Best Telecom Infrastructure Tech Companies in China
The 109 best Telecom Infrastructure Tech companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: UTStar.
China's Telecom Infrastructure Tech sector doesn't get enough credit for how much capital it's quietly absorbing. This directory ranks the best Telecom Infrastructure Tech companies in China by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, pulling from 109 tracked companies with $306M in total disclosed funding across the field.
UTStar leads the pack at $88M raised, with AgotoZ not far behind at $50M and Yunshan Networks at $26M. No unicorns yet, but the funding concentration tells you where conviction is pooling. IDG Capital and Cathay Capital are the names showing up most, which tracks with the broader thesis that data infrastructure is graduating from nice-to-have to load-bearing. And the global picture backs that up: according to Future Market Insights, the market was valued at roughly $12.5B in 2015 and is forecast to reach $29.0B by 2030 at a 4.3% CAGR. I'd watch the midfield here closely. Median install growth of around 16% year-over-year across telecom and energy infrastructure apps signals that end-user demand isn't slowing, and that pressure eventually finds its way upstream to the infrastructure layer. So if you're mapping the competitive landscape, the gap between UTStar and the rest of the field is the story worth tracking this quarter.
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Ranked: Best Telecom Infrastructure Tech companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTStar Provider of packet network transport and broadband access solutions with SDN | $88M | 192 mo ago | Public | — | 1991 | DrupalPHPMediaElement.js+5 | — | — |
| 2 | AgotoZ Network acceleration & WAN connectivity solutions | $50M | 56 mo ago | Series C | Li Wei Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 3 | InnoLight Optical transceiver solutions | $38M | 140 mo ago | Series C | — | 2008 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365PHP+8 | 4 patents Photonic components and testing tools for high‑speed fiber optic communication systems. | — |
| 4 | CreatComm Technology Wireless backhaul, video surveillance, and network management solutions provider | $30M | 103 mo ago | Series A | — | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Netcoresys Routers and switches equipment provider | $30M | 450 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 1996 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Yunshan Networks SDN based network traffic analysis | $26M | 92 mo ago | Series B | Yaxuan Qi Co-Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Algoblu Virtual internet application service provider based on SDN | $15M | 85 mo ago | Series C | — | 2012 | — | 3 patents Dynamic routing and service switching for autonomous edge and home network infrastructures | — |
| 8 | Photop Tech Components for datacom and telecom | $10M | 229 mo ago | Acquired | John Ling CEO | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Asiatelco Technologies Wireless access points and end user equipment provider | $8M | — | Early Stage | — | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 10 | uCloudlink Provider of virtual SIM card connectivity, wholesale data, and portable Wi-Fi solutions | $5M | 53 mo ago | Public | Zhu Tan Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer | 2009 | PHPNginxAmazon Web Services+13 | — | 2 awards |
| 11 | Sunsea High tech enterprise developing ICT solutions by R&D | $4M | 102 mo ago | Public | — | 1994 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Eahison Provider of Wireless antennas provider | $2M | 65 mo ago | Seed | Zheng Hongzhen CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Telecom Infrastructure Tech companies in China
#1
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2017$50.1Mraised▾
AgotoZ technologies is a company focusing on network acceleration and offers solutions of WAN connectivity. Offers AllWAN, which offers a series of solutions of WAN interconnectivity, including, multi-cloud connectivity, IDCs connectivity, cloud-IDC connectivity, and multi-sites connectivity. Also offers another product, ACCE+, which is a TCP acceleration solution. Partners include Ericsson and Vip Kid.
- Oct 2021Series C—
- Sep 2019Series B$35M
- Jun 2018Series B$15.1M
- Jan 2018Series A—
#2
Public · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2009 · 330 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Provider of virtual SIM card connectivity, wholesale data, and portable Wi-Fi solutions. It has developed a cloud SIM platform that can remotely allocate network operators based on customer location. Its customers include MNO or MVNOs who are looking to provide global roaming solutions to their customers. It also provides wholesale data services to the operators. It also provides portable Wi-Fi solutions to international travelers that work in multiple countries.
