Chapter 457 The wool comes from the sheep
Author: quiet thoughts
Although Shirakawa Electric's annual press conference has ended, the discussion it left for the outside world has become increasingly intense.
Not to mention the technical updates of other old products, the various black technologies on new products are simply dizzying.
The ever-advancing LCD technology, the new screen display technology LED, and the revolutionary product mobile phone (mobile phone).
Especially the latter, this is Neon's first independently developed mobile calling technology.
Two or three years ago, Motorola's big brother was born, and it had already brought communication technology into the first generation of mobile communication systems.
The so-called first era of mobile communication systems is what we usually call the 1G era.
However, there is no such thing as a few G. This is something that people in later generations added after looking back at historical development.
Moreover, the 1G era was an era of analog communication, which was the mainstream communication method in the world before the mid-1980s.
Because it is an analog signal, the mobile phone or mobile phone at this time can only be used to make calls and cannot do anything else.
Only by cooperating with each other, having consistent interests, and being deeply bound can we ensure that this relationship will last for a long time.
Invisible to ordinary people, Shirakawa Holdings Group gave Meiji Group unimaginable feedback.
Because of the integrated memory chip inside, Shirakawa Electric's mobile phone can store nearly 50 numbers.
What's more important is that Shirakawa Electric and NUCT's advertising is good, not to mention the repeated bombings by TV stations.
In fact, it's not very useful. It's just to make it easier for people to see the number they dialed and search their address book.
The price of 430,000 yen is indeed very expensive. But most people can afford it. After all, a month’s salary for a newly graduated college student is enough.
After a president, Sang, completed the Internet access procedures on-site at a NUCT store, he couldn't wait to call home.
As a first-generation mobile phone, there is no doubt that the price of 430,000 yen is actually on the high side.
Shirakawa Electric's mobile phones, as a way to show one's identity, quickly became popular among people.
In this era, the neon government has too much money to spend. It has bought tens of billions of dollars in reserves just to cool down the yen.
The reason why Ouzhou readily agreed to NUCT's request is because they are also very aware of the competition related to standards. Of course, the more areas it is used in, the better.
If we only consider the hardware cost, a mobile phone does not exceed 20,000 yen.
Neon people in the golden age were inflated and proud, and they urgently needed to be recognized by others.
Yes, nearly half of NUCT’s total investment in the communications industry is subsidized by the government.
The shape, which is more than half the size of Motorola, is undoubtedly more in line with the aesthetics of Neon people.
You must know that GSM is not the only one developing 2G digital signal standards in the world at this time. CDMA in the United States is also in the process of being developed.
As for the construction of base stations in remote areas or mountainous areas, it is always said that there is some loss. These NUCTs are planned to be completed slowly in the next few years.
As a last resort, Shirakawa Electric could only expedite replenishment to fill the market vacancy.
In the above-mentioned areas, NUCT has set up its own communication base stations in major cities.
However, most of the first batch of people to buy KITA One mobile phones were businessmen. Due to work reasons, they naturally have a huge demand for mobile phones.
But since it uses analog signals from the 1G era, what communication standard does Shirakawa Electric’s mobile phone use?
Because of the obtained frequency band and the fact that United Communications has not yet developed its own communication format.
Since it is an analog signal, it cannot be used to access the Internet or send messages. So what is the LCD screen on the Shirakawa Electric mobile phone used for?
Data legends and the like are not used by Big Brother at all now. It is just a transitional technology.
Now Shirakawa Electric's portable mobile phone has become a status symbol.
If Laomi's CDMA 2G development had not been delayed at this time, maybe NUCT would have switched to CDMA.
But fortunately, because it is an infrastructure that benefits the people, the Postal Ministry also subsidizes about 40% of the total investment cost.
This is so convenient, and it works exactly as advertised. Connect you and me anytime, anywhere~
With the publicity of this living sign, the onlookers could no longer bear it any longer.
This kind of PHS technology that became very popular in later generations of China was only popular for a short period of time.
The GSM standard originated in Ouzhou, and it has not been perfected yet. It was only this year that Ouzhou determined several key parameters of the GSM standard.
You buy a mobile phone to use it, and you have to pay the phone bills.
President Sang put his cell phone on the table, and the people negotiating at the same table also had to look at it.
This amount is enough for people nowadays. Of course, if you want more, you can buy a high-end version. Saving 200 is not a problem.
So after NUCT (United Communications) expressed relevant intentions to Ouzhou, the latter immediately incorporated NUCT into its own system.
Otherwise, relying solely on NUCT itself, it really wouldn’t have such a big face.
So after internal modifications, NUCT (United Communications) used GSM, which was supposed to be 2G technology, as a simplified version of 1G.
Within two days, all the goods on the counter of the NUCT store were swept clean.
Therefore, the communication standard used by Shirakawa Electric mobile phones is the GSM format. Yes, this is not Neon’s domestic communication technology.
