Chapter 43 Global Satellite Communications

Of course, it is only the establishment of a communication base station sooner or later will be broken by someone to break the monopoly, after all, in the final analysis, it is just a ground antenna, people secretly pry down one to study, you can figure out the principle in minutes, it is difficult to achieve technical secrecy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

As long as the base station is willing to put in the effort, it is not difficult to build a nationwide communication network to build a tower one mountain after another. In particular, communication is an industry related to the lifeblood of national security, if the country's telephones are using the network of Panda Communications, then even the president calls are no exception, then the country may have no secrets at all, after all, grasp the terminal of communication, Panda Group can easily eavesdrop on the phones of these military and political dignitaries!

But any government that has a little bit of interest will not let such an important enterprise be in the hands of foreign capital, so Chen Xu's communication empire will definitely be broken after the communication technology is completely popularized.

Therefore, Chen Xu will vigorously promote the Sky Dome plan, ten years later, a large number of satellites in the sky, it will be more able to ensure the absolute advantage of the Panda communication system, it is estimated that there is no company in the world like the Panda Group, through satellites all over the world to ensure the timeliness of the call.

The use of satellites as a communication network, the more representative is Motorola's Iridium program, through 77 satellites to form a global satellite communication network, even in the desert, the ocean can still make calls. It's a pity that this technology is a little ahead of its time, its existence is like a big brother, although it is a boast of the times, but it is also subject to the times, the cost of use is too high, and the network transmission speed is only 128kb per second, which is about a trillion network speed, such a slow speed in addition to calling, it is also a QQ. Open the web page to slow you to death, more importantly, this is the cost of satellite communication Internet access for a minute to hundreds of yuan, even if the local tyrant uses it, you have to pinch your fingers to calculate the time, this traffic is too expensive, don't accidentally lose a car.

Civilian use is certainly not popular, at most those explorers or outdoor workers and other special small customers are willing to use.

If the Iridium plan can increase the network transmission to about 100 trillion yuan, and the monthly package cost does not exceed 200 yuan, it will basically be able to achieve commercial popularization.

But the 100 trillion satellite communication network, the biggest problem is that the technology is difficult, the faster the network speed of the satellite antenna, the volume and power consumption must be greater, the communication transmission rate is only 1 trillion per second of the satellite, the volume may only be as big as a refrigerator, if you want to do 100 megabytes, the volume of the satellite is estimated to be similar to a big truck like Optimus Prime, even Saturn V is estimated to be difficult to guarantee that it will be sent to the sky, so this idea is not very realistic.

However, with the progress of the semiconductor industry and the development of microchips, the volume of satellites will become smaller and smaller with the progress of technology, and sooner or later a balance will be found between operating costs and commercial popularization.

"We can indeed change the shape of the mobile phone, mainly the problem of battery technology, we have focused on how to make the battery smaller and store more power in the past six months, don't look at this mobile phone and bricks, but its battery can be charged for ten hours, use for 1 hour, and our researchers expect that the charging time can be shortened to 8 hours next year, and the battery use time will reach 2 hours." Secretary Ding took off the battery board of the square mobile phone and introduced it in front of Chen Xu, which was the biggest technological breakthrough in the company's R&D department.

Battery technology is one of the most difficult technology trees for humans to climb, and even after 30 years, there has not been much progress, at most it has made some improvements in battery life and charging speed, and the expansion of battery capacity is still difficult.

In the past decade, laptops have become more and more advanced and easy to use, but they can only be used for two or three hours after unplugging the socket and the battery will run out, let alone mobile phones, which can last for three hours is considered high-tech.

However, scientists have basically determined that if battery technology wants to progress, the most important thing is the problem of material science, and if the capacity material of the battery cannot keep up, then the high-energy battery will always be just a dream.

It can be said that if human beings can develop batteries that store large amounts of power, then fuel vehicles will definitely be eliminated, and mobile phones and laptops do not need to be charged for a week, which can greatly save time and improve the living standards of human beings.

For this high-energy battery technology, there is no problem in winning a Nobel Prize in Physics or Chemistry, and there is no need to wait in line until the age of seventy or eighty to receive the award.

Secretary Ding also knew that Chen Xu was dissatisfied with the shape of the mobile phone, after all, Chen Xu had already drawn a sketch and told the R&D department that the mobile phone should be made into a rectangular shape, but due to the shape of the parts, if you want to make the mobile phone, you must make some sacrifices in the shape, in order to integrate all the parts into a plastic box as small as a brick, it can only be made into a square.

"If we want to become a leader in the mobile phone industry, we must publish a phenomenon of hardware communication equipment that has swept the world, and it is best to have one per person. In this way, we can target the user group in this sector and continuously upgrade the hardware equipment to continuously obtain profits. ”

Chen Xu knows that if the mobile phone is done well, it can bring huge profits to the Panda Group in the next 30 years, after all, everyone is inseparable from communication, as long as there is a mobile phone, you can get in touch with relatives and friends at any time, so the advanced function is no one can resist.

