Tariffs have fallen, mobile phones have become cheaper, and the coverage of cities has expanded...
After one year of commercial use, what is 5G "True Fragrance" almost?
Some people in the industry said that just as 4G brought mobile payment and short video, 5G will also have similar "explosions", but it will take some time
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One year after the issuance of 5G commercial licenses in my country, 5G mobile phones have become increasingly “people-friendly”, the coverage of base stations has been expanding, and the number of 5G users has continued to grow rapidly. But in addition to being fast, users don’t feel much about 5G technology. Consumers look forward to the early launch of 5G applications to experience how "scent" 5G really is.
130 models of 5G mobile phones have been granted network sales licenses. The number of terminal connections has exceeded 36 million. More than 10,000 new 5G base stations are added each week. It is expected that the country will cover cities above the prefecture level by the end of the year... This is the first anniversary of the issuance of 5G commercial licenses. The latest transcript.
On June 6, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially issued 5G commercial licenses to China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Radio and Television. Over the past year, the price of 5G mobile phones has continued to drop, the coverage of 5G base stations has continued to expand, and the number of 5G users has continued to grow rapidly. This new generation of communication technology, which sounded quite "upper" at the beginning of last year, is entering the homes of ordinary people.
However, some early adopters questioned: "All 5G mobile phones are equipped with 4G applications. I don't know what 5G can do." Many consumers said that in addition to the fast network speed, they do not feel strong about other aspects of 5G. I look forward to more, The richer 5G applications have set off early, making this technology "true fragrance".
The threshold for changing machines is constantly lowering
"Recently, people who buy mobile phones are all 5G mobile phones." The sales staff of a domestic brand mobile phone experience store in Beijing told reporters that just launched a 5G mobile phone with a starting price of less than 3,000 yuan in April this year, which attracted many young people. Consumer purchases. Recently, due to mid-year promotions and discounts on mobile phone brands and operators' network purchases, etc., the discounts are very considerable, so some flagship models with a price of more than 5,000 yuan are also selling well.
According to data released by the China Information and Communication Research Institute, the number of mobile phones shipped in the Chinese market in May this year was 33.759 million units, of which the number of 5G mobile phone shipments was 15.643 million units, accounting for 46.3%. Compared with shipments in the first quarter, the popularity of 5G mobile phones is accelerating.
Once, the high price of 5G mobile phones discouraged many consumers. In July 2019, ZTE released the first domestic 5G mobile phone for 4,999 yuan. Three days later, Mate 20 X, Huawei's first 5G mobile phone for domestic sale, costs 6199 yuan. But since then, as many domestic mobile phone manufacturers have joined the 5G camp, the price of 5G mobile phones has gradually decreased from more than 5,000 yuan to about 3,000 yuan. Recently, the Redmi 10X launched by Xiaomi drove the starting price of 5G mobile phones to a new low of 1599 yuan.
The industry generally believes that with the continuous maturity of 5G technology, the cost of upstream and downstream supply chains is reduced, coupled with the drive of economies of scale, the price of 5G mobile phones will further decline, and models within 1,000 yuan will soon appear.
Can the cost reduction drive the rapid growth of users
To experience 5G, in addition to mobile phones, you also need an Internet connection. On the first anniversary of the issuance of 5G commercial licenses, operators have lowered the tariffs for 5G packages. Users can now enjoy a minimum price of 88 yuan, and enjoy the original price of 128 yuan 5G package, the discount strength reached below 30%.
Although most of the relevant offers have a contract period ranging from 1 to 2 years, it is undoubtedly good news for consumers who have had early 5G early adopters. The reporter visited the business halls of many operators in Beijing and learned that in the recent past, most of the newly-entered users are 5G users, and there are also many users who have bought 5G mobile phones and transferred the number at the same time.
Prior to this, the construction of 5G supporting infrastructure has just started, and the starting prices of the 5G package fees of the three major domestic operators are all around 129 yuan, and the market generally feels that the pricing is somewhat high. However, with the acceleration of infrastructure construction, the number of 5G base stations has increased rapidly by more than 10,000 new additions every week, and the time has come to lower the price of 5G packages. Industry insiders told reporters that only by reducing the package price in time can operators stimulate the enthusiasm of users to access the network, so as to win more 5G users and share related operating costs.
According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 5G subscribers increased by more than 7 million in April alone. At present, the number of 5G terminal connections has exceeded 36 million.
However, some consumers said that the discounted 5G package tariff is still relatively expensive. Compared with the current data flow and call duration of the same price 4G package, the cost performance advantage is not prominent.
5G cannot stop at "fast"
"In addition to the fast speed of 5G, what are the advantages" "Now there is WIFI everywhere, and 4G is enough"...Mobile phones are cheaper and tariffs have dropped, but the reporter found that many consumers are still concerned about handling 5G network access not interested". The main reason for the wait-and-see attitude is that compared with 4G mobile phones, the use of 5G mobile phones has not been subversively improved at this stage, and the application scenarios of 5G are lacking.
Chen Ke, who works for an Internet company in Beijing, was one of the earliest 5G early adopters. He told reporters that 5G speed is indeed much faster than 4G, but the actual use is not great. "All 5G mobile phones are loaded with 4G applications. Except for sometimes downloading things faster, I don't know what 5G can do."
Mobile salesman Cheng told reporters that when they sell 5G mobile phones, in addition to describing to users how fast the movies and games are under 5G, they do not provide a more specific and rich experience. Many consumers still buy 5G mobile phones at the screen , Camera function and other hardware upgrades.
"Now many applications are still at the conceptual stage." Some industry insiders told reporters what transformative experience 5G will bring, and there is no application template that can be fully implemented. "This is a big development trend. Just as 4G has brought mobile payments and short videos, 5G will also have similar "explosions", but it will take some time."
In this year's government work report, it was proposed to develop a new generation of information networks and expand 5G applications. At present, there are more than 400 innovative 5G applications nationwide, and more than 600 "5G+Industrial Internet" projects are under construction. The reporter found out that many mobile terminal manufacturers are focusing on the layout of video and audio entertainment, high-definition video creation, cloud games and other application scenarios, and the Internet of Things industry, which is closely related to 5G technology, is also accelerating the layout. How "scent" 5G will have is worth looking forward to.
Qu Xinyue