- Jan 2022Post IPO$5M
- Sep 2015Grant (prize money)$167.3K
#3
Series B · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2011 · 100 employees$26Mraised▾
SDN based network traffic analysis. Its flagship product, DeepFlow is an SDNnbased controller that acts as a bridge between network applications and components. Product is used for network virtualization, network analytics, and network security in a private cloud, industrial cloud, carrier cloud, and IDC cloud. Major clients include Lenovo, China UnionPay, China Cache, Zenlayer, China Mobile, China Telecom among others.
- Sep 2018Series B$11M
- 2016Series B$10M
- 2013Series A$5M
#4
Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1991 · 175 employees$88.5Mraised▾
Provider of packet network transport and broadband access solutions with SDN. The company delivers packet optical transport, routers, and timing and synchronization solutions. It offers network design, deployment, technical support, training, warranty, and repair services. The company also provides solutions for mobile backhaul, multi-service metro networks, and enterprise applications.
- 2010Angel—
- Feb 2010Post IPO$48.5M
- Nov 1999Series E$40M
#5
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2012 · 50 employees$14.8Mraised▾
Algoblu provides low-cost high-performance virtual network infrastructure to customers to speed up internet, private network and cloud application access-based on Software Defines Network, offering products and services consistent with the Chinese market. Algoblu has deployed 200 SDN nodes across the world. Algoblu has promoted V series of products ( vLink,vBox) which provides Internet link acceleration to client communication for enterprises and users with a core concept of SDN.
- May 2019Series C$14.8M
- Jun 2017Series C—
- Oct 2016Series B—
#6
Seed · Foshan, Guangdong Province · founded 2009$1.5Mraised▾
Developer and manufacturer of wireless communication coverage antenna products. The company is committed to providing solutions for wireless communication operators and equipment vendors.
#7
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2010 · 14 employees$30Mraised▾
Wireless backhaul, video surveillance, and network management solutions provider. Its product portfolio includes backhaul systems, last-mile systems, elevator or wi-fi bridge systems, indoor or WiFi-AP, embedded modules, and network management systems.
- Nov 2017Series A$30M
#8
Series C · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2008 · 1294 employees$38Mraised▾
Optical transceiver solutions. It develops different types of high-speed optical transceivers such as 10G, 25G, 40G, and 100G for cloud computing, wireless interconnect and next generation SDN networks. It claims that its solution has features like large capacity, small size, low power and low cost. Its solution enables bandwidth expansion for Web 2.0 companies and is aimed at cloud operators, tier-one equipment OEMs, and leading system integrators.
- Sep 2014Series C$38M
- Aug 2012Series B—
- May 2008Series A—
#9
Acqui-Hired · Ji an, Jiangxi · founded 1996$30Mraised▾
Routers and switches equipment provider
#10
Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 1994 · 2487 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Sunsea Communication Technology is a high-tech enterprise performing R&D to come up with ICT products for customers ranging from telecom operators to network integrator and data center operators. The firm also has capability in the FTTx domain, optic components, cable etc. The company was listed on the Shenzhen SME board, which is the largest supplier of ICT network infrastructures in China.
- Nov 2017Post IPO$227M
- Nov 2003Series A$3.9M
#11
Acquired · Fuzhou, Fujian · founded 2003 · 3000 employees$10Mraised▾
Photop Technologies designs, integrates and manufactures products for fiber optic communication, instrumental, telecom, laser optics and compound semiconductor crystals. Offers components for optics instruments, telecom, and laser industries. Key products include micro lenses for beam collimating and coupling, micro prisms for managing light path and direction, crystal parts for polarization beam splitting and combination, a large selection of waveplates.
- Apr 2007Series A$10M
#12
Early Stage · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2003$7.6Mraised▾
Asiatelco Technologies provides wireless access points and end user equipment to the telecom sector in USA, Brazil, India, Poland, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, etc. Its product portfolio includes 2G/3G/4G LTE modules, routers, wireless CPE (Customer Premise Equipment), LTE mobile hotspots, LTE USB dongles, wireless home gateways (LTE, UMTS, GSM, CDMA), IoT/M2M devices, and more.
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
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