For example, the rural fixed telephone in China has not yet been popularized, and in some places there is only one telephone in a village.

Chen Xu wants to make Panda Communications the world's communications hegemon, and it is an absolute hegemon, and any mobile phone hardware manufacturer that follows up later has signs of emergence. Panda Communications is going to immediately release a new mobile phone to suppress it, in short, I gnaw on the meat and bones, and it would be good if you could drink soup. The benefits of the monopoly giant are obvious, and the accessories alone are a huge income, and it can be seen that Apple's headphone USB converter costs 80 yuan.

Moreover, Chen Xu let Panda Communication monopolize the global communication network market, but anyone who buys a mobile phone of Panda's brand can have a great discount on the tariff, which can greatly suppress the popularity of other brands of mobile phones, so as to achieve the purpose of monopoly.

However, no matter how monopolistic it is, it is impossible to avoid other communication companies from overtaking by developing new technologies, just as Microsoft and Apple cannot monopolize the global market no matter how powerful they are.

Chen Xu's vision of the overlord of the communication market can not succeed, all pinned on the first mobile phone, as long as the phone can be small enough, convenient enough, the price is not too expensive, it will be able to do it all over the world, when the communication network will follow up to establish 2G base stations in the world, it will only take five years for the market value of Panda Communications to break through the sky, crushing IBM without the slightest problem.

Motorola's 3200 brick big brother will not be fully rolled out until 1987, Chen Xu is not in a hurry at all, he still has enough time to slowly develop technology, 2G technology and portable mobile phones must be done well before being introduced to the market, business must not be hasty, so as not to give the initiative to others!

However, when I think that there are still five or six years before Motorola's mobile phone can be listed, such a long market gap in the middle is really uncomfortable for me to watch not making money!

"How is the progress of the 2G base station technology that I handed over to the R&D department? When will it be commercialized at the latest? Chen Xu asked.

"The base station technology you gave us is really a bit advanced, we have not found suppliers for many parts in the world, we make things according to your design parameters, the weight and size of the equipment are far greater than your design parameters, and the parts need to be imported from abroad, and the asking price of those semiconductor manufacturers is very high every time, and it is difficult for us to suppress it."

Secretary Ding euphemistically explained, which means that the 2G base station is built, but the cost is high and the size is too huge, which further raises the cost of installation.

"It's good that it's been built, but I just want to know if the R&D department can commercialize this 2G base station technology within five years and reduce the cost of installation to a price that the company can afford. After all, these base stations are to be installed all over the world, and the most conservative estimate of the number of base station antennas is more than three million, and the cost of each base station is reduced by 10,000 yuan, and the cost savings are amazing. ”

Chen Xu knew that he was overly pursuing advanced technology, and the cost would inevitably be high. He could only ask the researchers to use technical means to keep the cost down as much as possible.

In fact, no matter how high the cost of the base station antenna is, the cost will eventually be passed on to the consumer, which is nothing more than raising the price of communication tariffs.

For example, two years in Japan is the beginning of the bubble economy, at that time the whole Japanese people have a lot of money in their hands, if Panda Communications takes advantage of the trend to launch a small mobile phone on behalf of the identity, by the way, and then advertise with hot advertising slogans, the price will be increased by three or five times, and the Japanese are willing to pay.

Not only Japan, but also European countries are appreciating sharply, and everyone's money is worth a lot, and it is obviously very cost-effective to spend two or three months of salary to buy a mobile phone to increase face.

Of course, in Australia, Canada, and other sparsely populated places, except for big cities, small places are not worth investing in building base stations, and people in remote places are still more cost-effective to buy satellite phones.

As for the density of base stations in China, it is necessary to build base stations, such as the domestic communication companies in the mountains and grasslands in later generations, as long as there are people, they must build base stations to ensure signal coverage. This can be regarded as a disguised subsidy to poor areas after the country becomes rich, so that everyone can have cheap means of communication and keep in touch with the big cities.

The United States is known as a superpower, but their operators for the construction of communication base stations are basically concentrated in densely populated areas, even in large cities there are many places where the signal can not be covered, such as the vast and sparsely populated states can only rely on walkie-talkies or satellite phones to contact, because in that kind of place to invest money to build communication base stations, it is very cost-effective capitalists will not use their own money to let the best enjoy the benefits.

In the future, when Chen Xu establishes a global communication network, he will definitely not build expensive communication towers for the poor abroad, because Panda Telecom is a capitalist who represents the interests of flower growers, and will not do anything to subsidize foreigners!

Chen Xu will only recommend more expensive satellite phones to these places, and squeeze every penny out of these people's hands with the least cost! (To be continued.) )