this man is not calm

Chapter 241 Technical Reserve

Based on the existing data, Jinshang made a rough assessment. If ADSL is promoted to civilians according to the existing standards, the annual tariff is estimated to be around [-] to [-].

After spending the money to buy an ordinary commercial house, he could only use the Internet for a year. Jin Shang felt a little pained, let alone an ordinary Internet user.

Based on the current domestic consumption level, a monthly fee of more than [-] will dissuade most interested Internet users.At a discount of half, a relatively wealthy family can still afford it if it is less than [-] yuan.

What’s more, if you want to access the Internet, you don’t just need a broadband connection, you also need a computer with adequate configuration, which is also a big expense.

There are many reasons why ADSL broadband is so expensive. To list them all, substandard infrastructure and high hardware costs are the main factors.

The development of the times has its own limitations and cannot be achieved overnight. Many electronic products that would have been cheap in ten years are now sky-high.

These fields involve many fields, especially integrated circuits, semiconductors, chips and a series of upstream and downstream industrial chains. The Internet industry is currently only a downstream industry with little importance.

Jin Shang secretly thought that if it weren't for the sudden outbreak of Jinxi Mall and its huge impact on the real economy, he probably wouldn't be qualified to participate in such an important meeting.

Two hours later, it was getting dark outside, and the venue staff brought snacks and tea for the participants to eat to fill their stomachs.

Looking at this situation, it probably won't be over for a while.

Taking advantage of the temporary break in the meeting, everyone got up and went to the toilet. Jin Shang took the time to eat some cakes, fruits, and drink some tea.

Ten minutes later, the meeting resumed. Some well-known leaders of large companies in the industry took the stage to speak. Some were showing off their merits, some were complaining and making demands, some were presenting facts and reasoning, and some wanted policy support.

Through this meeting, Jin Shang also roughly understood the general status of the domestic electronic information industry, chip semiconductors, infrastructure, terminal equipment and the Internet industry.

"Everyone is doing their own things, and they all have their own little ideas, but... there is a pair of invisible hands controlling the general direction. Although the input-output efficiency is not high, the grand strategy is correct. 』

Domestic substitution in key areas requires a large investment. In this world and at this point in time, there has not been such weird talk as "it is better to buy than to build, and it is better to rent than to buy."

At nearly 08:30 in the evening, the lengthy meeting made most people feel low on energy and drowsy. It was finally Jin Shang's turn to appear.

Jin Shang knew exactly what he was going to talk about here today.

"Gadgets" such as instant messaging, downloaders, network disks, e-mails, and online games are not what attendees of this level would care about. The focus is on Jinxi Mall, which has just completed financing, that is, e-commerce. It promotes the development of the real economy, the Internet and upstream and downstream hardware.

Presenting facts, reasoning, industry expectations, and bragging by the way, this Jinshang is quite good at it. Facing the viewfinder camera and carefully crafted slides, Jinxi Mall has grown rapidly from scratch in just a few months. The process was introduced once.

The absolute value is already very large, but what is even more amazing is that the growth curves of more than [-] degrees in the trend charts make people who don’t know much about it at first marvel at the development speed of this industry.

Within half a year, a powerful "unicorn" company suddenly appeared.

Regardless of the number of user registrations, click-through rate, user stay time, advertising conversion efficiency, transaction volume, and payment success rate, the general managers and chairman of the board of directors who have worked hard in the industry are drooling with envy.

Even if everyone still has distrust in the Internet, making money is real and no one will push it out.

The sales and growth rate of rice, flour, grains and oils, washing powder, shower gel, shampoo, diapers, milk powder, alcohol and other daily necessities for the national economy and people's livelihood, as well as residents' daily necessities, are of greater concern to the above. Entrepreneurs present in many markets are interested in the products on the Jinxi Mall platform. I am interested in the sales of large new products such as game consoles and mobile phones.

After the presentation, Jin Shang accepted consultations from leaders on the stage, and some hardware manufacturers that are closely related to the Internet also asked many questions, and Jin Shang answered them all appropriately.

Generally speaking, the atmosphere is warm and everyone welcomes the new "player" of the Internet.

