Media Advisory
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For Immediate Release
Friday, Oct. 21, 2011


 

                                        

China Telecom Americas Internet Data Center Opens in
the Heart of the Los Angeles Business District Downtown

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The event offers business networking, open ceremony and IT seminar

 

Los Angeles, CA and Herndon, VA -- China Telecom Americas (CTA), the wholly-owned North American-based subsidiary of China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (NYSE: CHA) officially opened its new full-service Data Center in Los Angeles in a ceremony Friday (Oct. 21, 2011) in downtown Los Angeles. Several dignataries, CTA executives and global media attended.

 

The 6,500 square foot new center is located at 600 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 and will bring an additional 15–20 jobs in the business district of downtown LA. CTA has about 100 employees in America and Canada, half work in California, however there are 670,000 workers at the parent company in China.

 

China Telecom Americas is a provider of data, IP and voice wholesale services to multinational companies, organizations and international carriers requiring China domestic services and international access to China and to the Asia Pacific region.

 

            “This is a win-win business opportunity for LA presented by China’s continued economic growth,” said Donald Tan, president of China Telecom Americas.

 

            China is one of the most important trading partners for the United States. “Doing business with China can be both attractive and overwhelming to business owners entering the region.  Many firms want an experienced partner to help them develop and deploy a plan for success in China,” explained Tan.

 

            Tan contends that experienced partner is China Telecom Americas. “We’ve seen a growing demand for diverse, reliable communication from companies, especially in Southern California,” he said. “Earlier this year we opened a data center in the Silicon Valley with tremendous success. We soon discovered that the demand was strong in the Los Angeles business district for China Telecom Americas to open a fully-functional data center, as well. Now with two data centers in California, we can now provide even a more complete suite of services, therby growing our regional list of important financial, manufacturing and pharmaceutical customers on the West Coast.”

                                                                  

            “Ever since we launched China Telecom in the Americas, starting with a representative office in Los Angeles in 2001, we’ve known that Los Angeles was an ideal location to reach our target market,” said Tan.  “We have been building relationships here for 10 years, and we’re excited about this region and business district’s abundance of enterprises with economic ties to the growing Asian markets.”

            China is reportedly one of the largest markets for future growth of many of California’s international businesses.  According to the New York Times, more than 500 Chinese companies now have offices or operations in California and more are coming. China’s five largest companies have their U.S. headquarters in the New York metropolitan area.  53 Chinese companies are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

ABOUT CHINA TELECOM AMERICAS (CTA)

China Telecom Americas, a wholly-owned US-based subsidiary of China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (NYSE: CHA), is an international telecom provider for data, IP and voice wholesale services to multinational companies, organizations and international carriers requiring China domestic services and International access to China and Asia Pacific.  China Telecom Americas headquarters are located in Herndon, Virginia with offices in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Jose, a subsidiary in Toronto, Canada, and a sales office in Montreal.  To meet a growing demand of international services, CTA has been expanding its reach, even to Latin America, recently establishing a company in Brazil.  China Telecom Americas provides locally-based, one-stop-shop, turn-key solutions for everything from China domestic and international data circuits to IDC services, network management, equipment management, system integration, and much more.  For additional information on China Telecom Americas, please visit www.ctamericas.com.

 

ABOUT CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LIMITED

China Telecom Corporation Limited is a full services integrated operator and the world's largest fixed-line telecommunications and broadband services provider. The Corporation provides telecommunications and information services including fixed-line voice, mobile voice, data, video and multimedia in the People's Republic of China (PRC).  At the end of August 2011, China Telecom owned 171 million fixed-line telephone subscribers, 114 million mobile (CDMA) subscribers, and 72 million broadband customers. Its H shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the New York Stock Exchange respectively.

 

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