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AI-Powered Digital Transformation Drives Growth for China's Top Telecom Firm
22 Aug
Summary
- China Comservice reports revenue and profit growth in H1 2025
- AI projects worth 1.3 billion yuan signed, serving over 200 customers
- AI boosts demand for computing power and operational efficiency
As of August 22nd, 2025, China Communication Services, the country's leading telecommunications infrastructure contractor, has reported a wave of artificial intelligence (AI) projects driving digital transformation across thousands of industries, providing a significant boost to the company's three major business segments.
In the first half of 2025, Beijing-based China Comservice, a subsidiary of China Telecom, has seen a 3.4% year-on-year increase in revenue to 76.94 billion yuan (US$10.71 billion), while its net profit rose a modest 0.2% to 2.13 billion yuan. The company's executive director and chairman, Luan Xiaowei, has attributed this growth to the "significant effect" of AI in driving the development of the company's various businesses.
China Comservice has signed AI-related contracts worth 1.3 billion yuan, serving more than 200 customers during the first six months of 2025. The overall impact of AI has involved not only the growing demand for computing power, but also the benefits it brings to the firm's operations, as the company leverages AI to build an integrated operation management system to improve its efficiency.
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The applications, content, and other services business segment remains the core driver of revenue growth for China Comservice, as the company continues to capitalize on the heightened demand for digital transformation across thousands of industries on the mainland.