The dream finally came true! On April 3, 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology finally issued an official FDD 4G license to China Mobile, approving China Mobile to operate the LTE/fourth-generation digital cellular mobile communications business. Starting in the afternoon of the same day, the industry cheered.
But what does it mean for China Mobile after getting the FDD 4G license? It looks like a professional thing, perhaps with three good cards to describe.
The first good card: What can China Mobile do after getting an FDD 4G license?
From the 3G era, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved that both China Telecom and China Unicom can use the FDD LTE and TD LTE network formats at the same time. Compared with the first two operators, China Mobile is only approved to use the latter network standard. FDD 4G license comes It is not easy, at least for China Mobile, this is the case. So what does China Mobile now do?
Now, with everyone's analysis, China Mobile will exert its strength in the following areas after it has obtained the FDD 4G license:
China Mobile will use it for the first time to develop the Internet of Things. Everyone knows that China Mobile has an ambitious plan in the area of Internet of Things, that is to build the world's largest NB-IoT Internet of Things, but the problem is, technically speaking, NB-IoT can only support FDD LTE standard, and does not support China Mobile's TD LTE mode. After the FDD 4G license has been reached, China Mobile will be able to use FDD LTE standard. It will certainly build time to build the Internet of Things.
There is more to say here, why China Mobile attaches so much importance to the NB-IoT Internet of Things, because this is China Mobile's network foundation for the realization of the 'Internet of Everything,' and it is also an important starting point for China Mobile's corporate governance.
With the LTE FDD license, China Mobile’s 4G network in rural areas and remote areas is sufficient. We think about China’s vast territory. How much does it cost to expand 4G network coverage in rural and remote areas? Rural and remote The area has a small population and low return on investment. Therefore, how to reduce the cost of network construction is very important.
In the past, China Mobile has suffered a lot. It has been different from LTE FDD licenses. In the past, high-band TDD-LTE coverage was used. The coverage of a single base station in rural plain areas was less than a quarter of that of low-band LTE FDD base stations. After obtaining the FDD 4G license, China Mobile can use the LTE FDD 900M low-frequency band to cover, covering the same area. It can save a lot of base stations and save a lot of money.
In addition to network construction in rural and remote areas, since 900M low-frequency band can reduce the number of base station construction and reduce the construction cost of 4G network, China Mobile can make use of the low-cost advantages brought by the low frequency band of LTE FDD 900M to vigorously construct the follow-up 4G network.
The second good card: What is the significance of the FDD 4G license to China Mobile?
Therefore, we can also pull high significance and look at the significance of the official issuance of this FDD 4G license from the perspective of China Mobile.
Take the following few tasks and put it right.
In favor of China Mobile’s construction of the world’s largest NB-IoT IoT network. As early as 2016, when China Mobile was exposed to prepare to build the Internet of Things, it was reported that China Mobile was preparing to build a GSM frequency band (900MHz) after the full commercial use of VoLTE. FDD LTE private network.
In addition, China Mobile has always been full of confidence in the development of the Internet of Things. It has already stated that it wants to build the world's largest NB-IoT network. Now that it has successfully acquired the FDD 4G license, China Mobile can also take this opportunity to build a large-scale Internet of Things.
It will help China Mobile to lower the cost of network construction and improve the quality of network communications. Although China Mobile’s position among the three major operators is beyond doubt, it uses different network formats with China Telecom and China Unicom. China Mobile is still TD LTE, Compared with the FDD LTE network standard used by the other two operators, the difference is significant.
Compared with TD LTE, FDD LTE has a stronger penetration capability for radiation, especially in rural areas. Using FDD LTE network standard can reduce the number of base stations. LTE FDD 900M low-band high-speed network can quickly cover remote areas and reduce While building the cost, improve the quality of network communication.
The third good card:: What does the FDD 4G license mean for China Mobile's 5G?
Speaking of 5G, it is beneficial for China Mobile to prepare for the arrival of the 5G era. Among the top three operators in China, there are not many operators worldwide that use TD LTE. With the advent of the 5G era, the global communications industry is bound to formulate a unified one. Standards, and the premise for the development of this standard first requires a unified network system.
If China Mobile continues to adhere to the TD LTE network standard, then in the 5G era, it is only possible to build a separate communications network by itself, which not only consumes huge costs, but also cannot effectively guarantee the quality of communication. It takes time and effort. In China Mobile, it acquires FDD. After the 4G license, you can prepare for the upgrade of 5G in the future.
In short, the official issuance of FDD 4G licenses will only be a happy event for China Mobile, not only to develop more services, but also to reduce the cost of existing network base stations. In addition, China Mobile is finally standing with China Telecom and China Unicom. The same starting line, although slightly later in terms of time, but with China Mobile's strong financial and technical strength, want to catch up with that is not a thing.
