In this year, the competition among the three major telecom operators in China was almost the same as China Mobile's 4G singer. Following the advancement of China Telecom and China Unicom's 4G hybrid test network, the competitive situation increased day by day. At present, for China Unicom and China Telecom, the most eager thing is to issue FDD licenses, which is a big contest with China Mobile in 4G.
It is reported that the relevant departments have begun to prepare for the issuance of FDD licenses. If there is no accident, they will be released next month.
It is understood that China Unicom and China Telecom have received work deployment from higher authorities in recent months, requiring the completion of the construction or upgrade of the FDD standard 4G base station by November. As is known, the FDD base station can be smoothly upgraded by software from the original WCDMA standard 3G base station. Therefore, the 4G base station of China Unicom's FDD system has achieved coverage of urban areas and important roads.
On the telecommunications side, after obtaining approval for the FDD-LTE and TD-LTE hybrid networking trials in some cities in China, 4G mobile phone services were launched in 16 cities in late July, and further expanded to 24 other cities in early September. Then expand the plan to more cities. While applying for expanding the geographical scope of the hybrid network test, Telecom has submitted an application for the FDD commercial license.
According to the source, Unicom and Telecom's FDD-LTE hybrid networking test in 40 cities has achieved remarkable results, and has recently submitted applications for FDD commercial licenses. According to the requirements of the previous TD-LTE licensing, as long as the interoperability of each system is relatively mature, the FDD-LTE license can be issued.
According to the situation of Tencent Technology, Unicom and Telecom have been very clear on the deployment of hybrid networking. TD-LTE is used for urban hotspot coverage and FDD-LTE is used for wide-area coverage. Since the TDD license is issued first, the deployment scope is wider, and FDD is more focused on the core city due to the late release. At present, the two systems have formed an effective complement, which is why the practical significance of hybrid networking.
Once the FDD license is issued, it will have a strong impact on China Mobile's 4G market development. Industry analyst Tencent Technology said that coverage is a serious injury in China Mobile's 4G expansion. Due to the limitation of frequency bands, China Mobile can only build more base stations to ensure 4G user experience.
It is understood that China Mobile makes full use of the advantage of stealing and backs up with huge funds. As of September 30, China Mobile has built more than 500,000 4G base stations. The 4G network covers more than 300 cities across the country. The overall investment scale this year will exceed 240 billion yuan. Recently, China Mobile has started the construction of the third phase of the TD-LTE network in advance, and plans to build 700,000 4G base stations by the end of the year, which is much higher than the expected 500,000 base stations.
Although China Unicom and China Telecom played a latecomer role in the 4G competition, on the surface, there is no obvious advantage in terms of 4G network coverage compared with China Mobile. However, after the low-cost and smooth upgrade of China Unicom and Telecom's 3G base station, it can directly provide 4G services, and the coverage can quickly surpass China Mobile.
In the reporters visited Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Sichuan and other cities found that the main area of ​​the city has telecommunications, China Unicom's FDD-LTE 4G signal, the average rate is about 37Mbps, but the indoor coverage is still lacking.
For the upcoming FDD license, China Unicom has begun preparations and formulated a “double 4G†strategy. On the one hand, it operates two 4G networks, on the other hand, it launches a terminal that supports dual 4G, which will be its biggest advantage.
For example, there are many 4G mobile phones on the market, but most users don't know what is “5-mode 10-bandâ€, “5-mode 13-bandâ€, etc., and these complicated concepts are actually the three major operators. The game. Here, the mode is a network standard operated by different operators. Usually, the five modes refer to the communication modes of TD-LTE, FDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, and GSM. Although the three operators have issued TD-LTE licenses, the frequency band allocation is different, so there will be some 4G mobile phones that do not support another system, and China Unicom's 4G terminals can all support seamlessly.
At present, more than 21 countries around the world have deployed TD-LTE networks, and 102 countries and regions have opened FDD-LTE networks. This means that China Unicom and Telecom 4G users will enjoy more high-speed 4G networks in countries and regions. Seamless roaming, this is not a small pressure on China Mobile's TD-LTE.
