The Development Course of France Telecom Group

In terms of turnover, France Telecom is the fourth largest telecom operator in the world, with operations in more than 50 countries. The operating income of 1997 reached156.7 billion francs. France Telecom not only owns the leading CNET in Europe, but also its 100 subsidiaries can provide all kinds of modern telecom services for all walks of life. With the opening of the international and domestic telecom market, the company reorganized itself in June1994+February 65438, emphasizing the purpose of facing the market and serving customers. From 1998 to 1, France's telecommunications industry has been fully open and embarked on the road of free competition.

Development of China

For many years, France Telecom has been paying close attention to China. To be precise, it began with the visit of Mr. Fuxiang Zhong, the director of China Telecom. 1986, France Telecom officially set up a representative office in Beijing. Since then, the two sides have cooperated in many fields, such as education and data packet exchange, providing Chinese terminal online service for Shanghai videotex query trial network, and friendly cooperation between Beijing Telecom Bureau and Paris Telecom Bureau.

China Telecom and France Telecom have also established bilateral business relations. For example, GSM roaming service will be launched to realize the interconnection of ISDN services in the three largest cities in China.

In addition, France Telecom also participated in the consultation on the long-term planning of the telecommunications network of China Railway Department; Cooperate with China Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications for telecom management support consultation.

1996 France Telecom and China Unicom reached a partnership on the expansion of GSM networks in Guangzhou and Foshan. The network was opened in Guangzhou 1998 in February and Foshan in March. The realization of the first stage of cooperation indicates greater cooperation in the future.

international cooperation

In order to support its global strategy, France Telecom strengthened its cooperation with Deutsche Telekom and Sprint, and established a joint venture company, covering most of the international voice and data services of the three parties. 1On June 5438+0, 1996, the international joint venture company Global One was officially launched. With its high-tech support, it provided users with comprehensive, flexible and competitive telecommunications services.

The long-term mission of Global One is to become a commercial user with a large number of international business needs and the largest supplier of seamless, high-quality and global telecommunications services. While achieving economies of scale, Global One also provides services for individual consumers and groups, providing them with affordable telecommunications services in special markets.