Chapter 456: The Wool Comes Out of the Sheep
Although Shirakawa Electric's annual press conference is over, the discussion it has left for the outside world has intensified.
Not to mention the technical updates of other old products, the various black technologies on the new products are simply dizzying.
Ever-changing LCD technology, new screen display technology LED, and revolutionary mobile phones (portable phones).
Especially the latter, which is Neon's first self-developed mobile calling technology.
Two or three years ago, Motorola's big brother was born, and communication technology was already pulled into the first generation of mobile communication systems.
The so-called first-age mobile communication system is what we usually call the 1G era.
However, there is no such thing as a few G, which is added by later generations by reversing historical development.
Moreover, the 1G era is the era of analog communication, and it was the mainstream communication method in the world before the middle of the 80s.
Because it is an analog signal, the mobile phone or Big Brother at this time can only be used to make calls, and nothing else can be done.
For example, Shirakawa Electric's KITA-One mobile phone, which is also an analog signal, is also a kind of big brother.
Since it is an analog signal, it cannot be used to access the Internet or send messages. So what is the LCD screen on Shirakawa Electric's mobile phone used for?
In fact, it is not very useful, just to make it easier for people to see the number they have dialed and look through the address book.
Because of the integrated memory chip inside, Shirakawa Electric's mobile phone can store nearly 50 numbers.
This amount is enough for people nowadays, of course, if you want more, you can also buy a high-configuration version, and it is not a problem to save 200.
However, since the analog signal of the 1G era is used, what kind of communication standard does Shirakawa Electric's mobile phone use?
Because of the frequency band obtained, and the joint communication has not developed its own communication format for the time being.
Therefore, the communication standard used by Shirakawa Electric mobile phones is GSM format, yes, this is not Neon's domestic communication technology.
The GSM standard originated in Ouzhou, and it has not yet been perfected. It is only this year that the state has determined several key parameters of the GSM standard.
Unicom has adopted this standard because its own frequency band is very close to GSM, and its general technical framework has been determined.
Therefore, after NUCT (United Communications) expressed its interest to Ouzhou, the latter immediately incorporated NUCT into its own system.
The reason why Ouzhou agreed to NUCT's request so readily is because they also know that it is a matter of competition for standards, of course, the more regions that use it, the better.
You must know that GSM is not the only one in the world that is developing 2G digital signal standards at this time, and CDMA in the United States is also in the pipeline.
Therefore, with the initiative of the neon area, after signing an agreement with each other, Ouzhou very generously provided all the technical information about GSM to NUCT.
As a result, under the internal revision, NUCT (United Communications) used GSM, which should have been 2G technology, as a simplified version of 1G.
Data legends or something, now Big Brother doesn't use it at all, it's just a transitional technology.
NUCT's plan is to prepare for a smooth transition to the 2G era after GSM is officially commercialized, around the beginning of the 90s.
Moreover, as an international communication standard, there will be many countries that will use GSM in the future, such as Huaxia, Ouzhou, Australia and other regions next door.
As long as the GSM format is used, it will be a potential market for Shirakawa Electric mobile phones in the future.
Shirakawa Kaede is very ambitious, he is staring at more than the neon market, and going to the world is the ultimate goal.
If it weren't for the fact that Lao Mi's CDMA 2G development was a little later at this time, maybe NUCT would have turned to CDMA.
Of course, NUCT will not hang itself from the GSM tree in the future.
It is still uncertain how much CDMA will be embraced for a wider market in the future, and even NUCT is developing its own communication standards, such as PHS technology.
This PHS technology, which shined in later generations in China, was only popular for a short period of time.
However, as a low-end means of communication, it can better segment and supplement the NUCT market.
After all, no one stipulates that an operator can only use one communication format, and almost all of the three royal companies in Huaxia are compatible with three to four communication standards.
In short, after getting the GSM technology and making magic changes, NUCT began to build base stations on a large scale in major cities of Neon.
Because it knows that GSM technology will be generalized until the end of the 2G era, NUCT is also willing to pay for it, Kyushu, Shikoku, Kanto, Kansai, Tohoku, and Hokkaido.
In the above areas, NUCT has set up its own communication base stations in major cities.
The amount of money spent on such large-scale infrastructure construction is in the tens of billions.
Fortunately, because it is an infrastructure that is good for the people, the Ministry of Posts and Posts has also subsidized about 40% of the total investment cost.
Yes, nearly half of NUCT's total investment in the communications industry is subsidized by the government.
In this era, the neon government has too much money to spend, and it has bought tens of billions of dollars in reserves just to cool the yen.
Coupled with the annual trade surplus, there is nowhere to spend the money accumulated except for buying US bonds.
It was just as NUCT began to take the lead in the construction of large-scale wireless communication base stations, and Kaede Shirakawa took advantage of the relationship between Meiji Gakuga.
