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"2021 MWC Shanghai" has come to a successful conclusion. This conference is the first time that GSMA has changed its MWC debut from Barcelona to Shanghai, and it is also the first time that MWC series activities have returned to offline after the epidemic. The theme of the conference is "Harmonious Coexistence", which reflects the expectations of all walks of life for seeking common ground while reserving differences and achieving win-win cooperation. The conference focused on presenting 5G innovation demonstrations and achievements on themes such as ultra-fast 5G and moving from good to beauty. Overall, the main highlights include:
The development of 5G is at the right time, and China's achievements are outstanding; the transformation of digital intelligence is unstoppable; 5G millimeter wave has become an important direction for future development; 5G news has ushered in the wind; Promote the integrated development of industry applications.
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5G is at the right time, and China's achievements are outstanding
Global 5G progress is accelerating. At present, 144 5G networks have been released, and 90 will be launched one after another. There are more than 200 types of 5G devices on the market. Despite the severe impact of the new crown epidemic in 2020, China's 5G commercial scale has achieved rapid development. Liu Liehong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, affirmed my country's 5G development achievements:
First of all, the network capacity has been continuously improved. A total of more than 718,000 5G base stations have been built, accounting for about 70% of the world. The 5G network in the independent networking mode has covered all cities in the country. The number of 5G terminal connections exceeds 200 million. The DOU of inbound traffic is 50% higher than that of 4G users.
Secondly, the technology industry is maturing rapidly. There are 218 models of 5G mobile phones on the market. In the mid-to-high-end market of more than 2,000 yuan, the sales volume of 5G mobile phones has exceeded 90%. 5G industry modules have achieved small-scale shipments. , smart home and other fields are put into use.
Finally, application innovation continues to deepen, and the exploration of 5G applications in consumer fields such as sports and entertainment, live events, and residential services is accelerated. Technologies such as 5G+4K and 8K have already been put into use in the 2021 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. 5G application models in vertical industries such as mining, medical care, ports, and manufacturing have gradually become clear, and large-scale replication and promotion have begun.
In 2021, China plans to build 600,000 new 5G base stations, forming a benign development model of "promoting use with construction and promoting construction with use". Earlier, the "China Mobile Economic Development Report 2021" released by the GSMA think tank pointed out that China will continue to maintain its position as the world's leading market for 5G technology. China is expected to have more than 800 million 5G connections by 2025, providing a range of products and services to individual consumers and the wider economy.
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Digital transformation is unstoppable
At present, traditional businesses are shrinking day by day, and new-generation information technology industries such as 5G and AI are developing rapidly. The development of operators is facing a new environment and new challenges, and urgently needs to be reshaped in terms of business philosophy, technical capabilities, and business models.
Therefore, operators have proposed digital and intelligent transformation paths. Regarding digital intelligence, Yang Jie, chairman of China Mobile, pointed out in his speech at the conference: "Digital intelligence refers to a new growth mode created by the combination of digitization and intelligence. It is a classic growth model driven by traditional factors such as labor and capital ( On the basis of the Solow model), further introduce the two major elements of information technology and data, and improve the new growth model formed, that is, Y output = F organization (L labor, K capital, D data; A technology), through the analysis of labor and capital The organic combination of production factors such as data, technology, etc., realizes the amplification, superposition, and multiplication of the value of traditional elements, and drives the economy and society to enter a new round of growth cycle.” China Mobile will accelerate the implementation of digital and intelligent transformation, and strive to achieve development 5 breakthroughs in scale, structural adjustment, scientific and technological innovation capabilities, operational efficiency, and institutional mechanisms;
China Unicom has created the "Five New Unicoms" featuring new genes, new governance, new operations, new kinetic energy, and new ecology, focusing on innovation and cooperation strategies, and comprehensive digital transformation, and strives to become a company with development quality, digital operation capabilities, factor allocation efficiency, and governance capabilities by 2025. A leading integrated digital service provider. The specific measures are: closely follow consumption upgrades to promote high-quality development, create high-quality services around customer needs, optimize resource allocation to promote efficient governance, forge innovative advantages to enhance high-tech engines, and deepen reforms to achieve high-energy operations.
