Motorola's current goal is very clear, which is to heat up concepts related to satellite communications and let the world understand that they are actually on the right path.
Sure enough, it was reported through traditional media that Xuantian Technology Company, founded by Zhao Yi, was also building a global satellite communication network, and explained in detail why it wanted to build a satellite communication network.
In fact, the benefits of satellite communication networks are very obvious, that is, they are connected everywhere without the need to build a large number of base stations like terrestrial mobile networks, and they can also provide communication networks for remote areas.
Foreign mobile operators are not domestic mobile operators. They have less interests in peripheral areas, but regardless of it, even in the 2020s of the 21st century, the border residents of Yingjiang still cannot access the Internet.
Moreover, the establishment of a global satellite communication network will break nationality restrictions, and all mobile users and Internet users around the world can enjoy the convenience brought by the same digital network.
As a consumer, you no longer need to pay extra fees for high cross-border communications. As an operator, you can easily capture the global market and earn high profits and a huge market.
So when the news was reported through traditional media, it began to spread in news media and the Internet in a short period of time. Although there were people behind it, the content worthy of discussion cannot be ignored.
For consumers, they generally believe that the current communication costs are actually quite high, especially in developed countries in Europe and the United States. Their Internet speed is not that good compared to other regions.
Not to mention my country's Internet speed, even compared with Southeast Asia, their Internet speed is not very fast. This has been criticized by many consumers.
But even if they have criticisms, they can't do anything about it. After all, they are a capitalist country, and the primary purpose of enterprises is to pursue profits. They will not do anything without profits.
And the reasons are quite sufficient, and it is a real problem, that is, they are vast and sparsely populated, and the cost of building a network is actually very high. The high cost is inevitable, and it is understandable that they are unwilling to provide services to remote areas.
Just understanding is understanding, but it cannot stop consumers from yearning for better services, so Xuantian Technology Company announced the construction of a global satellite communication network, which naturally aroused their imagination.
Although they may not necessarily use this satellite network, they can compete with existing mobile operators, prompting existing mobile operators and network operators to improve service quality, thereby making them profitable.
In fact, no one with a right mind would think that the usage fee of the global satellite communication network is very low. This can be seen from the previous usage price of maritime satellite phones.
Although some people have pointed out problems with satellite communication networks on the Internet, after all, anyone with a little professional knowledge will understand this and will naturally point it out during discussions.
However, these shortcomings have not been discussed extensively. After all, since people want to build such a global network, they will not be aimless and will definitely consider it.
After all, if the communication fee is too high, there will definitely not be a big market, and if there are not enough users, the initial investment will naturally be wasted. No businessman would do such a thing.
So from a consumer perspective, the discussion is generally optimistic, and almost everyone is optimistic about establishing such a global satellite communications network.
However, the only thing that makes people more worried is whether Xuantian Technology Company can shoulder such an important task. Although it was founded by Professor Zhao Yi, who was hotly discussed on the Internet some time ago, no one knows what the result will be.
Of course, the news released by the newly founded Xuantian Technology Company can become a hot topic, which naturally shows that many people still believe in Zhao Yi's abilities.
It's just that this ability is mainly based on scientific research ability. No one knows what Zhao Yi's business ability is. After all, his scientific research talent has been verified.
There is certainly no shortage of communication-related professional knowledge, but no one knows anything about his business abilities. Moreover, a scientific geek with such a wide range of interests must devote almost all of his energy to scientific research.
People's time and energy are limited. If you invest more in one aspect, you will naturally invest less in another aspect, and your professionalism will be lacking. Everyone understands this truth.
For example, Tesla before was also a very powerful scientific wizard, but he was not very proficient in business matters, or he did not invest much energy in the field of commercial applications at all.
The result was that he was pushed to the ground and rubbed by various businessmen. He made so many inventions in his life, but in the end he was impoverished. This is a living example.
Although Zhao Yi is not as poor as Tesla, this can be seen from the luxury of his private laboratory, which is why no one doubts the source of funds for him to build such a satellite communication network.
But whether a business operation is successful, science and technology are important, but they are only the basis for success. The subsequent business operation capabilities also play a decisive role.
It's just that there is no horoscope now, so everyone ignores this point. After all, it is too early to discuss qualifications. At worst, he will recruit professional managers to take care of him later. He only needs to do the work he is good at with peace of mind.
This understanding is mainly due to the fact that Xuantian Technology Company did not reveal much information on its official website. It was just a simple sentence telling the outside world what it was going to do.
Judging from past experience, it is not that simple to build a satellite communication network covering the world. First of all, many technical problems need to be overcome, which will take a long time.
