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China\'s big three telecom firms bet on \'token factory\' strategy as AI revenue grows

China’s three state-owned telecom operators are expanding AI token-charging businesses as a new growth pillar, the South China Morning Post reported. China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom highlighted tokens, the basic unit of data handled by AI models, alongside computing power and data as key indicators, but did not disclose separate token revenue or usage metrics. Each operator reported growth in computing- and AI-related revenue and introduced token platforms and products.