecommunications company
Railtel Corporation of India
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. is an Indian Navaratna Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) which provides broadband and VPN services. RailTel was formed in September 2000 with the objective of creating a nationwide broadband, telecom and multimedia network, and to modernise train control operation and safety system of Indian Railways. RailTel's network passes through around 5,000 stations across the country, covering all major commercial centres. Railtel became the 22nd company to achieve Navratna status on August 30, 2024.
Televerket
Swedish State authority acting as a state-owned corporation (public enterprise), responsible for telecommunications in Sweden 1853–1993
TOT
Thai telecommunications company
ethio telecom
Ethiopian telecommunications company
HT ERONET
telecommunications company in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Telecommunication Company of Iran
Iranian telecommunication company
CAT Telecom
Thai telecommunications company
PTCL
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd., commonly known as PTCL, is the national telecommunication company in Pakistan. PTCL provides telephone and internet services nationwide and is the backbone for the country's telecommunication infrastructure. The corporation manages and operates around 2000 telephone exchanges across the country, providing the largest fixed-line network. Data and backbone services such as GSM, HSPA+, CDMA, LTE, broadband internet, IPTV, and wholesale are an increasing part of its business.
China Tower
state-owned enterprise that provides comprehensive communications infrastructure services to three state-owned telecommunications operators in China
Post and Telecom of Kosovo
Post and telecommunications company in Kosovo
SaskTel
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation, operating as SaskTel, is a Canadian telecommunications crown corporation based in the province of Saskatchewan. Owned by the provincial government, it provides wireline and wireless communications services, including landline telephone, mobile networks, broadband internet (including copper DSL, fibre to the home, and wireless broadband), IPTV, and security services. Through a subsidiary, SaskTel International, the company has also worked on telecom infrastructure projects in countries such as Argentina and the Bahamas, as well as being the l
Telebras
Telebras is a Brazilian telecommunications company which was the state-owned monopoly telephone system. It was broken up in July 1998 into twelve separate companies, nicknamed the 'Baby Bras' companies, that were auctioned to private bidders. The new companies were the long distance operator Embratel, three fixed line regional telephony companies and eight cellular companies. It was re-established in 2010 according to Decree No. 7.175 that established the National Broadband Plan (PNBL), when then-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tasked it with managing a nationwide plan to expand broadband
SES Sirius
Swedish communications satellite operator
Teracom
Teracom Group AB is a Swedish state-owned company that delivers information and communication services aimed at operators of essential functions within the Swedish civilian and military systems.
Datang Telecom Group
Chinese state-owned telecommunications equipment company
Tunisie Telecom
Tunisian phone operator
Uninett
Uninett was a state-owned company responsible for Norway's national research and education network. In 2022, Uninett was merged into Sikt.