Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

Although Shirakawa Electric's annual press conference is over, the discussion it left for the outside world has become increasingly intense.

Not to mention the technical updates of other old products, the various black technologies on new products are simply dizzying.

The ever-advancing LCD technology, the new screen display technology LED, and the revolutionary product mobile phone (mobile phone).

Especially the latter, which is Neon's first independently developed mobile calling technology.

Two or three years ago, Motorola's big brother was born, and it has already brought communication technology into the first generation mobile communication system.

The so-called first era mobile communication system is what we usually call the 1G era.

However, there is no such thing as a few G. This is something that people in later generations added after reviewing historical development.

Moreover, the 1G era was an era of analog communication, which was the mainstream communication method in the world before the mid-1980s.

Because it is an analog signal, the mobile phone or mobile phone at this time can only be used to make calls and cannot do anything else.

For example, Shirakawa Electric's KITA-One mobile phone has an analog signal and is also a type of mobile phone.

Since it is an analog signal, it cannot be used to access the Internet or send messages. So what is the LCD screen on Shirakawa Electric's mobile phone used for?

In fact, it's not very useful. It's just to make it easier for people to see the number they have dialed and search their address book.

Because of the integrated memory chip inside, Shirakawa Electric's mobile phone can store nearly 50 numbers.

This amount is enough for people nowadays. Of course, if you want more, you can buy a high-end version. Saving 200 is not a problem.

But since it uses analog signals from the 1G era, what communication standard does Shirakawa Electric’s mobile phone use?

Because of the frequency band obtained and the fact that United Communications has not yet developed its own communication format.

Therefore, the communication standard used by Shirakawa Electric mobile phones is the GSM format. Yes, this is not Neon’s domestic communication technology.

The GSM standard originated in Ouzhou, and it has not been perfected yet. It was only this year that Ouzhou determined several key parameters of the GSM standard.

United Communications adopts this standard because its frequency band is very close to GSM, and its general technical framework has been determined.

So after NUCT (United Communications) expressed relevant intentions to Ouzhou, the latter immediately incorporated NUCT into its own system.

The reason why Ouzhou readily agreed to NUCT's request is because they are also very aware of the competition related to standards. Of course, the more areas it is used in, the better.

You must know that GSM is not the only one developing 2G digital signal standards in the world at this time, and CDMA in the United States is also in the process of being developed.

Therefore, with the initiative of Neon District, after signing an agreement with each other, Ouzhou generously provided all technical information about GSM to NUCT.

So after internal modifications, NUCT (United Communications) used GSM, which was supposed to be 2G technology, as a simplified version of 1G.

Data legends and the like are not used at all in Big Brother now. This is just a transitional technology.

NUCT's plan is to wait for GSM to be officially commercialized, which will probably be in the early 1990s, so that it can smoothly transition to the 2G era.

And as an international communication standard, there will be many countries using GSM in the future, such as neighboring China, Ouzhou, Australia and other regions.

As long as the country uses the GSM format, it will be the potential customer market for Shirakawa Electric's mobile phones in the future.

Bai Chuanfeng is very ambitious. He is eyeing more than just the neon market. Going global is his ultimate goal.

If Laomi's CDMA 2G development had not been delayed at this time, maybe NUCT would have switched to CDMA.

Of course, NUCT will not hang itself on the GSM tree in the future.

It is still unclear whether CDMA will embrace CDMA in order to expand the market in the future. Even NUCT is developing its own communication standards, such as PHS technology.

This kind of PHS technology, which became very popular in China in later generations, was only popular for a short period of time.

But as a low-end communication method, it can better segment and supplement the NUCT market.

After all, no one stipulates that an operator can only use one communication format. Almost all China's Yusanjia are compatible with three to four communication standards.

In short, after acquiring GSM technology and modifying it, NUCT began to build large-scale base stations in major cities in Neon.

Because they know that GSM technology will be universal until the end of the 2G era, NUCT is willing to spend money on Kyushu, Shikoku, Kanto, Kansai, Tohoku, and Hokkaido.

In the above-mentioned areas, NUCT has set up its own communication base stations in major cities.

Such large-scale infrastructure construction costs tens of billions.

But fortunately, because it is an infrastructure that benefits the people, the Postal Ministry also subsidizes about 40% of the total investment cost.

Yes, nearly half of NUCT’s total investment in the communications industry is subsidized by the government.

In this era, the neon government has too much money to spend. It has bought tens of billions of dollars in reserves just to cool down the yen.

Coupled with the annual trade surplus, there is no place to spend the money saved except buying U.S. bonds.

It happened that NUCT began to take the lead in the construction of large-scale wireless communication base stations, and Shirakawa Kaede took advantage of Meiji Gakuin's relationship.

The Postal Ministry directly spent more than 40 billion yen on NUCT's face.

