Rumor 4G: large-scale commercial needs more mature network in addition to license

How far is 4G from us? While operators such as China Mobile are making efforts, when the license is issued is becoming the focus of the industry.

In response to media reports yesterday that “4G licenses are expected to be issued on September 28”, relevant persons from the Information Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in an interview with the media that this news is basically a misinformation and 90% is false. At present, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is soliciting the opinions of the relevant departments and bureaus, and there is no definite information when it will be released.

As early as the two sessions at the beginning of this year, Miao Wei, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, said that the timing of 4G license issuance depends on objective conditions and progress. It is expected that the license will be issued in 2013. As soon as this remark came out, time points for 4G licensing in the industry sprang up. Among them, it will be issued in the fourth quarter of this year, becoming the consensus of most people.

The "objective conditions and progress" in Miao Wei's words are mainly aimed at the maturity of China Mobile's TD-LTE trial network and the entire industry chain. As far as the latest progress is concerned, it is not yet the best time to fully commercialize 4G.

How far is 4G commercial? In addition to the license, a more mature network is needed

The network still needs deep coverage

First, network infrastructure. The latest data from China Mobile shows that the current TD-LTE 4G network has basically achieved 16 pilot cities, completed the construction of 20,000 base stations, and launched various business experiences. By the end of this year, it will further cover 100 cities, complete the construction of 200,000 base stations, and purchase 1 million terminals.

Judging from the many experimental cities visited on the ground, the current coverage area network is basically stable, and the wireless network speed is excellent. At the beginning of the year, the measured TD-LTE rate in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Guangzhou was basically between 40M and 50M. The measured rate at the Universiade just ended in Liaoning was 34M to 41M, and the measured rate in Beijing was around 26M.

In theory, the rate of 4G is hundreds of megabytes, but there will be losses in actual network use. Based on the actual test rate of TD-LTE, it is already 10 times the measured rate of 3G, and the online high-definition video is very smooth. Simply put, it takes only one second to download a high-quality song in the size of 7M, and only a few minutes of 1G video.

However, as mentioned earlier, this is in areas where coverage has been achieved. A serious problem is in front of China Mobile. Although partial coverage is excellent, it will take some time to achieve fast and large-scale coverage, especially indoor coverage. Judging from the actual measurement of Tencent Technology in Beijing, the coverage of China Mobile's 4G network in Beijing so far includes: the East-West North Ring Road, the area within the south to Liangguang Road, Tsinghua Peking University, China World Trade Center CBD and Park Expo and other areas. The implication is that you want to use 4G in areas other than these places, which is currently not possible.

In experimental cities and expanded cities outside Beijing, the overall coverage is also limited, not to mention in-depth coverage. Such network commercial results will only be blamed by users.

From the initial 16 pilot cities to 100 cities in one year, this is obviously not a simple matter. Base station location, construction scheme (F-band or D-band), construction difficulty, etc., all require a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. China Mobile's eagerness to launch 4G is clear to the industry. It is nothing more than reversing the backward situation in the TD-SCDMA period, but the quick success will inevitably repeat the same mistakes.

The industry chain only owes Dongfeng

In the case of China Mobile's tireless efforts to promote TD-LTE 4G construction, the industry chain is more active than in the 3G period, and everyone does not want to live in the TD-SCDMA period. A person from a manufacturer disclosed to Tencent Technology in private, "The network construction in the TD-SCDMA period is far from commercial conditions, and each of them is unwilling to offend China Mobile. In many cases, it is forced to launch the corresponding products. The immature network is cope with. Products, as well as the main video call application of laughing stock, do n’t be blamed by users. ”

In contrast, the construction of the TD-LTE network level is much more solid than before, and there is more communication with the industry chain. At least at the terminal level, mobile requirements are more stringent than in the past, such as brand introduction, which requires a certain reputation , Product quality is excellent. Of course, the parties concerned also saw the steady progress of China Mobile's TD-LTE and gradually changed the previous attitude of passive support for TD-SCDMA, and turned to actively cooperate with TD-LTE.

Speaking of terminals, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued the first domestic 4G mobile phone network access license. The industry interpreted TD-LTE 4G commercial close at hand, even Apple ’s latest new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c also support TD-LTE network. In this way, Apple, which has always arrogantly ignored everything and rejected China Mobile's introduction of iPhones for six years, has changed its attitude, showing China Mobile's determination and strength in 4G.

According to IDC, with the issuance of 4G licenses and the listing of Apple ’s mobile version, China ’s smartphone shipments will exceed 450 million units in 2014, with 120 million smartphones supporting 4G functions, including China Mobile (Weibo) The number of TD-LTE smartphones will exceed 32 million, which will drive the development of the entire industry chain.

Both upstream 4G chip and screen manufacturers, midstream mobile phone manufacturers and APP developers, and even channel vendors and accessory manufacturers will benefit from it, and accelerate the renewal of the mobile communications and mobile internet industries. However, all of this still depends on the construction of the basic network. No quality terminal without good network coverage is just a landline for calling.

The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Shang Bing, once suggested that China should accelerate the development of 4G networks and strive to improve the overall level of the TD-LTE industry, improve voice solutions, promote network technology evolution, promote innovative applications of technology, and play a key role in the TD-LTE platform All these require a comprehensive and stable TD-LTE network.

In addition, the issuance of 4G licenses in China will not only have a revolutionary impact on the domestic communications industry, but will also directly affect the global 4G landscape. As of the first half of this year, there are 194 commercial LTE networks in 75 countries around the world, of which 18 are TD-LTE, and 166 TD-LTE terminals have been launched. The overall situation is still not optimistic. However, TD-LTE with independent intellectual property rights is commercialized in China and operated by China Mobile, the world's largest mobile operator, which will have a direct impact on the direction of the global communications industry.

It can be said that the commercial use of TD-LTE in China is already the focus of world attention. In fact, it is not a license, but a relatively mature and stable network. It is important to know that the issuance of 4G licenses is a part of the routine work of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. At best, it is only a signal. If you still remember the situation of 3G licensing, operators began to announce the commercialization of 3G one after another. So when the real 4G commercialization lies in the overall development of operators, if China Mobile really learns the lessons of TD-SCDMA, then network construction is more important than the license.

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