China Telecom proposes a cloud-to-digital-to-digital-to-digital-to-digital-to-digital-to-digital-to-digital-to-digital-to-digital-transformation strategy of “the network is the foundation, the cloud is the core, the network moves with the cloud, and the cloud and the network are integrated.” China Telecom fully implements the “center strategy” to build wisdom The radio and television network has entered the 5G era, and radio and television is in the process of integrating the national one network and the integrated development of radio and television 5G construction.
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5G millimeter wave will become an important development direction in the next few years
At the conference, the "5G Millimeter Wave Exhibition Area" hosted by China Unicom and GSMA and participated by 39 companies including ZTE, Huawei, OPPO, and Purple Mountain Laboratory fully demonstrated to the audience the ultimate performance and rich applications of 5G millimeter wave empowerment for the Winter Olympics .
The exhibition area is divided into six sections: sports experience, event presentation, extreme speed transmission, good memory, terminal display, and environment creation, comprehensively displaying athletes' competitive experience, 5G mixed reality smart snow field, 8K video transmission, 5G full-view event service and free view Various application scenarios such as live broadcasting of sports events.
The on-site speed measurement in the Qualcomm exhibition area shows that under the 4*200M bandwidth carrier aggregation, the network speed can reach 4.4Gbps. In the 5G multi-view field live broadcast exhibition project, through China Unicom's millimeter wave 5G multi-view field live broadcast solution, media reporters can directly take pictures of the outfield of Zhangjiakou International Cross-country Ski Center, and connect drones, head-mounted cameras, and professional photography cameras through wireless networks. The base station is connected by communication, and multi-angle real-time feedback of the heroic posture of the athletes on the national cross-country skiing center is realized, and the multi-angle live broadcast of the field is realized to provide the audience with a variety of watching experience.
In the next few years, 5G millimeter wave will be an important direction for my country's 5G development. In 2022, my country is expected to issue 5G millimeter wave licenses.
5G millimeter wave application scenarios are accelerating, and will unleash their potential in high-performance application scenarios such as high-definition video, AR/VR, industrial Internet, and Internet of Vehicles in the future.
The 5G millimeter wave industry chain has basically matured. Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, CITIC, Nokia Bell and other mainstream mobile communication equipment providers have launched base station equipment supporting 5G millimeter wave. Chip and terminal equipment manufacturers have also released a large number of 5G millimeter wave products. In terms of chips, Qualcomm, Hisilicon, Samsung, and MediaTek have all deployed millimeter wave chips.
The conference exhibited 5G millimeter wave terminals from multiple manufacturers, covering modules, mobile phones, CPE, PCs, AR (augmented reality) and XR (extended reality) equipment, live broadcast backpacks, robots and other rich categories, fully demonstrating the 5G millimeter wave terminals. Wave has strong technical strength to meet the needs of high-performance applications.
At present, 5G millimeter wave has been commercialized around the world, and its performance has been verified. Countries and regions such as the United States, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia have deployed 5G millimeter wave networks and services, and 130 operators around the world are investing in 5G millimeter wave technology. In the United States, the measured data on the live network shows that the speed of 5G millimeter waves can reach 11 times the speed of the Sub-6GHz frequency band. In the recent Super Bowl in the United States, the 5G millimeter wave network deployed in the venue provided a consistent high-speed experience for the audience in the entire venue. The peak rate exceeded 2.5Gbps, which well supported the immersive multi-view live broadcast. viewing experience.
In 2021, with the joint efforts of the industry chain, China's 5G millimeter wave commercialization will be accelerated. According to GSMA forecasts, by 2034, the economic benefits brought by the use of 5G millimeter wave frequency bands in China will reach approximately US$104 billion.
