However, even though it was very difficult to enter the field of domestic wireless communication operations, Zhao Yi did not choose to give up. Instead, Hengtong Communications Company continued to apply. Regardless of whether it was passed or not, it would submit an application every year.
Of course, Hengtong Communications Company is not naive enough to think that it can monopolize the entire domestic field. It just wants to come in and get a share of the pie, and at the same time, it can promote its technology in the country as soon as possible.
The popularization of communication technology plays an equally important role in promoting the country's economic development as basic transportation facilities.
Now Hengtong Communications Company has begun research and development of third-generation mobile communication technology, and has produced a large number of patented technologies. It is expected that a full set of 3G technologies will be launched in a few years.
This was independently developed by Hengtong Communications Company without much intervention from Zhao Yi.
This is the benefit brought by the full set of research on 2G technology. The technical staff in the company have been well trained, and the research and development level has made huge progress.
Of course, after research and development, it is necessary to decide whether to launch it based on market conditions. The countries and regions that now open and operate 2G mobile communication networks are concentrated in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other countries and regions.
Developed countries in Europe, America and Japan have not introduced 2G communication technology due to their own interests.
At the same time, because Hong Kong Telecommunications Company contracted the entire production capacity of Hengtong Communications Company for two years, they have never been able to carry out independent construction capabilities.
Now Japan has relaxed a little. In fact, they have been researching for a year and still haven't come up with anything. They can only compromise and agree to use Hengtong Communications Company's technology to develop their country's mobile communication network.
However, because the Hong Kong Telecom Company's contract is still there, it will take another year to achieve this goal. At the same time, they also require Hengtong Communications Company to provide handheld technology patents so that they can domestically produce these devices.
Hengtong Communications Company also treats this request with caution. You must know that this is one of the two major sources of income for the mobile communication system. The first major source of revenue is the equipment cost of mobile base stations, and the second major revenue is handheld mobile devices.
As for the background hardware and software systems, the proportion in the entire system is very low, and we cannot expect to earn much income in this area.
Europe and the United States seem to be still clinging to 2G technology, and only some small countries have loosened their attitudes. These small countries do not have any big interests in this.
Even when the time comes, the mobile network will not be built by their own countries, but by communication companies from big European countries. However, there is no final conclusion, and it is difficult to say anything, because these small countries will also have to rely on the big European countries.
No matter what happens in the end, when 2G technology is popularized around the world, it will probably take several more years. If you want to recover your investment, it will probably take 10 years.
As a technology provider, Hengtong Communication Technology Company not only reserves technology in research and development, but also needs to take into account market conditions.
One is after the world has fully popularized 2G mobile communication networks, and the other is after 2G operators generally recover their costs and start making profits.
This is actually not difficult to understand. The first one can ensure that Hengtong Communications Company maximizes its interests. Only by popularizing 2G mobile networks can Hengtong Communications Company sell enough base stations and equipment, and even more mobile phones.
After these are all popularized, wouldn't it be wonderful to launch 3G technology, which will harvest communications companies from beginning to end, and consumers' mobile phones will also need to be replaced with 3G mobile phones.
The second condition is to ensure that global mobile communications companies can follow their lead and have enough funds to purchase their own 3G mobile equipment.
If they are not profitable, they will not launch 3G technology. This is not a normal business behavior.
In the past, Zhao Yi was not very anxious about the development of domestic mobile communications, because although the domestic economy was developing rapidly at that time, people were generally still relatively poor, and not many people could afford mobile communications.
You must know that the lowest price of mobile phone products sold by Hengtong Communications Company is about 1,000 yuan, which is too expensive for domestic people.
Of course, you can also launch some products that cost several hundred yuan, but they are not cheap for domestic people.
Moreover, the construction of mobile network is much more expensive than that of fixed telephone network, so the basic tariff is higher than that of fixed telephone, at least in the early stage, and ordinary people cannot afford these expenses.
But the current situation is no longer the same as before. First, the implementation of the national welfare system has solved people's worries and allowed them to spend more money for consumption.
Second, in order to fulfill its commitment to education and medical benefits, the National Welfare Acceptance Fund began to carry out infrastructure construction across the country, with a yearly investment scale of nearly one trillion yuan.
Spreading so much money will definitely increase the income level of the people. With more money on hand, the people's spending power will also increase, and then they will be able to afford mobile communication services.
If only so much money is invested in infrastructure construction in one year, it will not fundamentally change the status quo. Therefore, Zhao Yi will invest trillions of yuan in infrastructure construction every year to completely revitalize the domestic domestic demand economy.
Based on the above situation, Zhao Yi feels that it is necessary to start large-scale mobile communication network construction in the past two years. By then, the number of migrant workers will definitely be very large, and these people are also potential mobile users.
The prospects are very bright, but how to achieve the goal is what Zhao Yi is unable to do. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is a large department with too much power. Zhao Yi cannot shake it by himself.
