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263 Network Communications (二六三网络通信股份有限公司) is a Beijing-headquartered Chinese technology company founded in 1997, originally providing dial-up internet services before expanding through enterprise email and other core communications products. Net263 It has been listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2010 under stock code 002467. LinkedIn The company now operates across three principal business segments: Global Network, covering data centers, private data networks, international submarine cables, and mobile communications; Intelligent Communications, focused on intelligent customer service, intelligent assistants, and unified contact center products; and Digital Services, comprising a full-service chain covering digital humans, intelligent agents, knowledge management, and intelligent risk control. Net263
Within the Digital Services segment, the company has pursued exploration in 3D virtual livestreaming and AI digital human applications, achieving notable results in both directions. Net263 Its digital human offering is positioned for enterprise-level service scenarios, and its intelligent contact center integrates self-developed audio/video, IM, email, digital humans, and an AI agent platform. The company also offers a Digital Exhibition Hall solution featuring AI digital human greeters with real-time emotion recognition and interactive capabilities.
Yun Xiaoduo (云小朵) is an enterprise AI digital human developed by 263 Enterprise Communications. Built on a cloud-network-edge integrated architecture combining RTC, VR/AR, and digital human technologies, Yun Xiaoduo is positioned as an AI employee capable of hosting conferences and events, functioning as an AI lecturer, and delivering AI-powered customer service. The product sits alongside a companion digital human, Chang Xiaoping (昌小平), as one of two named outputs from 263's digital human business unit, which the company has acknowledged remains in an exploratory commercial stage with significant market uncertainty. Yun Xiaoduo has been specifically deployed in online education contexts, including live-streamed classes and dual-teacher classroom formats, where digital human instructors and intelligent teaching assistants supplement human educators. The product represents 263's strategic pivot toward AI-driven enterprise services, with analyst commentary as recently as early 2026 citing Yun Xiaoduo as evidence of the company's coherent business transformation trajectory, though the digital human division remains a non-core line of business relative to 263's primary communications infrastructure operations.
Li Yujie (李玉杰) is the Chairman and President of 263 Group. He was among the attendees at the 2025 MWC Shanghai China Unicom International Partner Conference, at which 263 Group received the "Best Digital Application Partner" award. Net263 His leadership has overseen the company's transition from a traditional communications provider to a platform integrating AI agents and AI digital humans as entry points for enterprise digital services.
Company name variations, English:
263 Network Communications — the formal English translation of the registered listed entity name (二六三网络通信股份有限公司), used in financial and regulatory contexts.
263 Group — the company's preferred self-designation in corporate communications, partnerships, and industry events.
Erliusan — the Mandarin phonetic reading of the numerals 2-6-3, used as a colloquial stock market identifier in Chinese financial media.
263 — the abbreviated brand name used in product lines, domain names, and general public-facing communications.
263 Cloud Communications — the branding applied to the company's enterprise cloud communications division and associated product suite.
263 Global — the branding used for the company's international communications operations, including services for overseas Chinese communities.
Net 263 — an informal name derived from the domain net263.com, appearing in third-party business databases and directory listings.
Company name variations, Chinese:
二六三网络通信股份有限公司 — the full official registered corporate name used in legal, regulatory, and stock exchange filings.
二六三集团 — the preferred self-designation in corporate communications, equivalent to 263 Group.
二六三 — the colloquial shorthand used in Chinese financial media and stock trading contexts, derived from the phonetic reading of the numerals.
263集团 — a mixed-script variant of 二六三集团 commonly used in press releases, conference materials, and the company's own Chinese-language website.
263云通信 — the branding applied to the enterprise cloud communications division, equivalent to 263 Cloud Communications.
263网络通信 — an abbreviated form of the registered name appearing in news reporting and third-party business databases.