As we all know, whether it is a 2G network, 3G network or 4G network, the United States has always dominated the communications market. Any country that wants to use communications technology must pay a certain patent fee. With its independent communication technology, the United States has been suppressing other technology companies, not only suppressing them repeatedly, but even putting them on the "entity list" for no reason.
is just like Huawei . In order to hinder the development of China's technology industry, the United States not only implemented a "chip ban" to cut off Huawei's chip sources, but also joined forces with some Western countries to reject Huawei's 5G construction. The United States has targeted Huawei's 5G communication technology mainly for the following three reasons. You should know that Huawei's position is indestructible. Even if it faces different treatments from the international market, it can rely on patented technology to achieve profitability.
One: Chinese technology-level companies have threatened the status of the United States to a certain extent. It can be said that Huawei's 5G communication technology has affected the future development of the Internet industry. At present, 5G communication technology has become the key to the development of science and technology and industry. If no measures are taken to hinder the 5G construction of Huawei , the dominance of the United States may be "unsafe", which is something that the United States and American companies cannot tolerate.
Second: In order to ensure national security, if China takes the dominance of the communications market, the United States may not be able to continue to sanction Chinese technology companies, and may even face sanctions from other markets one day. You should know that the United States can easily sanction Chinese technology companies such as Huawei, ZTE , Inspur , because its position in the international market is indestructible and has the right to speak in chips and operating systems.
However, with the continuous innovation of China's communication technology, Huawei's 5G technology has caused the United States to lose a certain competitive advantage. It is precisely this way that the United States repeatedly suppressed and sanctioned Huawei.
Third: In order to maintain the economic development of the United States, Huawei launched 5G communication technology to a certain extent broke the US technology blockade and realized the "domesticization" of the communication network. There is a certain driving force for the development of China's semiconductor industry and fiber industry, which means that China's communication technology has got rid of its dependence on American suppliers, which has greatly affected the economic development of the United States.
In fact, the real reason why the United States cuts off chip supply is not to hinder Huawei's development, but to prevent Huawei from deploying in the 5G communications market. The United States is worried that the rising Huawei 5G will threaten its dominance in terms of underlying architecture, so it regards it as a "thorn in the eyes." At present, Huawei has gained a foothold in the 5G communications market, and its products have broad development space and have been recognized by most countries.
For Huawei, this means that Huawei can occupy a larger market, which reflects Huawei's strategic deployment. With the continuous expansion of the market, Huawei will have a stronger foundation in the international market and truly gain a foothold in the market. If Huawei continues to develop according to this trend, it has a considerable development prospect. With its independent research and development of 5G communication technology, it has defeated some competitors, thereby achieving the company's long-term development.
Now, Huawei has begun to charge patent fees for 5G communication technology, and any company has to pay a certain fee to use it, including Apple phones, Samsung phone . Regarding the price, major mobile phone manufacturers can get a reasonable percentage rate of 5G mobile phones provided by Huawei. The price of a device is up to US$2.5, and it is about 18 yuan to exchange it for RMB. Although this charging standard is not high, "quantitative change causes qualitative change."
With the continuous increase in sales of 5G smartphones, Huawei has relied on 5G patents to obtain a large amount of returns, and its revenue has been showing a straight upward trend. In addition to 5G communication technology, Huawei has also made significant progress in the WiFi6 market.Perhaps most people don’t know about WiFi 6. As the name suggests, the “6” of WiFi 6 represents the WiFi 6 signal, which is an overall coverage technology and is the sixth generation version of WiFi.
WiFi6 is also a wireless network protocol, which directly crushes the two major versions of WiFi5 and WiFi4 in terms of data. The maximum speed can reach 9.6Gbps, and it appears to cater to 5G communication networks. In addition, WiFi6 has optimized signal uplink coverage, which is in line with the development of NB-IoT Internet of Things. Compared with WIFi5 and WiFi4, WiFi6 has a wider coverage and stronger signal.
The difference between it and WiFi5 is mainly reflected in protocols, frequency bands, maximum bandwidth, maximum modulation, maximum space, etc. You should know that wireless network speed generally cannot reach 500Mbps, but the wireless network speed of WiFi6 whole-house routers can reach 900Mbps, far exceeding WiFi5 routers. The main reason is that the hardware threshold of WiFi6. Even if the broadband Internet access speed reaches the highest, the peak value of WiFi5 can only reach 867Mbps, while WiFi6 can reach 1200Mbps.
In addition to the improvement of network speed, WiFi 6 router supports 512 devices to access the Internet at the same time, which is something that WiFi 5 routers cannot achieve. The advent of WiFi6 technology and 5G communication technology is very close, so it is often compared by people. But in fact, WiFi6 technology and 5G communication technology are not competitive. Although there are overlaps in some application scenarios, they are complementary.
With the continuous development of WiFi6 and 5G communication technologies, Internet technology has been innovated, which has promoted the development of China's Internet industry to a certain extent. From the perspective of market size, the development prospects of WiFi6 technology are far more impressive than 5G communication technology. For Huawei, which has mastered WiFi 6 technology, this is a new "money tree". You should know that Huawei's WiFi6 technology has been recognized by the market, and its share in domestic and foreign markets has become the first.