Boy, I am optimistic about you. This kind of thing that benefits the country and the people must be done in a big way!

In response, Bai Chuanfeng said, Postal Dad, please insult me ​​again~

Of course, this is a joke. In short, in an era when the government is not short of money, NUCT has a soft hand in receiving various subsidies.

The fact that the government has money is one aspect, but the key role is that the Meiji academic circles secretly worked hard within the government system.

Otherwise, relying solely on NUCT itself, it really wouldn’t be that big of a deal.

The protection of interests is complicated.

Invisible to ordinary people, Shirakawa Holdings Group gave Meiji Group unimaginable feedback.

Only by cooperating with each other, having consistent interests, and being deeply bound can we ensure that this relationship will last for a long time.

With all links connected, NUCT finally completed the construction of base stations in most areas within one year.

As for the construction of base stations in remote areas or mountainous areas, it is said that there is some loss. These NUCT are planned to be completed slowly in the next few years.

It is precisely because the construction of base stations in densely populated areas has been completed that Shirakawa Kaede will directly broadcast a live broadcast at the press conference.

Nothing is more convincing than seeing it with your own eyes and hearing it with your own ears.

Sure enough, the press conference of Shirakawa Electric came to an end.

Several Neon media outlets are rushing to report news about Shirakawa Electric's portable phones. The scene where Shirakawa Kaede talked to Akina Nakamori at the press conference was even more widely circulated.

In the words of the media, Shirakawa Electric - Neon Light!

In the field of mobile communications, it fills the gap in domestic terminals and is even more powerful than the veteran NTT.

The shape, which is more than half the size of Motorola, is undoubtedly more in line with the aesthetics of Neon people.

On the day just after the Shirakawa Electric press conference, the door of the NUCT business hall was crowded with people who came to try out new products.

However, most of the first batch of people to buy KITA One mobile phones were businessmen. Because of their work, they naturally have a huge demand for mobile phones.

After a president, Sang, completed the Internet access procedures on-site at a NUCT store, he couldn't wait to call home.

After hearing his wife's clear answer on the other end of the phone, President Sang immediately became happy.

This is so convenient and works exactly as advertised. Connect you and me anytime, anywhere~

With the promotion of this living sign, the onlookers could no longer bear it.

They swarmed around the counter and started snapping up new mobile phones from Shirakawa Electric.

The price of 430,000 yen is indeed expensive. But most people can afford it. After all, one month’s salary for a newly graduated college student is enough.

Besides, this is a communication tool, so it will be no problem to use it for several years.

What's more important is that Shirakawa Electric and NUCT's advertising is good, not to mention the repeated bombings by TV stations.

It was the unique scene at the press conference that made the media talk about it for a long time.

"United Communications, connects you and me!" This advertising slogan can be said by children now.

Gee, people in the bubble era don’t feel bad at all when it comes to spending money.

Within two days, all the goods on the counter of the NUCT store were swept clean.

As a last resort, Shirakawa Electric could only expedite replenishment to fill the market vacancy.

This kind of panic buying scene has not appeared for Shirakawa Electric for a long time.

Now Shirakawa Electric's portable mobile phone has become a status symbol.

Anyone wearing a Shirakawa Electric mobile phone on their waist on the street will attract a second look from passers-by.

President Sang put his cell phone on the table, and the negotiators at the same table also had to look at it.

The neon people in the golden age were inflated and proud, and they urgently needed to be recognized by others.

Shirakawa Electric's mobile phones quickly became popular among people as a way to show their identity.

As a first-generation mobile phone, there is no doubt that the price of 430,000 yen is actually on the high side.

If we only consider the hardware cost, a mobile phone does not exceed 20,000 yen.

The most valuable ones are just those chips, and their prices will gradually decrease as shipments increase.

However, the reason why it is expensive is because it includes part of the NUCT package fee.

You buy a mobile phone to use it, and you have to pay the phone bills.

But if you buy a Shirakawa Electric mobile phone, at least for the first few months, you don't have to worry about the phone bill. This part of the cost is already included in the contract phone.

The wool comes from the sheep. In addition to these prepaid phone bills, the cost of building NUCT base stations must be recovered.

And Shirakawa Electric must always make a profit. Most of the profit of 430,000 yen was divided between Shirakawa Electric and NUCT.

Only after the number of users accumulates and the production process becomes more mature, Shirakawa Electric will start to significantly reduce the price of the next generation mobile phones.

However, the various package fees for contract machines will also be ready.

It will make users look like the phone costs nothing, but within a few years they will have to be NUCT users.

The so-called profits are just divided into many months and slowly recovered over a few years. In fact, I earned the same amount of money, even more.

Stimulated by Shirakawa Electric and NUCT, veteran telecommunications player NTT quickly launched its own portable phone a month or two later.