China Telecom to start UK service

LONDON - China Telecom plans to launch a mobile service in the United Kingdom within three months, resulting in the first-ever Chinese SIM card outside China, the company said on Wednesday.

The SIM card, called CTEXCEL, will mainly be marketed to Chinese residents, businesses and visitors in the UK, said Ou Yan, managing director of China Telecom Europe.

The service will use rented space on the network of Everything Everywhere, the joint venture of France Telecom SA and Deutsche Telekom AG, Everything Everywhere and China Telecom said.