China Telecom, Unicom to build content delivery firm: Chinese paper
[BEIJING] China Telecom Corp and China Unicom Hong Kong could soon jointly invest in a new content delivery network (CDN) company that would speed up Chinese users' Internet access, a Chinese paper reported on Friday.
The proposed firm would be run by China Telecom's cloud computing subsidiary, according to a 21st Century Business Herald report citing an unnamed senior China Telecom employee.
Rumours of a CDN joint venture between the country's second- and third-largest carriers have existed for more than year.
Telecom and Unicom did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Founded in 2012, Telecom's cloud computing unit released its first cloud-based CDN product late last year, when China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd also marched into the CDN market.
Earlier this month, Telecom announced a partnership with Akamai Technologies Inc to improve content delivery for its users. REUTERS
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