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The footsteps of 5G are getting closer.

At the end of 2017, the international communications standards development organization 3GPP determined the standard for non-standalone NR, marking the freezing of the 5G NSA standard; in June this year, 5G The R15 version standard is frozen; the three major domestic operators plan to commercialize 5G in 2019. In August this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission issued a document clarifying that 5G will be commercialized by 2020. Communication equipment giants such as Huawei, ZTE, and Ericsson are preparing for 5G Networking is preparing basic equipment. At the same time, mobile phone giants are intensively carrying out terminal adaptation. Many brands have joined the "first batch of 5G mobile phones" camp. There is even news that Apple, regarded as the "flagpole" of the mobile phone industry, will release a 5G version of the iPhone next year.

Consumers are very concerned about the rumors that various mobile phone manufacturers will release the first 5G mobile phones, and many netizens are looking forward to it. However, they may be disappointed - 5G mobile phones will be just a gimmick in the foreseeable future.

The 5G mobile phone thunders loudly but raindrops

It is not difficult to understand that consumers are looking forward to 5G mobile phones. A Weibo user said the reason why everyone is looking forward to 5G mobile phones:

“Looking forward to 5G mobile phones. Now the 4G signal is often full, but the Internet is still stuck.”

In the final analysis, users are infinitely greedy for network speed, and they always want their phones to be faster. Even though the theoretical speed of 4G is comparable to traditional wired bandwidth, the increasing number of users has also brought load pressure to the limited 4G bandwidth, causing "stuttering". The first impression given by 5G is that it must be faster than 4G. This is indeed the biggest advantage of 5G over 4G communication technology. The theoretical downlink speed of 5G is 10Gb/s (equivalent to a download speed of 1.25GB/s), which is equivalent to a Gigabit network. In addition, 5G has lower latency and larger capacity, which respectively correspond to more real-time Internet applications and support for a larger number of devices.

However, as the name suggests, 5G is a communication technology. The prerequisite for the use of 5G mobile phones is that the 5G network must be rolled out. However, the operator's 5G network has not yet entered the substantive construction stage.

Take 4G leader China Mobile as an example. When attending the "Intel 5G·Network Summit" at the end of September, Zhang Tongxu, director of China Mobile Research Institute, said:

"China Mobile has completedIn addition to field testing of non-independent networking, China Mobile is also simultaneously conducting laboratory testing of independent networking, and will begin field testing of independent networking next year. ”

That said, everything is still in testing.

Dean Zhang also said:

"China Mobile plans to deploy at least 100 base stations for 5G trials in five cities: Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Suzhou and Wuhan. Starting from the first half of 2019, it will carry out 5G application demonstrations in nine categories in 12 cities, such as medical care, artificial intelligence, transportation, education, industrial manufacturing, etc. ”

It can be seen that China Mobile's 5G network is still under testing, and the networking should be done next year. If all goes well, ordinary consumers can really experience 5G around 2020. The pace of 5G networking of China Telecom and China Unicom will keep pace with China Mobile.

Since there is no 5G network, it makes little sense for consumers to buy so-called "5G commercial mobile phones" now.

On the one hand, 5G mobile phones will have 5G-related modules, which is a cost in itself. Consumers have to pay for this cost. However, because there is no network, if you buy a 5G mobile phone, you will not be able to use any 5G functions. The 5G module becomes a decoration.

On the other hand, when the 5G network is available in 2020, I am afraid that the mobile phone will have already been replaced, because the average replacement cycle of Android mobile phones is more than 10 months. Now you can’t wait until 2020 to buy it. And in 2020, whether today’s 5G mobile phones can be used is a question mark. After all, the 5G network is still under testing Today's 5G equipment is designed for laboratory environments. It is not even the first generation and can only be regarded as a "concept machine." Due to the use of 5G modules, antennas, batteries, heat dissipation and other related issues, there are still many uncertainties. It is also unknown whether 5G functions can be used normally in commercial off-site 5G networks in the future.

Some people say that 5G networks may be commercialized first in markets such as South Korea. Is it possible to experience it? The answer is: No - before passing the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's 5G test, the mobile phone is not allowed (and impossible) to turn on the 5G function. Now that 5G has not yet been commercialized, it is naturally impossible and impossible for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to test the 5G function of the mobile phone.

Why are mobile phone manufacturers competing to be the leader in 5G?

Since they clearly know that 5G mobile phones cannot be used, why do many mobile phone manufacturers emphasize that they have achieved milestones in 5G mobile phones, and even launch 5G mobile phones on the market? Simply boiling it down to a marketing gimmick is also inappropriate.

Marketing gimmick is really the number one reason. Mobile phone manufacturers like to be the first, the first batch, the first to launch the most advanced processor, the first to launch Sony's most advanced camera sensor, the first to implement a full screen, the first to implement dual cameras, etc. "The first" and "the first batch" are of great significance. On the one hand, "first" is a symbol of technical strength, and mobile phone manufacturers will take the opportunity to emphasize their technical strength; on the other hand, "first" is easy for consumers to remember and attracts attention. Nowadays, smartphones are becoming the same in many places and need special selling points.

