On June 6, 5g license was issued for three years. As of April this year, the total number of 5g base stations in China has reached 1.615 million, accounting for more than 60% of the total number of 5g base stations in the world. The number of 5g mobile phone users of the three major operators has reached 413million, and the number of 5g mobile terminal connections has exceeded 520million. However, 5g construction is far from stopped. It is expected that by the end of 2022, the total number of 5g base stations will exceed 2million.
However, insiders believe that although 5g construction has made great progress, it has "lost its voice" in residents' life. Majihua, a communication expert, said that at present, the products used in the market are still products of the 4G era. Even if 5g networks are not used, the impact will be small. Theoretically, the user experience rate of 5g network is up to 1Gbps, the delay is as low as 1ms, and the user connection capacity is up to 1million connections / km2. However, this is difficult to form a personal experience for users who mainly watch videos and play games on weekdays.
At the same time, operators are still promoting 5g packages among users. The data shows that the user penetration of 5g packages of Chinatelecom, China Unicom and China Mobile has reached 57.17%, 55% and 49.35% respectively. At the beginning of the 5g package, taking the monthly traffic of 30GB as an example, the three operators set the price at about 129 yuan. Now, although there are various concessions to reduce the price, it is still more than 100 yuan, while the 4G package is basically at the level of dozens of yuan. Many users reported that the more expensive charges of 5g packages did not bring better enjoyment, and some users who handled 5g chose to switch back to 4G.
According to the data of China Academy of communications technology, in the first quarter of this year, the total domestic mobile phone shipments totaled 69.346 million, a year-on-year decrease of 29.2%. Among them, 53.884 million 5g mobile phones were shipped, a year-on-year decrease of 22.9%, accounting for 77.7% of mobile phone shipments in the same period.
Ye CE, vice president of ZTE, analyzed that improving the sense of existence of 5g does not only depend on the construction of the network, but also needs collaboration at the industrial level. For example, in the 4G era, the development of online payment, video, takeout and other industries has mushroomed, bringing great changes to residents' lives. These shocks from all aspects of life are far from being comparable to the improvement in network speed. The spread of 5g may also need a comprehensive subversion.
In fact, some enterprises have already laid out the layout of 5g C-end applications, such as 5g messages, 5g new voice and other application scenarios promoted by ZTE. SMS and calls in the 5g era may no longer be simple text and voice interaction, but an interactive experience that integrates images, H5, VR, AR and other means.
According to the view of the industry, this kind of remote conference, including telemedicine, industrial control and other fields, is the real place where 5g can be used. The market only focuses on the improvement of network speed. 5g is characterized by its ability to maintain high-quality communication in the process of large-scale mobile, that is to say, users will no longer be limited by the signal source when using it. This is the technical logic of remote conference. Similarly, It is also the foundation of driverless.
Liuxingliang, a digital economist, is optimistic about the future of 5g. He said that although the C-end gap still needs to be filled, it is undeniable that mines, ports and factories are being lit up by 5g.