You must know that several years have passed since Motorola announced the "Iridium Project", and there still has not been any breakthrough progress. It also took more than 10 years in the previous life, which shows that technical problems are not so easy to solve.
Although Zhao Yi gives the impression to the outside world that he is a scientific master, but even so, he is only one person. Not to mention how long it takes to do theoretical research, it is not particularly easy to transform theory into real products.
This is one of the reasons why Motorola wants to use Xuantian Technology Company to hype the satellite communication network, because they understand that there is still a long way to go before it can be truly realized.
Therefore, they are not too anxious about this new competitor at the moment. Compared with this long-term worry, the dilemma they are currently facing is more troublesome, and solving the near-term worry is the top priority.
In fact, their move did attract the attention of the capital industry. Many capitals that were originally not optimistic about this also began to tentatively contact Motorola, wanting to come in and get a piece of the pie.
Because from the perspective of capital, Motorola has been researching and developing for several years and must be ahead of Xuantian Technology Company. This means that it can realize operations in advance and occupy the market in advance.
This is the right time to enter the game, and if your company invests in the most popular industries, it can also add points to your company in disguise, and the stock market performance will be better than before.
In fact, as long as this reason exists, many capitals will be willing to do it. After all, if the stock market rises, they can cash out and make profits. It is more practical to hold the profits in their hands first.
In addition, after just experiencing a global stock market crash, the stock prices of many companies have not yet returned to their original levels, especially those securities investment companies and investment banks, which suffered very heavy losses.
They entered into a large number of betting contracts before the stock market crash, and the results were naturally not much better. After their performance report came out, the stock price continued to fall.
In fact, even if there is no stock market crash, although Sunflower Investment Company is not well-known, it still earns a lot of profits from the stock market every year. Some people make money and others lose money. The performance of many investment companies is not very satisfactory.
So facing many difficulties, they need a shot in the arm to boost their stocks, and satellite communication networks are a topic worthy of hype.
First, the technical requirements for satellite communication networks are high enough, and not everyone can come in and make a fortune. This determines that there will not be too many competitors, and there will be a basis for technology monopoly.
Second, the market prospects are very attractive. Now the number of mobile network users worldwide has exceeded 1 billion, and it is still growing rapidly. It is expected that the number of users will reach more than 3 billion in the future.
If the established global satellite communication system can seize these markets, the annual benefits will be very terrifying. A market of hundreds of billions of dollars is right in front of us, and no one will be tempted.
As long as they invested in Motorola's "Iridium" project, it was as if they had stepped into the threshold of wealth. Both the investment company itself and the investors behind it were as excited as if they had been given a shot of blood.
After tentative contacts, various investment companies began to enter the formal negotiation stage with Motorola. In less than a month, all investment and shareholding agreements were signed.
This time, Motorola took out 50% of the project shares and raised a total of 5 billion US dollars in funds. This amount of funds is already huge at present. After the news came out, it naturally caused an uproar.
First of all, it was reflected in the stock market. The stocks of companies related to "Iridium" experienced a strong rise, with the lowest increase reaching 5%. The increase of leading companies was even more exaggerated, directly rising by 10%.
As the protagonist of this incident, Motorola's stock has naturally risen even more, with the stock price rising by 15%. They have not yet benefited from the "Iridium Project", but they have benefited a lot from the capital market.
Secondly, there is an obvious crisis among global mobile operators. Before so many investment companies entered the market, in fact, they were not particularly anxious.
After all, they have now established a dominant position. Even if Motorola completes the "Iridium Project", it will be difficult for them to seize their existing market.
After all, they had the advantage in terms of time and service charges. By the time Motorola's business started, their initial investment had been repaid and good profits had been recorded.
Therefore, mobile operators in various countries are not in a hurry for the later competition. They are very confident that Motorola's "Iridium Project" will not be able to survive.
It's just that after so much capital entered the game, their attitude changed a bit. They were not as firm as before. They knew very well how terrifying the power of capital, especially the accumulation of so many capitals, would be.
If a company like Motorola wants to compete with global mobile communication operators, its strength will definitely not be enough. However, with the full support of many capitals, the situation is very different.
The most fearful thing is to hurt people with capital. Even if they have recovered the cost and made good profits by then, if these capitals are struggling to make losses in the early stage, they must also adopt a low-price strategy.
The purpose of this is to delineate customers and cause existing mobile operators to lose customers on a large scale, and ultimately become unable to operate, thereby achieving the effect of their own monopoly.
As long as you monopolize this market, many things will be easy to do. Even if the price does not increase, you may have made a profit because there are enough users. What's more, the price will definitely increase and the users will be harvested.
