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{{Short description|Chinese state-owned telecommunications equipment company}}
{{distinguish|text=[[China Datang Corporation]], the state-owned electricity company }}
{{redirect|Datang Telecom|the publicly listed subsidiary|Datang Telecom Technology}}
{{Infobox company
| name = China Academy of Telecommunications Technology
| trade_name = Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Group
| logo = Datang Telecom Group logo.jpg
| logo_caption = calligraphy of "Datang Telecom" (first row) and the Chinese text of Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Group (second row)
| image = Datang Telecom Technology and Industry Holdings Co Ltd (20230111161742).jpg
| image_caption = Headquarters
| type = [[State-owned enterprise]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1957}}
| location = 40 Xueyuan Rd, [[Haidian District]]
| location_city = Beijing
| location_country = China
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| area_served = China, exported worldwide
| industry = [[Telecommunications equipment]]
| products = [[Microelectronics]], [[Software]], Communication Access, Communication Terminals, Communication Application and Service
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| subsid = {{ubl|[[Datang Telecom Technology]]|DT Mobile}}
| owner = Chinese Central Government
| homepage = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes = in [[consolidated financial statement]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shclearing.com/xxpl/fxpl/mtn/201701/t20170110_216377.html|script-title=zh:2017年度第一期中期票据发行披露材料|date=10 January 2017|access-date=7 March 2017|work=China Academy of Telecommunications Technology|publisher=Shanghai Clearing House|language=Chinese|archive-date=7 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307211111/https://www.shclearing.com/xxpl/fxpl/mtn/201701/t20170110_216377.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Chinese
| title = China Academy of Telecommunications Technology
| s = 电信科学技术研究院
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| altname = Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Group
| s2 = 大唐电信科技产业集团
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| altname3 = Datang Telecom
| s3 = 大唐电信
| t3 = 大唐電信
| p3 = Dà táng diàn xìn
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'''Datang Telecom Group''' (officially '''Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Group''') is a Chinese [[State-owned enterprise|state-owned]] [[telecommunications equipment]] group headquartered in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. 

It is best known for its leading role in developing the Chinese [[TD-SCDMA]] [[3G]] mobile telecommunications standard through its subsidiary '''DT Mobile''' (formerly known as Datang Mobile). Datang Telecom Group sells equipment to Chinese mobile network operators<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Ericsson denies exiting China despite losing ground to Huawei |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3255210/swedens-ericsson-denies-exiting-china-market-despite-5g-equipment-competition-huawei-geopolitical |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> and also provides military communications infrastructure to the [[People's Liberation Army]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 8, 2012|title=Occupying the Information High Ground: Chinese Capabilities for Computer Network Operations and Cyber Espionage|url=https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/USCC_Report_Chinese_Capabilities_for_Computer_Network_Operations_and_Cyber_%20Espionage.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513185623/https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/USCC_Report_Chinese_Capabilities_for_Computer_Network_Operations_and_Cyber_%20Espionage.pdf|archive-date=May 13, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2020|website=[[United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission]]|pages=76–81}}</ref>

==History==
'''Datang Telecom Group''' was founded on September 21 1998<ref>{{cite news |title=Datang Telecom Technology Co. Ltd. A |url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/CN/XSHG/600198/company-people |access-date=24 August 2024 |agency=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> by the '''China Academy of Telecommunications Technology''' ('''CATT''') and manufactures telecommunications equipment. It has been the trading name of the '''China Academy of Telecommunications Technology''' since September 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=600198:CH|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118152715/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=600198:CH|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2013|title=Datang Telecom Tech Co Stock Quote and Company Profile|accessdate=10 November 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref> The academy itself was founded in 1957. In 1998 a limited company [[Datang Telecom Technology]] was also incorporated and floated in the [[Shanghai Stock Exchange]] on 21 October 1998.{{cn|date=October 2022}}

In April 2007, Datang secured a 36.6% share of [[China Mobile]]'s first large-scale [[TD-SCDMA]] network construction contracts.<ref name="td_construction_contract">[http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories/94529_0_5_0_M/ "ZTE Takes Half Of China Mobile TD-SCDMA Contracts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831061025/http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories/94529_0_5_0_M/ |date=2007-08-31 }}, 10 April 2007 (Pacific Epoch)</ref>

In March 2012, Datang Telecom agreed to acquire three companies: TD-SCDMA chipmaker [[Leadcore Technology]], handset design and manufacturing company Shanghai Uniscope Technologies, and its subsidiary Qidong Uniscope Electronics; Datang already held a 51 percent stake in Shanghai Uniscope.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/datang-to-buy-three-mobile-companies--862828|title=Datang to buy three mobile companies|accessdate=10 November 2012|publisher=Telecompaper|date=20 March 2012|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121556/http://www.telecompaper.com/news/datang-to-buy-three-mobile-companies--862828|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Operations==
Datang's business areas include high-capacity digital switching, optical networking, data communication, and digital microwave communication equipment and software and system integration services. However, revenue from these sectors is far outweighed by the company's spending on [[TD-SCDMA]] [[R&D|research]] and [[product development]], and in recent years the company has taken out a series of heavy loans from [[Government-owned corporation|state-owned]] [[Chinese banks]] to fund this development.<ref name="loans">[http://www.chinatechnews.com/2007/07/20/5660-datang-telecom-receives-another-rmb20-billion-line-of-credit "Datang Telecom Receives Another CNY20 Billion Line Of Credit"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930064308/http://www.chinatechnews.com/2007/07/20/5660-datang-telecom-receives-another-rmb20-billion-line-of-credit/ |date=2007-09-30 }}, 20 July 2007 (China Tech News)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.cn/ztzl/2007-06/22/content_658134.htm|script-title=zh:国家开发银行与大唐电信科技产业集团签合作协议|date=22 June 2007|access-date=7 March 2017|publisher=SASAC of the State Council|language=Chinese|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308045338/http://www.gov.cn/ztzl/2007-06/22/content_658134.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, the [[United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission]] released a report alleging connections between Datang and the [[People's Liberation Army]], in particular via Datang's Tenth Research Institute in [[Xi'an]].<ref name=":0" />

==Subsidiaries==
{{Update section|date=October 2022}}{{updated|31 December 2015}}
* {{ill|The First Research Institute of Telecommunications Technology|zh|电信科学技术研究院第一研究所}} (100.0%)
* [[Datang Telecom Technology]] (33.94%)
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website}} {{in lang|zh}}

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