As one of the world's most advanced technologies, Huawei's WiFi6 has been recognized by the international market. Most people may not know the advantages of this technology. We can analyze it through the proportion of WiFi6. Currently, Huawei's WiFi6 patents account for 18.2%, and the number of patents has reached 113. Qualcomm in the United States ranks first in the world with the number of 115 patents, accounting for 18.6%.
Although Huawei has undergone a series of optimizations, the number of patents has changed from 113 to 174, accounting for 16%, it still cannot become the world's number one. However, Qualcomm is no longer the world's number one. Intel surpassed Qualcomm with 331 patents, accounting for 30.4%. However, Huawei, which is unwilling to fall behind, has reached 447 patents in one fell swoop with WiFi6 technology, successfully surpassing Intel to become the world's number one. During the period of
, Huawei proposed 281 proposals on WiFi6 technology, accounting for 11.2%, ranking first in the world. So, in which type of application scenario will WiFi6 technology be applied in the future? What type of business will be the biggest beneficiary? It should be known that countries around the world are accelerating the development of 5G communication networks, and the United States, South Korea and China have basically realized the application of 5G networks.
However, as the competition between China and the United States becomes increasingly fierce, the relationship between the two countries begins to change, making Huawei 5G a topic of conversation for people after dinner. After a period of popular science, some people began to understand 5G communication networks and regarded them as the main representative of high-speed Internet access. With the continuous development of 5G communication technology, people have begun to ignore the WiFi of wireless communication technology and seem to have forgotten this technology.
Until Huawei and Xiaomi Group launched new products, WiFi appeared in front of the public again. In fact, while 5G communication technology continues to rise, WiFi technology has made some major breakthroughs, and its standard has changed from the original WiFi5 to the current WiFi6. Assuming that the claim that "5G network defeats all competitors" is not controversial, then with the continuous rise of WiFi6, 5G communication technology has undoubtedly encountered a strong competitor.
This is mainly reflected in the two aspects of network speed and latency. You should know that the peak downlink speed of 5G network is as high as 10Gb/s, and the peak downlink speed of WiFi6 reaches up to 9.6Gb/s. Its speed is tripled based on WiFi5. It can be said that the Internet speed of WiFi6 is basically at the same level as that of 5G network. From the perspective of delay, the delay of 5G network is less than 4ms, while the delay of WiFi6 is about 20ms, which is 66% lower than WiFi5.
is visible, WiFi6 cannot surpass 5G communication technology in terms of latency. However, WiFi6 is basically the same as 5G networks. They can perfectly cooperate in most application scenarios and have a certain low latency advantage. However, by comparing the application of WiFi6 and 5G networks in the Internet of Things, WiFi6 has significantly greater competitive advantages. It should be noted that the number of devices supported by WiFi6 has increased by 4 times based on WiFi5, and the power consumption has been reduced by about 30%.
is like the AX3600 router AIoT launched by Xiaomi Group. It can connect 248 devices at the same time and can run network through the wall, with a maximum efficiency of 2976Mbps. The 5G network cannot connect to a large number of devices at the same time, and the high power consumption problem of 5G smartphones has not yet been solved. The use of IoT devices not only requires 5G baseband, but also the support of 5G networks, but there is still a high power consumption problem.
, especially indoors, if all IoT devices need to be connected to 5G communication networks, then a huge fee will be borne. It can be said that devices connected to 5G networks not only consume high power, but also have to pay a certain fee, which seems unrealistic. Compared with WiFi5, WiFi6 does not require a lot of investment, and its layout does not require building base stations in advance. You only need to purchase a WiFi6 router and devices that support WiFi6 technology to use low-latency and low-power WiFi6.
In the future, WiFi6 technology and 5G communication technology will exist together and complement each other. It has always been cellular network covering the outside world, and WiFi covering every corner of the room. From the original 2G, 3G, 4G to the current 5G, the continuous improvement of technology has made the 5G network's wall-through ability become stronger and stronger. In other words, using WIFi6 to cover the indoor space can improve the wall-through ability of 5G networks, which is undoubtedly a huge addition. The tariffs for
plus broadband are far lower than the tariffs for 5G networks. As a standard for communication technology, WiFi6 cannot play its value even if it is supported by routers and smartphones. To achieve normal use of WiFi6, the two need to be combined. In short, when purchasing a WiFi6 smartphone, you need to purchase a router device that supports WiFi6 technology, otherwise you will not be able to use a WiFi6 phone.
With the continuous innovation of WiFi6 technology, Huawei's revenue has grown rapidly. If this trend continues to develop, WiFi6 technology may become one of the sources for Huawei to achieve profits and increase profits. At present, Huawei has established a good cooperative relationship with Japan's Buffalo Company and reached a patent license agreement, which means that the equipment developed by Buffalo Company can use Huawei's WiFi 6 technology at will.
