And do not know if you have the same feeling in the license Jun, the phone recently that more and more slow speed, dual card 4G switch back and forth can not save, and sometimes even feel like degradation to 3G, 2G era, can not help but look forward to more of 5G ......
At the same time, we can not help but suspect that the three operators do not properly implement the "Speed drop fee" it? Or is about to start building a large-scale impact of the 5G network operator's investment in 4G network?
With operators, though?
Operators may not not do a good job, "Speed drop fee", but there may be too much force, and after lowering costs, the use of mobile traffic surge that expansion base is not enough, so that the network experience worse.
For example, after the operator launched the "unlimited data" package, users use mobile traffic surge, spend 100 dollars a month can use 40G, so with 1G is 100, with 100 40G is, why not hard to use it?
Ministry of Industry data show that as of the end of the 2019 first quarter, China 4G subscribers to 1.204 billion, 4G network utilization rising in March 2018 China's per capita mobile Internet access traffic only 3.29G, to March 2019, the per capita mobile Internet access traffic reached 7.27GB, an increase of 121.1%.
Source: Ministry of Industry
Insufficient number of base stations it 4G?
4G network experience worse, 4G base station is not built enough, or the need for expansion?
In fact, strengthen capacity building network infrastructure has been a top priority of the operators work. States May 15 held a regular session, again, according to the Central Economic Work Conference and the "Government Work Report" to deploy, to further promote the network speed reduce costs, enhance the ability of network infrastructure.
The conference decided to accelerate the expansion of effective network upgrade and expansion as an important investment focus. FTTH access port of this year accounted for more than 90%, the deployment of Gigabit broadband access network in more than 300 cities, pushing into the gigabit fixed and mobile broadband era. Weak links in rural, remote areas, etc., the annual expansion and new 4G base stations more than 600,000, to achieve nationwide coverage of more than 98% of administrative villages.
According to the Ministry data, as of the first quarter of 2019, the total number of mobile communication base stations of up to 6.62 million, of which 3G / 4G base station total to 4.85 million, accounting for 73.3%. April 23, Information and Communication Development Division, Ministry of Industry, Press Gallery at the State Council Information Office news conference, China's 4G base stations built 3.76 million, the world's leading 4G network coverage level. To know less than 400,000 US 4G base station number, the number of 4G base stations China is the United States 10 times, base stations per capita in the United States twice.
Source: Ministry of Industry
5G building a relationship with you?
The idea that soon 5G, the speed will be much faster than the 5G 4G, 5G but the scale of investment required trillion, if the operator has to spend money to build a large-scale 4G, 5G construction then pocket the money is not enough, so investment 5G pressure will affect the operators of 4G network construction expansion. Rational operators will tend to choose a hot area expansion of 4G base stations, and not the country, "Caesar black pepper."
However, from the three operators earnings view, capital expenditure in 2018 is mainly used for mobile communications network. 2018, the three operators to complete the actual capital expenditure amounted to 286.9 billion yuan, down 7%.
2019, capital expenditure is only a small part into the 5G network construction, the attitude is still relatively "cautious." Three operators capital spending in 2019 total more than 300 billion yuan, of which about one-tenth (30 billion yuan) investment will be used to 5G network.
Results showed that in 2019 China Unicom estimated capital expenditure of 580 billion, of which 5G capital expenditure of about 60-80 billion.
2019 China Telecom expects capital expenditure of 780 billion, of which 5G capital expenditure of about 90 billion yuan.
2019 China Mobile expects capital expenditures (excluding 5G) was 149.9 billion yuan, the industry expects its 5G capital expenditure of 100 billion yuan.
Tianfeng Securities believes that there are reasons for carrier capex in 2019 picked up two points: on the one hand from investments increased longevity 4G, 4G investment is greater than the market expected; on the other hand, there has been incremental pure 5G Investment budget.
5G commercial "horn" sounded soon
In fact, solve the poor mobile web experience the most thorough solution is to 5G network. 5G network with ultra-high speed, large connection, ultra-low latency and other quality characteristics, 4G change lives, while 5G change society.
When the end of April, to participate in China Unicom Securities Jun Worldwide Partner Conference Expo Center in Shanghai, the scene was covered from top to bottom 5G network. CSI Jun picked up a gun five times 5G mobile phone found in the basic download speed 500-700Mbps, upload rate in basic 90-100Mbps. CSI hall staff told the king, because the more connected devices, it does not reach the theoretical speed of 1Gbps.
By this time, the CSI Jun measured in Beijing home in the hands of 4G mobile phones download speeds, less than 20Mbps, but has been slower than usual card case in the CBD area much better.
If you want to experience 5G, we can go to China Unicom Beijing Xidan business hall, the first 5G phone may already be in-store experience 5G network environment, mobile phone models, including Huawei, millet, ZTE, OPPO, Vivo, Nubi Asia.
Since 2019, information about the speed of 5G network construction has been heard. China Unicom April 23 announced the launch of 5G network, the continuous coverage in seven large cities to achieve urban areas, hot spots to achieve coverage in 33 cities. China Telecom also said that in 2019 prepared on the basis of the 17 cities, focus on key cities to expand testing, the initial investment is expected to 5G base station reach 20,000. China Mobile said that 2019 is a step in the foundation of the information society 5G, the company will establish three to ten thousand 5G base station.
5G licensing has entered the countdown, Minister of Industry and Miao Wei has said to timely payment of this year. 5G commercial horn sounded soon.