As for whether it will be subject to antitrust investigation, it’s hard to say, because current mobile communication technology is basically monopolized by two companies, Hengtong Communications Company and Huawei Technology Company.
In fact, governments of various countries are already having a headache about this. Compared with monopoly, they do not want existing communication technology to be only in the hands of these two companies.
After all, the monopoly of their own companies is the meat in the pot, and the monopoly of these two companies has caused a large amount of capital outflows, and in terms of safety issues, they are not particularly reassured.
Therefore, governments of various countries are likely to turn a blind eye by then. As long as these two de facto monopoly communications companies are eliminated, many problems will no longer be a problem.
So these mobile operators really understand this, because they already hate these two companies, but they have no choice but to accept the exploitation of these two companies.
It is precisely because they understand this that they are also very aware of the government's possible attitude, which may ignore Motorola's monopoly behavior in the future, which will make mobile operators like them very uncomfortable.
They don't want to sit still and wait for death. After all, it is related to their interests and they must take action. They cannot wait until the problem comes to figure out a solution, otherwise it may be too late.
These mobile operators are unable to compete with their own strength. As for promoting national legislation and prohibiting the implementation of satellite communication networks in the country, there is certainly no problem with the idea, but it is not that easy to implement.
You must know that developed countries led by Yingjiang have long been fed up with Hengtong Communications Company and Huawei Technologies Company, two companies that have monopolized the communications field.
This not only caused huge losses to their economic interests, but also blocked many of their ideas, especially on Yingjiang's side, making many of their intelligence-gathering methods ineffective or more difficult.
Although our country's economic development has been very fast over the years, it has actually surpassed Eagle Sauce in the economic field and become the country with the largest economic aggregate in the world.
But after all, our country's development time is still short, and the scale of wealth accumulation is still far behind that of Yingjiang. Moreover, as the leader of one of the two camps, there is a lot of national support behind it.
Therefore, the governments of individual countries are unable to use legal means to prevent satellite communication networks from being implemented in their countries. Otherwise, it will cause greater trouble. This approach can only be used by large countries with more independence.
This road is a dead end for most countries. If you want to stop it and protect your own interests, you must find another way, so the relevant issues will naturally be thrown to Hengtong Communications Company.
Although Hengtong Communications Company does not need to pay attention to this on the surface, after all, they are not an operator. They just sell equipment and cannot bear any responsibility for this.
But after all, this also involves their own interests and must be expressed. Otherwise, global mobile operators will also have great emotions towards him. Although they will not stop buying their equipment, it will also cause them a lot of trouble. .
It's just that the construction of the global satellite communication network is already a certainty. They know that the boss is behind Xuantian Technology Company, and there is no way they can stop the boss from carrying out this plan.
Therefore, the main purpose is to comfort these mobile operators to prevent them from being like headless flies. Moreover, if the relevant laws are passed, it will also be bad news for global satellite communication networks.
First of all, Hengtong Communications Company published a mobile communication network white paper, which introduced in detail the construction status of global mobile communication networks, user usage, and future development prospects.
This white paper is mainly to tell the outside world that the current global mobile communication network construction has matured and has full market effect, which not only brings benefits to the economic development of various countries, but also brings benefits to consumers to enjoy better communication service quality.
Especially now that the number of global users is very large, the overall market development is positive, and competitiveness has been formed, it cannot be easily replaced by unproven global satellite communication networks.
The second step is to publish the problems that need to be solved in the satellite communication network, to disclose to the public all the technical difficulties of the satellite communication network, and to tell everyone that establishing a global satellite communication network is not a simple matter.
They even predict that based on the current technical level, it will take at least 10 years for Motorola's "Iridium Project" to reach the conditions for launching a network, and it is currently unable to challenge existing mobile communication networks.
In particular, today's mobile communication networks no longer simply make voice calls, but already provide certain broadband services. However, it is more difficult for satellite communication networks to have both conditions at the same time, and the technical and usage costs are higher.
Third, Hengtong Communications Company officially announced the 3G mobile communication network it had developed, and claimed that the technology was mature and met the conditions for large-scale networking.
In fact, their 3G technology is very mature. It has been developed for a long time and has also been tested on a small scale in my country, and the results are quite good.
However, considering that the current global 2G mobile communication network construction has just begun, many mobile network operators have not yet recovered their costs from the 2G network. Even if it is announced, it will not be possible to roll it out on a large scale in a short time.
Of course, they also have the idea of selling their 2G mobile network communication equipment first to make a wave of money, otherwise their own interests will be damaged a lot.
Therefore, they have not always announced it to the outside world. Only those companies that are also developing communication technology can check the patent situation and see that Hengtong Communications Company has research in this area.