Although Huawei has not disclosed the agreement price, Buffalo needs to bear the corresponding technical expenses. After all, everything is mutual. Buffalo adopts Huawei's WiFi6 technology. The research and development of WiFi6 requires a lot of time, energy and funds. As the first technology company to develop WiFi6 technology, Huawei has launched WiFi6 research and development sample machines. In 2017, Huawei's WiFi6 AP products began to be opened to the market and received support from the international market.
In fact, when WiFi6 technology has not yet been commercialized, Huawei has developed WiFi6 technology at all costs, and has now been applied to it. Huawei naturally needs to "recover blood". The cooperation between Huawei and Buffalo is crucial to the development of any company. On the one hand, as long as you obtain the patent authorization of Huawei, Buffalo can deploy in related markets.
With the continuous improvement of technology level, Buffalo may gain a foothold in related markets and achieve long-term development of the industry.On the one hand, this is the first time that Huawei has obtained a WiFi6 patent license agreement in overseas markets. Based on this cooperation opportunity, a large number of network equipment manufacturers will cooperate with Huawei in the future, which has promoted the development of Huawei to a certain extent. At present, WiFi6 technology has been applied and has been supported by most electronic products and routers.
In order to firmly rank first in the world, Huawei has developed WiFi6+ technology in the basis of WiFi6, which is an emerging technology. Compared with WiFi6, WiFi6+ has a larger bandwidth and a longer transmission distance. After a period of research and development, Huawei is commercializing high-end products. If it continues to develop according to this trend, the development prospects of WiFi6+ are very promising. That's why most companies have begun to purchase Huawei's WiFi6 technology license.
In fact, WiFi6 is a new naming method proposed by WiFi alliance . The WiFi6 router launched by Xiaomi Group directly makes this concept appear in front of the public. However, as Huawei released WiFi6+ routers, the WiFi6 router of Xiaomi has gradually been ignored. In other words, Huawei's router AX3 Pro has promoted the development of WiFi6, but it should be known that WiFi6 is not an official term, but Huawei has improved the capabilities of WiFi6 through a series of research and development.
So, is the performance of Huawei Router AX3 Pro really very powerful? In fact, the appearance design of Huawei Router AX3 Pro gives people an ordinary feeling, just like the WS5200 router, which chooses a combination of slim body and four-antenna. However, the price of Huawei Router AX3 Pro is very close to WiFi5, so it gradually cuts cost expenditures and focuses on actual hardware, taking advantage of its price advantage to gain a foothold in the WiFi6 market.
The appearance design of Huawei Router AX3 Pro is very simple. The only disadvantage is that the logo on the right antenna is more prominent, which has slightly affected the appearance of Huawei Router AX3 Pro. From the perspective of manufacturers, why can't we promote the first WiFi6+ router in a high-profile manner? Why can't we design a WiFi6+ logo? This is a technology that is even more powerful than WiFi6.
For Huawei, cooperating with Japan's Buffalo company can not only go abroad, but also means that Huawei's WiFi6 technology has been recognized. In fact, Huawei has always occupied a certain competitive advantage in the communications market, but compared with the development of 5G communication technology and smartphones, WiFi6 cannot get the attention of most people. Speaking of this issue, we need to understand the dilemma of US 5G operators.
American operators discovered a problem when building 5G millimeter wave base stations. Its coverage cannot meet the expected target, and the actual coverage is only 150 meters. Compared with centimeter wave, 5G millimeter wave is better than centimeter wave in terms of network speed, performance and frequency band, but its anti-interference ability and penetration are slightly inferior. Huawei insists on using centimeter wave technology, while the United States insists on using millimeter wave technology. Obviously, millimeter wave technology is not in line with the development of the communications industry at all.
Although the internet speed, performance and frequency band of millimeter wave cannot surpass millimeter wave, its coverage is very wide and its operation is very stable. The main reason is that consumers are already accustomed to centimeter waves and have very limited understanding of millimeter waves. It is precisely because Huawei adopts 5G centimeter wave technology that its 5G service scope can be expanded on a large scale. The United States, which is dedicated to surpassing Huawei, faces embarrassment in base station construction.
It is necessary to know that American operators need to build a large number of 5G millimeter wave base stations to achieve the full application of 5G networks. However, based on the current development trends, American operators need to spend a lot of time, energy and funds to complete this task, and most American netizens are unwilling to use 5G traffic packages. If 5G base station is built on a large scale, the cost may not be recovered, which is one of the issues that American operators need to consider.
It is true that American operators have closed the 3G communication network and subsidized netizens who are still using the 3G network an Apple phone and a Samsung phone. This shows that American netizens are not active in innovation in communication technology, and they are not even interested in it. Huawei used 5G centimeter waves to perfectly avoid this embarrassment. At present, Huawei's centimeter wave technology has become the first choice for most manufacturers, and this is the first time that Huawei has surpassed the United States in the communications industry.
In addition to the 5G patent, Huawei also has a "money tree", which has been recognized by the international market and avoids some unnecessary troubles. In order to obtain the patent authorization of Huawei, the Japanese giant also gave a patent fee. Do you have any unique insights into Huawei's WiFi6 technology?