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5G news is ushering in the wind period
As an important achievement of the conference, led by Xinhuanet and jointly with authoritative organizations such as GSMA, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Academy of Information and Communication Research of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the media industry's first 5G message application standard - "Media Industry General Technical Requirements for Application of 5G Messaging Service". It is also extremely rare in the history of the world's mobile communications to release the technical standards for the application of communication services in the media industry at the Mobile World Congress.
5G news has ushered in a period of development, with broad prospects. In April last year, China's three major operators jointly released a white paper, committing to building 5G message services into a 5G universal information communication service with multi-terminal support, wide user coverage, and multi-industry empowerment. In the same year, GSMA issued specifications, and 5G news was included in the mandatory functions of 5G terminals. At present, the formulation of relevant industry standards has been completed in China.
The 5G messaging industry ecology has taken shape. In terms of commercial promotion, the construction of the 5G message platform has met the conditions for large-scale commercial use. At the MWC conference, Montnets Technology demonstrated its brand-new chatbot interactive application display based on 5G message application scenarios, covering finance, e-commerce, government affairs, Medical, tourism, education and other fields.
In terms of terminals, up to now, mainstream mobile phone manufacturers have released news that more than 60 terminals support 5G; ecologically, through holding developer competitions and conducting commercial pilots, they have incubated more than 300 applications covering nine major industries including government and finance.
At the same time, 5G messaging, as an upgrade of the traditional SMS service in the 5G era, has been widely recognized by operators around the world. In the future, 5G news, as the first 5G featured application for public and industrial users on a large scale, will bring billions of ordinary users around the world the dividend of equal enjoyment of 5G technology and digital services.
Zhang Yunyong, general manager of China Unicom Product Center, said that the three operators will fully learn from the cases of Japan, South Korea and the United States, actively explore ecological cooperation, and work together for common development. Lay the foundation for better interconnection and unified CSP access.
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Screens, charging and AR/VR become terminal innovation trends
In terms of terminals, folding screens, air charging, off-screen cameras and diversified AR/VR terminals have become highlights.
folding screen
OPPO showcased its OPPO X 2021 scrolling screen concept machine, which can realize stepless adjustment between a minimum of 6.7 inches and a maximum of 7.4 inches, while achieving a nearly "zero crease" screen effect, providing users with audio-visual entertainment, games and even productivity. The above shows more possibilities and a more complete experience.
Huawei also showcased its new generation of folding screen mobile phone Mate X2, which was released a few days ago. Mate X2 adopts an inward folding scheme and a double-rotation hinge design, which achieves seamless connection and further improves the crease problem of the mobile phone.
TCL Huaxing self-developed a variety of folding screens, which are displayed in three forms: inward folding, outward folding, and clamshell. TCK Huaxing's flexible folding screen adopts touch integration technology to effectively reduce the thickness of the screen. It adopts narrow frame and large arc design. At the same time, the number of folding times and the service life of the folding mobile phone screen are greatly improved.
At the same time, TCL CSOT also demonstrated its technology of the world's narrowest LCD bottom frame (2.4mm). This technology has been deeply researched and developed on the basis of the original COG architecture, and has now compressed the bottom frame of the LCD module to the world's smallest 2.4mm (display area To the FPC bending apex), successfully developed the world's narrowest LCD lower bezel module product, the overall lower bezel of the module is 20% smaller than the existing mass production specifications.
Air charging
OPPO air charging uses magnetic resonance, even if the coil positions of the energy transmitting end and the receiving end are not completely matched, they can still maintain the same frequency and achieve a charging power of up to 7.5W without loss. The user only needs to hold the mobile phone at a certain angle on the desktop with the magnetic resonance wireless charging device at the bottom, so that he can really get rid of the shackles of the charging cable and the wireless charging base, and experience the freedom of charging and using at the same time.
Compared with the super fast charging of smartphones, the development of the charging rate of smart devices has lagged behind. OPPO announced the latest VOOC flash charging technology ecosystem partners, including FAW-Volkswagen, NXP (NXP Semiconductors), Anker (Anker), etc. Together with partners, OPPO will use VOOC flash charging technology to empower more terminal devices, and reach high-frequency charging scenarios such as home, office, vehicle, and public places to meet consumers' all-weather, multi-terminal, and multi-scenario charging needs.