Since it can't be done with one fell swoop, it can only be done with strength. This reminded Zhao Yi of China Unicom in his previous life. This company was not established under the leadership of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. This shows that in fact, they are not monolithic in this matter.
Of course, this is not 1994, and the situation is different, but Zhao Yi feels that the general direction is correct. The separation of government and enterprises is a general trend in the country, and with the imminent reform of state-owned enterprises, the government will also be aware of this problem.
Moreover, if you want to reform state-owned enterprises and revitalize state-owned assets, you need a large amount of capital to participate, especially the increasingly serious triangular debt problem. It is not easy to solve the problem, and a large amount of capital is needed in the early stage.
Wherever there is a large amount of funds now, there is no doubt that it is Zhao Yi. State-owned banks themselves have a large number of bad debts, and these bad debts are caused by state-owned enterprises.
It is too late for the bank to recover the loan. As for continuing the loan, if there is no compulsory order from the government, it is probably not willing to continue the loan.
In fact, local state-owned enterprises and collective enterprises are not very competitive, and many of them were hastily launched by the government to solve the employment problem. They have backward technologies and serious industrial redundancy.
If they were in a planned economy environment, they could barely survive. Now that it has been determined that the market economy will be the mainstay and the socialist economy with domestic characteristics will be developed, it will become increasingly difficult for these enterprises to survive.
These enterprises are the ones that state-owned banks avoid because they really have no ability to repay and can only keep filling the bottomless hole.
As for the money in the hands of the government, there is actually not much, and if government funds are still supporting the whole process, it is estimated that these state-owned enterprises that are already in difficulty will be difficult to undergo fundamental changes, and they will need continuous blood transfusions from the government.
Furthermore, the government has begun to implement three universal welfare systems, which requires a large amount of fiscal expenditures to be tilted in this direction. Add in defense and administrative expenditures, and there is not much money left.
Even if the establishment is not controlled, it is doubtful whether there will be any spare money, let alone whether it can be used to relieve state-owned enterprises.
Therefore, the key to the reform of state-owned enterprises this time is Zhao Yi. As for other private funds, let alone mention them. Not to mention whether they exist or not, even if they exist, it is a drop in the bucket and far from meeting the requirements.
In this context, some of Zhao Yi's demands can be mentioned to the government. Let's not talk about whether he can make a profit by participating in the reform of state-owned enterprises with so much funds. Even for this contribution, he also needs to receive some rewards.
Besides, most of these companies are useless and have no need to survive at all. However, the employment issue of employees is a big problem. It is impossible to directly let these companies go bankrupt, otherwise there will be big trouble.
At present, the development of the private economy is still very limited and cannot accommodate so many laid-off employees of state-owned enterprises. This requires trying to ensure the jobs of these state-owned enterprise employees during the reform of state-owned enterprises.
If ordinary funds are invested in the reform of state-owned enterprises, it is estimated that it can only cure the headache and the pain, but cannot solve the entire problem in an all-round way.
Only people like Zhao Yi, who need money, technology, and sales channels, can solve the problem in one go.
At that time, some companies worthy of continued investment will directly increase investment, improve technology, strengthen sales capabilities, revitalize corporate assets and other means to accelerate corporate development.
Even enterprises of the same nature across the country are integrated together to form several enterprises with certain competitiveness and corresponding scale, so that some enterprises that are already disadvantaged in the industry can continue to survive.
As for those enterprises that have no competitiveness, they will be dismantled if they can, and sold to private individuals if they can. As for the employees of the enterprise, they will be arranged where they can. If they cannot be arranged, they will be moved to work in other enterprises. .
It can be said that if we want to consider these issues comprehensively and carry out reforms nationwide, only Zhao Yi has this strength, and everyone else can only take action on one point.
This will lead to problems such as a long-lasting reform of state-owned enterprises, a large loss of state-owned assets, insufficient reform, and the inability to generate linkage across the country.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yi became more confident. After returning to the hotel, Zhao Yi took out his laptop and started writing a "Chess Game of State-owned Enterprise Reform", "Solution to the Triangular Debt Problem of State-owned Enterprises", "The Impact of Funds and Technology on State-owned Enterprises" The Importance of Reform", "Discussion on the Operating Mechanism of Socialist Market Economy".
The above articles all explain the problems encountered in the reform of state-owned enterprises, as well as the importance and necessity of state-owned enterprise reform in a market-oriented economic environment, emphasizing the role of capital and technology in it.
At the same time, the principle of focusing on the big and letting go of the small is put forward. For the country, those industries and fields that affect the national economy and people's livelihood are big fields and require the government to have a certain degree of influence.
Those manufacturing enterprises such as Xiaodao needlework matches are in a small category and can be completely left to private enterprises. Moreover, for these low-profit industries, the private economy can improve production efficiency.
Although these indeed tell the truth about the current state-owned enterprise reform, they also implicitly explain the importance of their role and increase their bargaining chips.
Only by emphasizing their own importance can they pay enough attention to themselves, and then some things will be negotiable.
As long as your request is reasonable, I believe you will get support from some people. (End of chapter)