What is 5G CPE?
Definition of 5G CPE
CPE stands for Customer Premise Equipment. The so-called front end refers to the equipment in front of the customer's terminal equipment. When we use Wi-Fi, if the distance is far, or there are more rooms, it is easy to appear signal blind spots, resulting in mobile phones or ipads or computers can not receive Wi-Fi signals. The CPE can relay the Wi-Fi signal twice to extend the coverage of Wi-Fi.
What are the benefits of CPE?
Through the following comparison table, it is not difficult to understand the technical advantages of CPE products:
* Currently, the global 5G FWA service is mainly in the Sub-6GHz band, with only the United States and Italy supporting the millimeter wave band.
* 5G CPE integrates the low cost of Wi-Fi and the large bandwidth of 5G, combining the advantages of the two to form a strong complement to traditional fiber broadband.
The relationship between 5G, FWA and CPE
It can be said that FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) will be the most down-to-earth application of 5G technology. FWA business plays a key role in enabling "connecting the unconnected." FWA is a low-cost, easy-to-deploy flexible broadband solution. Compared with wired access technology, FWA has been an ideal choice for deploying broadband in many countries and regions because it does not need to obtain rights of way, dig trenches and bury cables, and drill holes through walls. The development of 5G technology is further promoting the development of FWA.
FWA services (including 4G and 5G) have reached 100 million users. FWA is no longer a niche service; The FWA industry as a whole has been supported by numerous suppliers. Why is that? In the 5G era, 5G CPE receives 5G signals from operator base stations and then converts them into Wi-Fi signals or wired signals to allow more local devices to get online. For operators, the initial user penetration rate of 5G is low, and the investment is difficult to realize quickly; The CPE business can use the idle network to increase revenue for operators, so major operators vigorously promote the development of 5G CPE.
FWA services can be used for both home (To C) and business (To B), and customers have different requirements for CPE devices when using FWA services in different application environments, resulting in consumer grade 5G CPE and industrial grade 5G CPE (similar to home routers and industrial routers).
In 2020, the global market size of 5G CPE will reach 3 million units, and it is expected that in the next five years, the market size of 5G CPE will maintain a compound growth rate of more than 100%, reaching 120 million units in 2025, with a market value of 60 billion yuan. As an important market for 5G CPE, China's 5G CPE market size will reach 1.5 million units in 2020 and is expected to reach 80 million units in 2025, with a market value of 27 billion yuan.
The difference between 5G CPE and other devices
CPE can support a large number of mobile terminals that access the Internet at the same time, and the device can be directly inserted with a SIM card to receive mobile signals. CPE can be widely used in rural areas, cities, hospitals, units, factories, communities and other wireless network access, can save the cost of laying wired networks.
A Router is a hardware device that connects two or more networks, acts as a gateway between networks, and is the main node device of the Internet. Routers use routes to determine the forwarding of data. If it is a home router, it does not support a SIM card slot, and can only receive signals by connecting to optical fiber or cable and then convert it into WI-FI to provide a certain number (several) of terminal devices to surf the Internet.
Industrial 5G CPE is equivalent to 5G industrial routers, and the technology of the two is not very different. On the one hand, the industrial 5G CPE converts 5G network signals into WiFi signals for transmission, and on the other hand, the data received by the WiFi network is converted into 5G network signals for uploading. In addition, industrial 5G CPE generally supports routing functions.
5G CPE trends
According to a research report, after evaluating the products of some mainstream 5G CPE suppliers, many institutions believe that the development of 5G CPE products will continue in two aspects: one is to support mmWave and Sub-6 GHz at the same time; Second, the design will pay attention to humanized operation and installation. The industry development trend will accelerate the demand for 5G in the medical, education and manufacturing industries due to the epidemic, and 5G FWA will promote global 5G CPE shipments.
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