Under-screen camera and structured light
ZTE demonstrated its under-screen camera and under-screen structured light technology. This time, the second-generation under-screen camera technology has been optimized in terms of visibility and shooting transparency. big boost. The appearance of the under-screen lens allows the front screen to ensure a full-screen visual experience to a greater extent. At the same time, the addition of structured light under the screen has also greatly improved the security of mobile phones. It confirms facial information through dot-matrix laser projection feedback, which has become the most effective and safe payment verification method on mobile phones.
Diversified AR/VR devices
In OPPO's AR snow scene shooting experience exhibition area, wearing AR glasses, augmented reality technology allows the experiencer to be on the scene, presenting the virtual scene through delicate picture quality.
Nreal exhibited its commercially available MR glasses "Nreal Light" and a series of application scenarios of the product. Through Nebula, a 3D system independently developed by Nreal, operators and developers can seamlessly convert conventional mobile phone 2D APP content into a 3D environment. At present, the Nebula system supports a large number of native Android applications, and ordinary users can directly call Douyin, iQiyi, Kuaishou, Bilibili, etc. on their mobile phones. Nreal has been commercialized by overseas operators LG U+ and KDDI. Nreal has also been actively advancing in the domestic market, and has maintained close cooperation with many industry chain partners such as the three major telecom operators and Netease Fuxi.
Qualcomm teamed up with Goertek to release a reference design for AR glasses based on the Snapdragon XR1 platform. Qualcomm officially released the reference design of lightweight AR glasses based on the Snapdragon XR1 platform. The device is jointly built by Goertek, which can provide consumers and business users with low-power immersive experience AR devices and high-performance productivity solutions. The AR glasses reference design adopts a split design, the display module is a free-form surface solution, the optical machine is a Micro OLED, and the resolution reaches 1920×1080.
AR software and hardware manufacturer Finch Technologies demonstrated a gesture recognition ring, which can provide gesture recognition and 3DoF and 6DoF hand tracking functions for AR glasses, and can also be used as a mouse for desktop PCs.
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From industry symbiosis to industry symbiosis, promote the integration and development of industry applications
From the perspective of 5G development in the past few years, the symbiosis of the industry is reflected in the moderate advancement of China's 5G construction, joint construction and sharing. At the same time, in the face of the huge construction and operation costs of 5G networks, Ke Ruiwen, chairman of China Telecom, pointed out that operators should proceed from their own reality and their environment, and actively try to co-construct and share in multiple fields to reduce costs and increase efficiency. In terms of key network technologies such as cloud-network integration, cloud-edge collaboration, and indoor coverage, joint industry research should be carried out to accelerate the evolution of future standards. 5G is different from previous generations of mobile communications. To achieve commercial success, innovative development paths and methods are required. All sectors of the industry need to join hands to achieve win-win development through cooperation, innovation, and stronger network, data, and information security.
The positive results of China's 5G development are inseparable from the joint efforts of all sectors of society. The conference sent a strong signal of hope for industrial cooperation and common development.
Liu Liehong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, emphasized that the sustainable and healthy development of the mobile communication technology industry requires the solidarity and cooperation of the global industry. Facing the current complicated international situation and the severe challenges of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, we will continue to adhere to joint construction, joint consultation, and shared benefits The principle of mutually beneficial cooperation with all parties to promote the development of mobile communication technology industry to a new level. And put forward three proposals. One is to collaboratively build an industrial ecology of co-construction, consultation, and sharing; the other is to collaboratively cultivate thriving integrated applications; and the third is to collaboratively maintain a fair and healthy cooperation environment.
At the same time, we must also be soberly aware that 5G is still in the introduction period, and there is still a gap with the expectations of all parties. 5G technical standards are still evolving, the industrialization of SA modules needs to be accelerated urgently, industry applications are still in the exploratory period, and the operating costs of 5G networks are increasing.
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