In the past, electronic computers and chip semiconductor industries were mostly used in the national defense and military industries, major university research institutes, and laboratories, and the penetration rate was not high. Now there is a civilian foundation, and there are products that are actually accepted by the people. The market size has expanded many times.

Such changes are beneficial to everyone, so everyone is happy to see them happen.

Seeing that the Q&A session was almost over, Jin Shang put down the documents and manuscripts in his hands, stretched out his hand and made a gesture to attract everyone's attention. After clearing his throat, he said seriously:

"As a member of the industry, we all have obligations and responsibilities to make this industry develop in a more healthy and outstanding manner. I am not a talented person, but I have a little opinion, and I want to share it with you."

As Jin Shang spoke, he saw Hao Qilian winking at him not far away, telling him not to talk nonsense. Jin Shang smiled slightly, returned a reassuring look, and then continued:

“As the most important content producer for end users, Jinxi Culture has a positive attitude towards the speed of infrastructure construction. We also hope to have a faster and more stable network environment and more affordable tariffs to contribute to the Internet industry. The development of the company has given wings to take off. Originally, I thought that all this would have to wait for several years. But just now, I found the information of some friends, which surprised me..."

As he spoke, Jin Shang pulled out a few key introductions about ADSL, adjusted the camera at hand, and pointed it at the key data circled in red.

"The high-speed network that has been improved by dozens or even hundreds of times is right in front of me. I can't help but feel that the domestic technological development is not lagging behind, and is even advanced. Of course, the advantages and disadvantages of this 'asymmetric digital subscriber line' , so obvious. In essence, this is a very sophisticated technology with extremely high cost-effectiveness. However, it is too advanced and the current domestic people simply cannot afford it. I am not an expert in this field, so I can only To make an immature suggestion at the request of the user..."

After a pause and a deep breath, Jin Shang asked the leaders on the podium very seriously:

"The network speed of seven to eight megabits is overflowing too seriously. For current Internet applications, there is no need to build in such advance. If possible, can we fine-tune the standards, sacrifice part of the speed, and speed up the commercialization of asymmetric digital subscriber lines? Internetization process? It doesn’t need to be so fast. Below two megabytes, or even one megabyte, will allow the Internet to release endless vitality. In this way, the requirements for hardware and infrastructure will be lower, the overhead will be smaller, and it will be able to release more More and cheaper tariff packages. This will be beneficial to everyone..."

After speaking concisely and concisely for a few minutes, the general meaning was very clear. Jin Shang suggested that this "advanced" ADSL technology could be developed into a "simplified version" to adapt to the current consumption power of the people and promote infrastructure construction as soon as possible.

To be honest, if it were not for the existing fixed-line lines, the investment in ADSL broadband of one to two megabits would be more convenient than the popularization of dial-up Internet access.

Both the authorities and service providers know that dial-up Internet access is only a temporary expedient and will be replaced by more advanced technology sooner or later. However, it is hard to say whether it will be sooner or later.

After listening to Jin Shang's words, there was a burst of whispers in the venue.

Soon, an older technical expert who looked like a leader asked: "Xiao Jin's proposal seems interesting. I wonder what China Telecom thinks of this asymmetric digital subscriber line technology solution?"

After sorting out his words, Hao Qilian introduced loudly:

"This solution, known as ADSL technology abroad, is actually very mature. In April last year, the International Telecommunications Union approved a draft standard, which is already a 'quasi-de facto standard'..."

"Is this the version we have now?"

"It's almost the same, technically the same, with some localized improvements."

Hao Qilian replied seriously,

"The commercial process of the ADSL standard is hindered. The main reason is that the development speed of each country is different. The acceptance level of Internet users and the speed requirements are too different. For example, as Xiaojin said, two megabits or even one megabyte is enough, at least It is currently sufficient, but in a few countries in Europe and the United States, it is completely unable to adapt to the conditions of use. In addition, the disputes over several major standard systems have also cast a shadow over the commercialization of ADSL technology."

"What is our strategy?"