However, they only have a rough guess about the research progress of Hengtong Communications Company. They are not actually very clear about the real situation. After all, they have not yet touched on many core key technologies, so they do not know whether Hengtong Communications Company has developed it.
In fact, Hengtong Communication Company not only has fully mature technology in the field of 3G mobile network communication technology, but also has made considerable progress in the research and development of 4G networks, and its core technologies have basically been conquered.
According to their current research and development progress, they may be able to come up with fully mature 4G mobile communication network technology within the next three years or so, which is unmatched by other R&D companies.
The performance of 3G mobile communication network in terms of mobile Internet is better than the existing 2G mobile communication network, let alone compared to satellite communication network.
Regardless of the fact that the satellite communication networks of many companies under Zhao Yi perform very well, whether it is Shangtong Trading Company or ATV's satellite communication network, the network bandwidth is relatively excellent.
However, these technologies are only for internal use and do not provide services to the outside world, nor will they provide technology to others. Naturally, external technological progress will not be that fast. The purpose of the design of Motorola's "Iridium Project" is to replace phone calls and communications.
Otherwise, it would be a joke to achieve global interconnection with its 66 communication satellites. As mentioned earlier, regardless of whether it can access so many devices, the energy consumption is enough to paralyze the entire satellite communication network.
If it was the previous 2G mobile communication network technology, everyone's impression would still be on phone calls, but after upgrading to 2G+, a large proportion of mobile operators' revenue comes from mobile Internet data services.
This fully illustrates that the future mobile communication network will not only provide call communications, which are only the most basic services, but also tend to be more mobile Internet services, which will be the bulk of future revenue.
Finally, Hengtong Communications Company calculated the cost of building a satellite communication network in detail and told the outside world that if it wants to achieve the purpose of substitution through a satellite communication network, the high cost will be an unavoidable obstacle.
Naturally, they have an estimate of the cost of the satellite communication network currently being developed by their boss, because they are responsible for manufacturing many satellite modules, and it is impossible for them to have no understanding of this.
But they also know that it is impossible for the boss to harm their interests. After all, harming their interests is actually harming the boss's own interests. They know this very well.
Therefore, they are not worried at all about the global satellite communication network built by their boss. This is why they were so calm after Xuantian Technology Company announced the news.
If Zhao Yi built a global satellite communication network before, he still provided network communication services for individual users, hoping to connect more individual users.
However, it is found that the development of domestic Internet of Things has an increasing demand for high-quality networks. There is a ready-made market waiting for itself, and there is no need to deliberately compete with existing mobile communication networks for users.
Therefore, even if the global satellite communication network he built has a lower cost than the existing mobile communication network, the price will not be lowered. Under the same service standards, the price is 50% higher than the existing mobile communication network.
If you want to obtain better satellite communication services, the price is even higher and cannot be enjoyed by ordinary users. The most likely application is in the commercial field. Enterprises are much better able to bear the cost than individual users.
This high price is actually only for the personal consumption field. The purpose is not to directly compete with the existing mobile communication network and avoid harming one's own interests.
As for applications and access in the field of Internet of Things communication, the price must be much cheaper. Otherwise, the cost of building the Internet of Things will be too high, which will seriously hinder the development and application of related technologies in the field of Internet of Things.
And now the company with the strongest technical strength in the field of Internet of Things is his company. Providing lower-priced communication services for the Internet will naturally promote the development and application of related technologies of his companies, and the overall benefits will be even greater.
Of course, the R&D costs, launch costs, usage costs, etc. they currently calculate are all calculated based on current market costs, and they still have great reference value.
After the news of Hengtong Communications Company was released to the outside world, it naturally aroused the attention of many people. After reading their explanation, many people naturally felt a lot more at ease.
After all, what Hengtong Communications Company said is true. With existing satellite communication technology, it is almost impossible to reach the same level as terrestrial mobile communication technology.
After calming down these mobile network operators, Motorola naturally launched a heated discussion on the relevant news of Hengtong Communications Company.
In fact, they have gradually understood that in future mobile network communications, call services will become less and less important, and the requirements for mobile data communications services will become higher and higher.
The "Iridium Project" they previously formulated did not perform well in terms of mobile data communication services. The focus of this debate is naturally the need to strengthen data communication capabilities, otherwise it will be difficult to become competitive after launching the network.
However, as a result, the "Iridium Project", which was originally difficult to develop, may have to extend the launch and networking time. As for when it will be completed, they have no idea, and the variables will naturally increase several times.
Tianxuan Technology Company was quite calm in response to the disturbances from the outside world. It did not respond at all, as if it had not noticed them at all and just silently carried out its plan. (End of chapter)