Operator comparison
China Telecom vs GDS Holdings
Both columns come from the facilities each operator publishes and Coloprice tracks: China Telecom — 39 facilities in 1 countries, GDS Holdings — 19 facilities in 3 countries. Score is the independent Coloprice Score of each facility, averaged; it is never sold.
China Telecom
39
Tracked facilities · Countries: 1
Where they operate: China
GDS Holdings
19
Tracked facilities · Countries: 3
Where they operate: China, Hong Kong, Malaysia
Portfolios side by side
| Field | China Telecom | GDS Holdings |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 39 | 19 |
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Cities | 16 | 8 |
| Published IT capacity | not published | 54 MW (1 of 19 sites publish) |
| Operational | 39 | 19 |
| Under construction / announced | 0 | 0 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 0 | 0 |
| Most common certifications | Tier III, Tier III+, Uptime Institute M&O Stamp of Approval, Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents | Uptime Institute M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Average Coloprice Score | 15/100 across 39 scored sites | 16/100 across 19 scored sites |
| Awards and badges | 19 | 2 |
| Highest-scored facility | China Telecom Zhenru Data Center, Building 3 Level 1 (28/100) | GDS Nusajaya Tech Park Data Center Campus (32/100) |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: China Telecom — 39; GDS Holdings — 19
- Countries: China Telecom — 1; GDS Holdings — 3
- Cities: China Telecom — 16; GDS Holdings — 8
- Operational: China Telecom — 39; GDS Holdings — 19
- Most common certifications: China Telecom — Tier III, Tier III+, Uptime Institute M&O Stamp of Approval, Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents; GDS Holdings — Uptime Institute M&O Stamp of Approval
- Average Coloprice Score: China Telecom — 15/100 across 39 scored sites; GDS Holdings — 16/100 across 19 scored sites
- Awards and badges: China Telecom — 19; GDS Holdings — 2
- Highest-scored facility: China Telecom — China Telecom Zhenru Data Center, Building 3 Level 1 (28/100); GDS Holdings — GDS Nusajaya Tech Park Data Center Campus (32/100)
Published for only one side: Published IT capacity.
Highest-scored facility
China Telecom
China Telecom Zhenru Data Center, Building 3 Level 1
Shanghai, China · 28/100
GDS Holdings
GDS Nusajaya Tech Park Data Center Campus
Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia · 54 MW · 32/100
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