"Because there is no strong demand, there is nothing to do. It is just for technology research and development and reserve, and experimental layout in some key areas. There is no plan for large-scale commercialization at the moment. We will consider the next step after the international standards are officially agreed... "

Hao Qilian's meaning is very clear. First use dial-up Internet to deal with it, and after a few years, replace it with new technology.

Some of this is strategic planning, and some is driven by interests. It’s hard to say much.

From the perspective of Jinxi Culture, it doesn’t matter which one you use. Nowadays, Jinshang can only adopt defensive methods, occupy one track and burn money to maintain it. The threshold for other latecomers is higher and they cannot deal with it. Today's culture poses a threat.

However, as good fortune and misfortune lurk, there must be a limit to operating at a loss. If one day the capital chain is broken, it will be terrible.

Without the high-speed broadband provided by ADSL, all of Jin Shang's "insights and insights" would be of no use, and the first-mover advantage would not be able to be extended, which is always a bit worrying.

In the following time, everyone had a chat about the advantages, disadvantages and difficulty of promotion of ADSL technology.

Finally, Hao Qilian concluded:
"Sacrificing part of the speed and accelerating commercial promotion is feasible in principle. However, how to ensure stable profitability and steady progress, rather than making ends meet and falling into a vicious cycle, remains to be studied..."

Seeing the lively conversation above, Jin Shang couldn't help but interject:
"Director Hao, I am somewhat confident about this."

"Oh? Tell me, I know you are a little clever, but this is not a trivial matter. Changing one's ways will have a wide range of influence. It is impossible to cut one's feet to suit Internet applications."

"Of course, commercialization is not a booming business, and other businesses are in silence. Do you still remember what I used to kick off the opening of my company? There are also the 'Space-Time Internet Cafe', which has a fairly good technology business in Beijing, and other large and small businesses. computer room."

After smiling knowingly, Jin Shang continued to explain:

"Before the meeting, you said that in the second half of this year, the installed capacity of networked computers will increase significantly. What is the biggest driving force for growth?"

"You mean...Internet cafe?"

Jin Shang nodded and replied with a smile:

"There is no doubt that even if the ADSL broadband is really reduced to one megabyte, it will still be very expensive for most home computer users. However, for enterprise users, this is undoubtedly the biggest core competitiveness."

These words once again caused whispers to be heard in the room, and from time to time someone spoke out in support.

Once the strategy of reducing ADSL broadband configuration and speed is passed, it will also be a great benefit to hardware manufacturers.

The total sales volume of personal computers will not increase for a while. Internet cafes are rare big customers. A large Internet cafe can easily have dozens or hundreds of computers. There are hundreds of medium and large cities across the country. How big a market is it?
Facing many eager and hopeful eyes, Hao Qilian said frankly:
"According to what I understand, the International Telecommunications Union is, in principle, planning to formally announce the de facto standards in two years' time, that is, in the second half of [-]. The two to three years will be the period of negotiation and compromise."

“Will there be big changes in the future?”

"The basic framework has been set, and at most some minor modifications will be made."

It is said to be a "small modification", but the impact is definitely not small.

Why do countries argue over standards?

Are we fighting for standards?
What we are fighting for is huge profits!
For example, some standards are full-rate standards and do not require additional hardware support. However, some standards require the user to install a POTS splitter, and this equipment can only be produced by individual manufacturers in a few countries.

You see, isn’t this a business opportunity, isn’t it great profit?

"Two years? It's too long. It will probably take another two years until everyone can figure out a reason and continue to promote it. If we wait a little bit, it will be the next century."

Seeing that his boss had some opinions, Hao Qilian quickly added:

"We have a relatively mature standard with good experimental results. It uses two copper twisted pairs and supports an uplink rate of 512Kbps ~ 1Mbp and a downlink rate of 1Mbps ~ 8Mbps. In actual operation, G.Lite has a lower rate A standard with a downlink/uplink rate of 1.5Mbps/512Kbps and eliminating the need for complex POTS splitters..."

"This is good."

Jin Shang couldn't help but be overjoyed. He didn't expect Director Hao to have something really good in his hands.

As for the series of shortcomings Hao Qilian mentioned later, Jin Shang didn't even listen.

(End of this chapter)