Ali Communication is an Internet communication service provider. Affiliated to Alibaba Group, it is committed to combining traditional communication businesses and capabilities with the Internet to provide innovative communication services to consumers and enterprises.

In December 2013, Alibaba obtained a virtual operator license and Ali Communication was officially established. Ali Communication is an important part of the Alibaba ecosystem. It has launched a connection management platform and provided solutions for the production, sales, deployment, and service of IoT devices. In response to the requirements of national ministries and commissions for the real-name system, Ali Communication launched an IoT activation process that requires real-person authentication before activating the number card and put it into use.