Strategic card positioning is one of the important reasons. Regardless of whether they have released a 5G mobile phone, almost all mainstream mobile phone giants are planning on 5G mobile phone technology, developing hardware and adding it to laboratory tests.On the one hand, it plays a role in the establishment and commercialization of 5G standards and has a certain say. On the other hand, it is to prepare for real commercialization in 2020. If it invests in research and development by then, it will fall behind others.

It is not ruled out that some manufacturers have international strategic considerations. China's 5G will be commercialized in 2020, but South Korea announced that it will launch 5G commercialization on December 1 this year. Some markets may be more radical. In this case, the launch of 5G mobile phones has certain practical value in specific markets.

However, what is certain is that in the Chinese market, the 5G functions of the 5G mobile phones launched this year and next year are meaningless, and consumers should choose carefully. Today’s 5G mobile phones remind me of the 4K TVs that appeared many years ago. The concept is also very popular. However, after so many years, due to the lack of 4K content, the 4K functions of 4K TVs are still just decorations. Consumers have spent money to buy a concept.

Mobile phone companies are facing a new technology that will definitely become mainstream. The attitude of actively embracing, vigorously developing and pioneering new technologies is worthy of praise. However, it is worth debating whether functions that are immature, unusable, and of no practical value to consumers should be integrated into mobile phones and sold to consumers. In fact, the biggest negative impact of this is that it causes consumers to be disappointed with 5G: "It turns out that 5G is like this" and "It turns out that this is a 5G mobile phone."

5G is worth looking forward to more than just mobile phones

From 2G to 3G to 4G, the popularity of each generation of mobile communication networks has changed the smartphone itself. Nowadays, the devices using 4G network cards are mainly mobile phones. I bought an Apple Watch 4 cellular version, but I was disappointed to find that my operator, China Mobile, does not support eSIM cards at all. However, 5G will change more than just mobile phones. As mentioned earlier, 5G not only has higher speeds, but also lower latency and larger capacity, which will bring richer applications.

First of all, these three features will indeed refresh the smartphone experience and even change the value proposition of smartphones.

Mobile phones in the 2G era are communication tools for sending text messages and making phone calls;

Mobile phones in the 3G era were Internet devices, and they were transitional products. They were at most an alternative when computers were unavailable;

Mobile phones in the 4G era are completely different. They have the ability to replace computers. In addition, they also carry more functions and become people's digital life assistants. They are work equipment, entertainment tools, electronic wallets, online ID cards, and even bus cards.

The mobile phone in the 5G era is not just a digital life assistant, but an intelligent assistant. It can completely replace personal computing devices such as PCs and carry functions such as high-definition video and high-definition live broadcast. At the same time, with the help of high bandwidth and low latency, the cloud + terminal is based on more mature AI technology. It will become smarter, help people complete more tasks, and provide secretarial-style information, entertainment, collaboration, efficiency, finance, life and other services. The 5G mobile phones released this year will not be more powerful than 4G mobile phones, which once again shows that 5G mobile phones can only be concepts this year.

Secondly, the characteristics of low latency and high bandwidth will give rise to more industry applications. For example, unmanned vehicles rely on cloud instructions or vehicle-road collaboration (i.e., collaboration between unmanned vehicles and smart road infrastructure) to respond. The requirements for low latency are very high. Delays exceeding technical requirements may even lead to car crashes and fatalities. Another example is remote medical surgery. High-definition allows doctors to see more clearly, and low latency allows doctors to follow instructions.By delivering it to on-site doctors or even surgical robots, this will directly change the medical model. Patients in remote areas can receive surgeries from remote high-end doctors at low cost. There are also news reports. 5G can make the live broadcast of Internet news comparable to the quality of satellite live broadcasts of TV stations.

Finally, the high-capacity feature will spawn a large number of IoT applications. High capacity means that 5G can accommodate more devices with the same base station scale, and can accommodate more networking devices with the same or even fewer base stations. This means that the cost of networking for a single device will be much lower, and ultimately the traffic cost will be reduced. Many devices that cannot be connected to the Internet because the tariff is too high, or that are currently considered unnecessary, will be connected to the Internet. For example: By then there may be many devices in a car independently connected to the Internet, and each parking space in a parking lot will have a networked controller. In this way, the smart car will know where there are vacancies in the parking lot, and "finding a parking space" will become a thing of the past. There are such applications in many fields such as education, manufacturing, and energy. The so-called era of Internet of Everything will not truly arrive until 5G becomes popular.

It is precisely because of this that 5G is worth looking forward to far more than mobile phones. Of course, mobile phones will also play an important role as users' only personal devices in the IoT era. However, consumers need to be more patient and wait for a while instead of buying semi-finished products.

[Source: Tencent Technology Author: Luo Chao]