The telecommunications industry is one of the mosttypically globalized industries. Chinese telecom operatorscarry out the globalization practices in theirown ways. This paper sums up the characters of theChinese opera...The telecommunications industry is one of the mosttypically globalized industries. Chinese telecom operatorscarry out the globalization practices in theirown ways. This paper sums up the characters of theChinese operators’ globalization based on a reviewof the recent efforts of Chinese operators. Fourmodes of globalization are pointed out undertakenby Chinese operators: Business Cooperation andAlliance, Branch and Subsidiary Company, Merge& Acquisition and Foreign Direct Investment andExportation of Expertise. And the behaviors of Chineseoperators are categorized into two dimensions:the target customer and the destination region. It isindicated that Chinese operators focus more on thedomestic customers when extending their servicesglobally, especially toward the developed countriesand regions. However, when they intend to graspnew market opportunities, they tend to aim at developingcountries.展开更多
文摘The telecommunications industry is one of the mosttypically globalized industries. Chinese telecom operatorscarry out the globalization practices in theirown ways. This paper sums up the characters of theChinese operators’ globalization based on a reviewof the recent efforts of Chinese operators. Fourmodes of globalization are pointed out undertakenby Chinese operators: Business Cooperation andAlliance, Branch and Subsidiary Company, Merge& Acquisition and Foreign Direct Investment andExportation of Expertise. And the behaviors of Chineseoperators are categorized into two dimensions:the target customer and the destination region. It isindicated that Chinese operators focus more on thedomestic customers when extending their servicesglobally, especially toward the developed countriesand regions. However, when they intend to graspnew market opportunities, they tend to aim at developingcountries.