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5G empowers thousands of industries, the foundation is that terminals in all walks of life will be connected through 5G, and 5G IoT modules are used as the interface between the terminal and the industry The key link must be very important. At present, 5G terminals in the consumer field have achieved considerable results. However, in the broader industry terminal market, it is still necessary to break certain shackles in anticipation of the 5G IoT terminal blowout.
5G has a recognized "two-eight law" in the industry, that is, 20% of the 5G application scenarios are in the consumer Internet, and 80% of the application scenarios are in the industrial Internet. According to the latest data from China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, from January to October this year, 5G mobile phone shipments in the domestic market have reached 124 million units, and a variety of 5G mobile phones below 3,000 yuan have also poured into the market. It can be seen that 5G terminals in the consumer sector have already Obtained considerable results. However, in the broader industry terminal market, it is still necessary to break certain shackles in anticipation of the 5G IoT terminal blowout.
Recently, Liu Liehong, a member of the Party Group and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, hosted a 5G terminal symposium to listen to reports from domestic and foreign terminal and module companies on the progress of 5G products, reiterating the importance of 5G in stabilizing investment, promoting consumption, and helping It has huge potential for upgrading and expanding economic development, and at the same time, it puts forward suggestions and high hopes for the development of 5G terminals. As a module company that connects the 5G industry chain, it has naturally become the focus of industry attention.
5G IoT module releases absolute value
As we all know, the main function of 5G IoT module is to connect, carry end-to-end communication and data interaction functions, and is one of the core components of 5G IoT terminal products.
is located in the downstream of the chip industry. Module companies integrate various components such as baseband chips, radio frequency chips, memory chips, capacitors and resistors on a circuit board, and provide standard interfaces to directly empower downstream terminal manufacturers. The ability to reduce their development and landing threshold.
is in the upstream of the terminal industry. The price, performance, quality and other factors of the modules provided by the module companies will directly affect the entire process of downstream terminal manufacturers’ R&D and design products, and even indirectly affect the customer’s experience and determine whether the terminal product is Can truly meet customer needs.
Therefore, for the development of the 5G Internet of Things terminal industry, the importance of 5G modules is naturally self-evident, and it is the key to successful commercial use of terminals and industry applications. Huawei’s Vice Chairman Hu Houkun also pointed out clearly in his speech at the Global Mobile Broadband Forum that one of the keys to the application development of the 5G industry is the terminal, and the key to solving the problem of terminal ecological prosperity is the module. On the one hand, must reduce the price of the module. On the other hand, the types of modules should be increased.
The author believes that with regard to prices at , should expect the upstream 5G chips to become more mature, quickly form mass shipments, reduce the marginal cost of chips, and achieve profit returns in the industry, thereby reducing the largest expenditure item for downstream module development and production; On the one hand, we must expect the government to introduce inclusive policies based on the background of new infrastructure, strengthen support for industry application development, and lower the barriers for industry developers to import 5G terminal modules.
Regarding the types of modules, , on the one hand, requires module manufacturers to refine the versatility needs of industry customers when facing a large number of industry customers. At the same time, module manufacturers must also go deep into the industry, refine application scenarios, and have a certain degree of customization strength. To meet the specific needs of user differentiation; on the other hand, module companies also need to collaborate with the industry chain to participate in the process of accelerating the formulation of industry standardization specifications with related organizations to increase the reproducibility of 5G to B/G projects.
enables industry applications to help 5G blossom
Minister Liu Liehong's second suggestion at the 5G terminal symposium is: strengthens key technology research and lays a foundation for the development of 5G convergence applications. Continue to promote the research and development of 5G industry chips and industry modules, and provide multi-form, multi-type, and multi-functional terminal products for vertical industries. This coincides with the increase in module types mentioned by Hu Houkun.
At present, in just two years, more than 20 module suppliers around the world have provided more than 60 5G modules. Although the types are still hard to be called as rich as 4G modules, it is because of this. This shows the enthusiasm of module manufacturers for 5G.
Among many module manufacturers, Guanghetong is aimed atPractitioner of 5G IoT module innovation in application scenarios. As the first 5G module manufacturer, since 2018, Fibocom has empowered cloud office, smart retail, smart energy, smart security, car networking, industry 4.0, smart home, telemedicine, smart agriculture, and smart city. Wait for 1000+ IoT application terminal.
Facing the 5G era, Fibocom has innovatively launched differentiated ultra-wideband, wide connection and low time for the three application scenarios of 5G ultra-large bandwidth (eMBB), ultra-reliable low-latency (uRLLC) and massive link (mMTC) Extension of and mobile computing four types of modules, including 5G Sub-6 modules, NB-IoT modules, 5G vehicle-level modules and 5G C-V2X modules, etc., fully support and empower 5G things Networking terminal and industry application.