The dream finally came true! On April 3, 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology finally issued an official FDD 4G license to China Mobile, approving China Mobile to operate the LTE/fourth-generation digital cellular mobile communications business. Starting in the afternoon of the same day, the industry cheered.
But what does it mean for China Mobile after getting the FDD 4G license? It looks like a professional thing, perhaps with three good cards to describe.
The first good card: What can China Mobile do after getting an FDD 4G license?
From the 3G era, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved that both China Telecom and China Unicom can use the FDD LTE and TD LTE network formats at the same time. Compared with the first two operators, China Mobile is only approved to use the latter network standard. FDD 4G license comes It is not easy, at least for China Mobile, this is the case. So what will China Mobile do today?
Now, with everyone's analysis, after China Mobile gets the FDD 4G license, it will exert its strength in the following areas:
China Mobile will use it for the first time to develop the Internet of Things. Everyone knows that China Mobile has an ambitious plan in the area of Internet of Things, that is to build the world's largest NB-IoT Internet of Things, but the problem is, technically speaking, NB-IoT can only support FDD LTE standard, and does not support China Mobile's TD LTE mode. After the FDD 4G license has been reached, China Mobile will be able to use FDD LTE standard, and will certainly take the time to build the Internet of Things.
There is more to say here, why China Mobile attaches so much importance to the NB-IoT Internet of Things, because this is China Mobile's network foundation for the realization of the 'Internet of Everything,' and it is also an important issue for China Mobile's corporate governance of development.
With the LTE FDD license, China Mobile’s 4G network in rural areas and remote areas is sufficient. As you can see, China has a vast territory. How much does it cost to expand 4G network coverage in rural and remote areas? Rural and remote The area has a small population and low return on investment. Therefore, how to reduce the cost of network construction is very important.
In the past, China Mobile has suffered a lot. It has been different from LTE FDD licenses. In the past, high-band TDD-LTE coverage was used. The coverage of a single base station in rural plain areas was less than a quarter of that of low-band LTE FDD base stations. After obtaining the FDD 4G license, China Mobile can use the LTE FDD 900M low-frequency band to cover, covering the same area. It can save a lot of base stations and save a lot of money.
In addition to network construction in rural and remote areas, since 900M low-frequency band can reduce the number of base station construction and reduce the construction cost of 4G network, China Mobile can use the low-cost advantages brought by the low-frequency band of LTE FDD 900M to vigorously construct the follow-up 4G network.
The second good card: What is the significance of the FDD 4G license to China Mobile?
Therefore, we can also pull high significance and look at the significance of the official release of this FDD 4G license from the perspective of China Mobile.
Take the following few tasks and put it right.
In favor of China Mobile’s construction of the world’s largest NB-IoT IoT network. As early as 2016 when China Mobile was exposed to prepare to build the Internet of Things, it was reported that China Mobile was preparing to build a GSM frequency band (900MHz) after the full commercial use of VoLTE. FDD LTE private network.
In addition, China Mobile has always been confident in the development of the Internet of Things. It has already stated that it wants to build the world's largest NB-IoT network. Now that it has successfully acquired the FDD 4G license, China Mobile can also take this opportunity to build a large-scale Internet of Things.
It will help China Mobile to lower the cost of network construction and improve the quality of network communications. Although China Mobile’s position among the three major operators is beyond doubt, it uses different network formats with China Telecom and China Unicom. China Mobile is still TD LTE, Compared with the FDD LTE network standard used by the other two operators, the difference is significant.
Compared with TD LTE, FDD LTE has a stronger penetration capability for radiation, especially in rural areas. Using FDD LTE network standard can reduce the number of base stations. LTE FDD 900M low-band high-speed network can quickly cover remote areas and reduce While building costs, improve the quality of network communications.
The third good card:: What does the FDD 4G license mean for China Mobile's 5G?
Speaking of 5G, it is beneficial for China Mobile to prepare for the arrival of the 5G era. Among the top three operators in China, there are not many operators worldwide that use TD LTE. With the advent of the 5G era, the global communications industry is bound to formulate a unified one. Standards, and the premise for the development of this standard first requires a unified network system.
If China Mobile continues to adhere to the TD LTE network standard, then in the 5G era, it is only possible to build a separate communications network by itself, which not only consumes huge costs, but also does not guarantee effective communication quality. It takes time and effort. In China Mobile, it acquires FDD. After the 4G license, you can prepare for the upgrade of 5G in the future.
In short, the official issuance of FDD 4G licenses will only be a happy event for China Mobile, not only to develop more services, but also to reduce the cost of existing network base stations. In addition, China Mobile is finally standing with China Telecom and China Unicom. The same starting line, although slightly later in terms of time, but with China Mobile's strong financial and technical strength, it is not necessary to catch up.