The Ministry of Posts and Posts directly took out more than 40 billion yen and threw more than 40 billion yen in the face of NUCT.
Boy, I'm optimistic about you, this kind of thing that benefits the country and the people must be done in a big way!
In this regard, Shirakawa Kaede said, Post 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 various subsidies are soft.
The government's money is one thing, and the key role in this is that the Meiji school has secretly worked hard in the government system.
Otherwise, it is only up to NUCT itself, and it really doesn't have such a big face.
The protection of interests is intricate.
In a place that ordinary people can't see, the Shirakawa Holdings Group has given unimaginable feedback to the Meiji community.
Only by cooperating with each other, aligning interests, and deeply binding can we ensure that this relationship lasts for a long time.
With the opening of all links, NUCT finally completed the construction of base stations in most areas within one year.
As for the construction of base stations in remote areas or mountainous areas, it is said that there is a bit of a loss, and these NUCTs are ready to be completed slowly in the next few years.
It is precisely because the construction of base stations in densely populated areas has been completed that Shirakawa Kaede will directly broadcast live at the press conference.
Nothing is more convincing than seeing with your own eyes and hearing with your own ears.
Sure enough, with the press conference of Shirakawa Electric came to an end.
Several neon media outlets are vying to report on the news of Shirakawa Electric's portable phone, and the scene of Shirakawa Kaede talking to Akina Nakamori at the press conference is even more widely circulated.
In the words of the media, Shirakawa Electric - neon light!
In the field of mobile communications, it fills the gap of domestic terminals, and is even more powerful than the old NTT.
It is half smaller than Motorola, which is undoubtedly more in line with the aesthetics of neon people.
On the day of the press conference of Shirakawa Electric, the front of the NUCT business hall was crowded with people who came to try it.
However, most of the first batch of buyers of KITA One mobile phones are businessmen, and they naturally have a great demand for mobile phones because of their work.
One of the presidents, San, couldn't wait to call home after completing the on-site access procedures at the NUCT store.
After hearing the clear answer from his wife on the other end of the phone, the president immediately became happy.
It's so convenient, and sure enough, it's the same as advertised. Anytime, anywhere, connect you and me~
With the publicity of this live signboard, the onlookers at the scene could no longer hold back.
They flocked to the counter and began to snap up Shirakawa's new mobile phones.
The price of 430,000 yen is really expensive. But most people can afford it, after all, a recent college graduate's salary is enough for one month.
Besides, this is a communication tool, and it will be no problem to use it for a few years in the future.
What's more important is that Shirakawa Electric and NUCT advertising are playing well, not to mention the bombardment of TV stations.
It was the ingenious scene at the press conference that made the media talk about it for a long time.
"Joint communication, connect you and me!" This advertising slogan is now said by children.
Tsk, people in the era of bubbles don't feel distressed at all when they spend money.
Within two days, I swept all the stock on the counter of the NUCT store.
As a last resort, Shirakawa Electric can only expedite replenishment to fill the market gap.
This kind of rush to buy has not appeared for a long time for Shirakawa Electric.
Now Shirakawa Electric's portable mobile phone has become a status symbol.
Whoever has a mobile phone pinned to the waist of Shirakawa Electric on the street will attract passers-by to take a second look.
President Sang put the mobile phone on the table, and the people who negotiated at the table also looked at it twice.
The neon people of the Golden Age are inflated and proud inside, and they desperately need to be recognized by others.
Shirakawa Electric's mobile phones, as a way to show their identity, quickly became popular among people.
As a first-generation mobile phone, there is no doubt that the price of 430,000 yen is actually on the high side.
If you only talk about the cost of hardware, a mobile phone does not exceed 20,000 yen.
The most valuable ones are just those chips, and their prices will slowly decrease as shipments increase.
However, the reason why it is expensive is because it includes a part of the NUCT package fee.
You have to buy a mobile phone, and you have to pay for the phone bill.
But if you buy a mobile phone from Shirakawa Electric, you don't have to worry about the phone bill for at least the first few months, and this part of the cost has been included in the contract phone.
The wool is out of the sheep, in addition to these prepaid phone bills, the cost of NUCT base station construction must always be recovered.
And Shirakawa Electric always has to make a profit, and most of the profit of 430,000 yen was divided between Shirakawa Electric and NUCT.
After the accumulation of more and more users and the more mature production process, the next generation of mobile phone Shirakawa Electric will begin to significantly reduce the price.
However, the various package fees of the contract machine will also be ready.
It will make it seem as if the phone doesn't cost much, but within a few years you will have to be an honest NUCT user.
The so-called profits are simply divided into many months and slowly recovered over a period of several years. In fact, the money is not less than that, and even more.
Stimulated by Shirakawa Electric and NUCT, NTT, a veteran telecom player, soon launched its own portable phone a month or two later.
(End of chapter)