Ultra-wideband series module For IoT application scenarios in the cloud, Fibocom has launched 5G NR, LTE Cat 6-Cat 20 and other modules; the first batch of 5G "killer" in eMBB scenarios Taking 4K/8K HD live broadcast as an example, the video capture terminal equipment with built-in Fibocom 5G module can efficiently and easily solve the problem of 4K live broadcast signal back transmission for enterprises and individual reporters. It will be used in future Olympics and smart stadiums. , Smart telemedicine, industrial inspection and other scenarios are of great significance.
Wide Connectivity Series Module focuses on connection capabilities, aiming at low-power and wide-area IoT application scenarios with lightweight data and computing capabilities. Products include LTE Cat M, NB-IoT, etc. For example, a typical mMTC scenario—smart street lights in smart city projects. LPWA IoT modules such as MC905, N510, N700, MA510, etc. are built into the NB-IoT controller of smart street lights to realize smart street lights according to traffic flow. , Time, weather conditions and other condition setting programs, automatic brightness adjustment, remote lighting control, active fault alarm, lamp cable anti-theft and other functions, greatly saving power resources and improving the level of public lighting management. LPWA series modules are also widely used in smart agriculture. The NB-IoT module is placed in a temperature and humidity sensor, and the collected data is reported to the agricultural management platform using the NB-IoT network, which helps farm managers to remotely monitor the growth of crops, Remote control of automatic irrigation systems, etc., empower smart cities and innovative applications of smart agriculture. The
low-latency series module is aimed at edge computing scenarios deployed in gateways. The main products are 5G vehicle-level module AN958, 5G C-V2X module AX168, etc. In the "New Four-Span" demonstration in October this year, Guanghe Open-Air Vehicle Regulation Module AX168 successfully passed the "four-span" activity protocol conformance test organized by China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, and realized the PC5 access layer and network The interconnection of layer, message layer and communication security stack protocol.
In addition, in the energy field, the smart grid "generation, transmission, transformation and distribution" has a rich variety of services. 5G can achieve full coverage of application scenarios by virtue of three major technical features and unique network slicing technology. The first is differential protection. The use of 5G's ultra-low latency characteristics of less than 1ms and the use of 5G to replace optical fibers can greatly reduce optical fiber deployment, reduce deployment difficulties, and achieve cost reduction and efficiency enhancement. The second is unmanned inspection, using 5G's high bandwidth of up to Gbps, in scenarios such as substation robot inspection, the use of 5G drones can reduce labor costs and safety risks while greatly improving inspection efficiency, and can return HD in real time video. Fibocom 5G modules provide wireless communication connections for power terminals, such as power distribution automation terminals, smart meters, drones, inspection robots, high-definition cameras, AGV unmanned vehicles, etc., which is the key to the operation of the power 5G private network . The
mobile computing series module is a product with integrated functions developed for downstream users who propose other functional requirements besides connection, such as the intelligent module on the terminal side for the calculation of intelligent terminal products, which not only provides data transmission functions , Can also provide capabilities such as AI or edge computing. In addition to industry accumulation, Fibocom's continued leadership in basic communication research and new technology research and development is also one of the key reasons for its ability to base itself in the 5G era and exert its module innovation.One. For example, key breakthroughs in technical features such as millimeter wave, unlicensed spectrum, eSIM, V2X, URLLC, NR-lite, etc., have also accumulated a wealth of strength for its module cost and scale promotion. For example,
also has FM150, FG150 and FG650 module products in the 5G Sub 6 area. Currently these products have been used in 5G CPE, VR/AR and other IoT terminal products. In terms of the millimeter wave layout, since a few years ago, Fibocom has made a lot of technical reserves for millimeter waves, from the interpretation of the agreement to the technical communication and pre-research with chip manufacturers. This year, Fibocom has included millimeter wave products in the key planning and development plan. In the next 1-2 years, based on the latest millimeter wave chip platform, it will launch a variety of module products that are more mature in function and performance and facing the world. , To adapt to the needs of different regions and applications in different industries.
Currently, Fibocom 5G series modules have been successfully applied to the IoT terminals of more than 1,000 customers around the world, and gradually accumulated include global mainstream operators, chip vendors, network equipment vendors, cloud service providers, IoT operating system providers A large number of global open partners such as vendors, system integrators, data visualization and remote management software developers, provide customized and convenient one-stop IoT wireless communication solutions for vertical customers, enabling digital transformation of thousands of industries .
Summary
5G empowers thousands of industries. The foundation is that terminals in all industries will be connected through 5G, and 5G IoT modules, as the key link between terminals and industries, are bound to be very important. To some extent, the more 5G IoT modules are shipped, the more abundant 5G IoT terminal products and the greater the number of terminals, which in turn proves that the development of the 5G industry chain is becoming more mature.
Of course, the above-mentioned module cost and types will not be all the factors for the successful commercialization of 5G. In this process, module manufacturers as module producers need to establish in-depth cooperation with downstream terminal and application manufacturers to explore and enrich Industry application solutions can truly promote the great enrichment and popularization of 5G terminals, thereby realizing the successful commercial use of 5G.