Tsk, people in the bubble bath era don’t feel bad at all when it comes to spending money.
After all, no one stipulates that an operator can only use one communication format. Almost all of China's Yusanjia are compatible with three to four communication standards.
In the words of the media, it is Shirakawa Electric - Neon Light!
For example, Shirakawa Electric's KITA-One mobile phone has an analog signal and is also a type of mobile phone.
On the day just after the Shirakawa Electric press conference, the door of the NUCT sales hall was crowded with people who came to try out new products.
It was that unique scene at the press conference that made the media talk about it for a long time.
But if you buy a Shirakawa Electric mobile phone, at least for the first few months, you don't have to worry about the phone bill. This part of the cost is already included in the contract.
It is precisely because the construction of base stations in densely populated areas has been completed that Shirakawa Kaede will directly broadcast a live broadcast at the press conference.
This kind of panic buying scene has not appeared for Shirakawa Electric for a long time.
Nothing is more convincing than seeing it with your own eyes and hearing it with your own ears.
In short, after acquiring GSM technology and modifying it, NUCT began to build large-scale base stations in major cities in Neon.
Besides, this is a communication tool, so it will be fine for several years to come.
The most valuable ones are just a few chips, and as shipments increase, their prices will gradually decrease.
Bai Chuanfeng is very ambitious. He is not only focusing on the neon market, but going global is his ultimate goal.
But as a low-end communication method, it can better segment and supplement the NUCT market.
NUCT's plan is to wait for GSM to be officially commercialized, which will probably be in the early 1990s, so that it can smoothly transition to the 2G era.
They swarmed around the counter and began to snap up Shirakawa Electric's new mobile phones.
Such large-scale infrastructure construction costs tens of billions.
After hearing his wife's clear answer on the other end of the phone, President Sang immediately became happy.
And Shirakawa Electric must always make a profit. Most of the profit of 430,000 yen was divided between Shirakawa Electric and NUCT.
With all links connected, NUCT finally completed the construction of base stations in most areas within one year.
Boy, I am optimistic about you. You must do this kind of thing that benefits the country and the people in a big way!
In response, Bai Chuanfeng said, Postal Dad, please insult me again~
Of course this is a joke, in short, in an era when the government is not short of money, NUCT is weak in getting various subsidies.
United Communications adopts this standard because its frequency band is very close to GSM, and its general technical framework has been determined.
Moreover, as an international communication standard, there will be many countries using GSM in the future, such as neighboring China, Ouzhou, Australia and other regions.
However, the reason why it is expensive is because it includes part of the NUCT package fee.
Several Neon media outlets are rushing to report news about Shirakawa Electric's portable phones, and the scene of Shirakawa Kaede talking to Akina Nakamori at the press conference has been widely circulated.
Anyone wearing a Shirakawa Electric mobile phone on their waist on the street will attract a second look from passers-by.
The protection of interests is complicated.
Sure enough, the press conference of Shirakawa Electric came to an end.
It is still unclear whether CDMA will embrace CDMA in order to expand the market in the future. Even NUCT is developing its own communication standards, such as PHS technology.
The fact that the government has money is one aspect, but the key role is that the Meiji academic circles secretly worked hard within the government system.
In the field of mobile communications, it has filled the gap in domestic terminals and is even more powerful than the veteran NTT.
Only after the number of users accumulates and the production process becomes more mature, Shirakawa Electric will start to significantly reduce the price of the next generation mobile phones.
Coupled with the annual trade surplus, there is no place to spend the money saved except buying U.S. bonds.
As long as the country uses the GSM format, it will be the potential customer market for Shirakawa Electric's mobile phones in the future.
The Postal Ministry directly spent more than 40 billion yen on NUCT's face.
Because they know that GSM technology will be universal until the end of the 2G era, NUCT is willing to spend money on Kyushu, Shikoku, Kanto, Kansai, Tohoku, and Hokkaido.
"United Communications, connect you and me!" is an advertising slogan that even children today can say.
It happened that NUCT began to take the lead in the construction of large-scale wireless communication base stations, and Shirakawa Kaede took advantage of Meiji Gakuta's relationship.
The wool comes from the sheep. In addition to these prepaid phone bills, the cost of NUCT base station construction must be paid back.
Of course, NUCT will not hang itself on the GSM tree in the future.
Therefore, with the initiative of Neon District, after signing an agreement with each other, Ouzhou very generously provided all technical information about GSM to NUCT.
However, the various package fees for contract machines will also be ready.
It will make users seem as if the mobile phone costs nothing, but within a few years they will have to be NUCT users.
The so-called profits are just divided into many months and slowly recovered within a few years. In fact, the money is not less at all, or even more.
Stimulated by Shirakawa Electric and NUCT, veteran telecommunications player NTT quickly launched its own mobile phone a month or two later.
Chapter completed!