Can China Radio and Television split the "cake" of mobile, linkage, and telecommunications?

This article was original by Sutoo123

Author / Qiao Zhibin

As China Radio, Television officially released to the public, my country's 5G communications have really entered the era of the "Four Copy Operators".

A few days ago, China Radio and Television 5G official website (www.10099.com.cn) was officially launched. China Radio and Television No. 192 will officially release the public to the public, becoming a domestic "fourth largest communication operator".

According to the list of terminal models released by China Radio and Television earlier, 16 models released (iPhone XS and updated devices) released after September 2018 support radio and television 4G network services; The 12X, Xiaomi 11 series and other models have been pushed and upgraded; vivo, OPPO, Honor, Lenovo, Motorola, IQOO, OnePlus, Samsung and other models all show that it is about to be pushed.

The "vigorous" coming of radio and television has also paid more attention to this consumer group. However, the addition of the addition of radio and television can become a catfish that stirred 5G telecommunications tariffs, but the price is similar to other "friends" prices.

From the perspective of the official set meal introduced by China Radio and Television, its package includes two types of "4G Wonderful Package" and "5G Wonderful Package". Among them, the price of 4G wonderful package is 38 yuan to 68 yuan. According to different prices, 10-20G domestic traffic and voice calls ranging from 50-200 minutes. The price of 5G wonderful package is as high as 118 yuan to 588 yuan, and in terms of sub -cards and directional traffic, it is also similar to the current three other operators.

However, Sutu.com also noticed that although it is handled by open channels, the radio and television package does not have the price advantage, but some discounts can still be obtained through special channels. For example, if you apply for a new number through customer service channels, you can get lower discounts. At present, the maximum discount that can be obtained is 60 % off in the first year, and the original price will be restored after the preferential period.

5G infrastructure price is difficult to fight under price war "

The reason why China's joining has not triggered the "price war" between operators is largely due to the large extent that in recent years, my country has comprehensively strengthened the construction of new information infrastructure and promoted the vigorous promotion of the in -depth coverage of 5G networks. Domestic operators undertake a large number of construction and operation and maintenance costs. According to the public information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the total number of 5G base stations in my country has reached 1.615 million, and the number of 5G mobile phone users exceeds 400 million.

At the same time, under the national speed -up fee reduction policy, the price and traffic price of communication operators is also declining. In the 4G era price war, in the background of high investment in 5G construction today, the price war will undoubted Here is huge pressure.

On the other hand, as early as May 2020, China Radio and Television Group Corporation had signed the "Cooperation Framework Agreement" on the 700MHz 5G shared sharing with China Mobile's subsidiaries. According to the cooperation agreement between the two parties, China Radio and Television still maintain 700MHz's spectrum ownership is only based on the conditions of "co -construction and sharing". The peer use of frequency relying on frequency is replaced with paid use of main devices such as 700MHz Hongji Station.

This means that as a new communication operator, through the exchange of frequency spectrum with mobile sharing, it is "lightly put into battle" with the unique communication facility basis and no need to bear the burden of facilities. Radio and television are missing the biggest opponents in competition.

700MHz gold frequency band into a "double -edged sword" in China Radio and Television

As we all know, the 5G network in my country has opened the official commercial use as early as 2019, and it has now been three years. So, what attracted users to attract users?

It is understood that during the publicity of China Radio and Television, it refers to its 700MHz 5G network as the "gold frequency band", as its core advantage as a key publicity, and said that "more wide coverage, better experience, and signal time online."

In fact, in the field of communication, the price of 700MHz band is indeed more expensive. According to April 2021, the British Communications Authority (OFCOM) announced its latest 5G applicable spectrum auction results, the 2x10MHz bandwidth on the 700MHz band was sold at 280 million pounds, while the 40MHz bandwidth transaction price on the 3.6-3.8GHz band was only There are 160 million pounds, which is enough to see the "gold content" of this band.

From a technical point of view, electromagnetic waves spread in the form of a sinus wave in the space. The higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength, and the higher the peak rate, but the disadvantage is that the loss in the process is more. Essence At present, the 5G network frequency bands of domestic mobile, Unicom, and Telecom are mainly concentrated in 2.6GHz-3.5GHz. This is why the 5G network construction requires higher base stations to ensure the same signal experience.

As a low-frequency 700MHz, it is precisely solved the density problem of 5G infrastructure, lower transmission loss, and is more suitable for long-distance transmission. Compared with 5G base stations of 2.6GHz-3.5GHz, 700MHz can reduce the number by 6 times. The "gold frequency band" is better covered with wireless coverage, especially suitable for the vast county and suburbs of my country. 700MHz can save more base stations construction costs.

However, as mentioned just now, there is a disadvantage in the perspective of 700MHz low -frequency in terms of available bandwidth and community capacity. In cities with dense population, low -frequency 5G does not have an advantage. In terms of transmission speed, in 2021, Zhanrui promoted the 700MHz frequency band capacity expansion with China Radio and Television, achieving a downlink rate of 673Mbps, and the upload rate reached 352Mbps, which refreshed the network rate of the 5G low -frequency band network, but it is still the same as the current three major current major. The operator's 5G network has a gap between 1Gbps. Fortunately, China Radio and Television also has a bandwidth of 60MHz on 4.9GHz, which just makes up for the demand of large bandwidth in the city and achieved "combination boxing" in the frequency band.

In addition, China Radio and Television also jointly formulated some 5G NR broadcasting enterprise standards, which also enabled 5G NR broadcasts to be included in the 2021 version of China Mobile 5G mobile phone products. Through a large -scale deployment of commercial 5G base stations, through single -broadcasting, broadcasting and broadcasting methods, you can provide new interactive video broadcast services and fusion information services to various smart terminals through two launch methods of mobile honeycomb base stations and radio and television towers.

However, from the perspective of Sutu.com, 5G NR broadcasts seem to be beautiful, but it is obviously unable to land in the short term, becoming the difference between China Radio and Television. First of all, 5G infrastructure and operating costs are still at a high level, and it cannot fully meet the needs of existing terminal equipment. Therefore, it is impossible to provide free broadcast services in the short term. More importantly, the lower capacity of the 700MHz frequency band also challenges the widespread adoption of 5G NR broadcasts of cellular data.

What's more, nowadays, users of communication operators have entered the "stock era". The real -name mobile phone number has been associated with all aspects of our lives, and the sales number is difficult to reach the sky. Although the launch of the number of transfers to the network has opened a door for users, the cumbersome process of the transfer of the network, coupled with the discounts of users who can get new networks, cannot bring enough attractiveness.

It can be seen that although China Radio and Television holds 700MHz "double -edged swords", if you want to split the "cake" of mobile, linkage, and telecommunications, it is not advisable to overwhelm it.

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