Is Shanghai Telecom Research Institute a central enterprise?

Yes Shanghai Research Institute of China Telecom Co., Ltd. is the main body of China Telecom Group's scientific and technological innovation system, and has been renamed China Telecom Co., Ltd. Network and Information Security Research Institute, which is a state-owned enterprise directly under the central government. The Institute is responsible for the research and development of core technologies related to network and information security, carries out technical verification and independent research and development of core capabilities, undertakes the research and development of intensive security/business prototypes, and fully supports the safe operation of China Telecom.