From 10 am to 11 am on April 8, 2020, the three major telecom operators of China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom held an online press conference to jointly release the "5G News White Paper" **.
What is 5G news
5G messages support rich media formats, including text, images, and audio and video . The 5G messaging service is divided into two categories: one is the interaction between individual users and individual users; the other is the interaction between industrial customers and individual users. Messages between individual users and individual users are also divided into point-to-point messages, group messaging, and group chat messages . The combination of 5G messaging service and voice service can realize richer and diversified information sharing and interaction between industry customers and individual users before, during and after a call, providing differentiated and richer business experience for industry customers and individual users .
Among the most basic messaging functions, the various media formats that can be supported are: text, pictures, audio, video, emoticons, location, and contacts. Support online messages and offline messages, and can provide users with message status reports and message history management.
Another biggest feature of 5G messaging is that it does not require users to download and install applications or operate business switches to use 5G messaging. At the same time, operators will upgrade their own network equipment to achieve 5G messaging and global interconnection.
Picture from "21st Century Business Herald"
The above basic functional characteristics are summarized in one sentence: "WeChat" without independent download and installation of APP! A common and basic interpretation is that another form of "WeChat" is therefore considered to be another countermeasure by telecom operators to OTT products represented by WeChat .
The predecessor of 5G news: China Mobile Converged Communications (RCS)
According to the basic functional characteristics of 5G news, we can find its predecessor from China Mobile, which is the integrated communication technology launched by China Mobile.
At the beginning of 2014, China Mobile released the "Next Generation Converged Communication Technology White Paper", which proposed a plan to fight WeChat with converged communication products. "Converged communication" upgrades the original "calls", "messages" and "contacts" in the phone to new calls, new messages and new contacts. Users do not need to install other applications separately, they can directly send text, pictures, location and other communication functions like WhatsApp, iMessage, WeChat, etc.
In mid-June 2014, the CEO of China Mobile again revealed at the Mobile Asia Expo that Converged Communications released the second edition of the white paper, and called on the industry chain and global operators to support it. In an interview with the media, it was stated that converged communications are undergoing laboratory tests and field tests. The trial commercialization was achieved at the end of the year, and full commercialization was achieved in mid-2015.
