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Chapter 1741 Mobile New Era (rd update, please subscribe)
What does the successful launch of the International Space Station mean?
Although there are various introductions on TV every day, the fact is that apart from enthusiasts, few people care about the International Space Station and international cooperation.

Of course, that’s not the case, it’s just that not many people care about matters outside of their own world.

For Xiao Botao, what he cares about is very simple - research.

He entered the laboratory, pulled out a chair, sat down, turned on the computer, and while waiting for it to turn on, Xiao Botao poured himself a cup of water and picked up the test report.

The air conditioner on the window was blowing cold air hurriedly. As one of the earliest laboratories in SEA, it is still using the first generation of air conditioners and has not yet replaced it with central air conditioning.

While he was flipping through the report, the computer finally turned on. After entering a string of code, he entered the folder he wanted to check. Then, he stared at the circuit diagram on the computer screen, examining it carefully and thinking.

After a while, Xiao Botao stood up and walked to the safe on the other side.

After opening the safe, Xiao Botao found a small mobile phone in his hand. Unlike the brick-like mobile phones in the past, this one was even smaller and only as thick as a book. Looking at the silicone buttons of the mobile phone, his eyes flashed with a strange look.

He weighed the device in his hand lightly, raised a smile, turned to Lin Yongsheng who was beside the computer and said:
"Now, we can basically be sure of one thing - we have surpassed Europe and the United States again. From now on, the era of mobile phones has arrived!"

"It wasn't easy. It took us four years to achieve a real breakthrough!"

Lin Yongsheng nodded, his eyes fell on the mobile phone that weighed only 507 grams, and his tone was full of praise:

"It is not only small and easy to carry, but also has a stronger signal and better communication quality. Compared with the first generation of bulky 'bricks', this is a qualitative leap."

The first generation weighed 1.2 kilograms, and although a smaller model was launched last year, it still weighs 800 grams.

Xiao Botao agreed with this and added firmly:

"That's right. The first generation of mobile phones were not only heavy, but also had poor call quality and confidentiality for analog communications. The signal was unstable and could only transmit voice messages. There were also distance restrictions and it was easy for numbers to be copied or stolen. But it is different. It has completely overcome these shortcomings."

When he said this, there was a hint of pride in his tone, as if he had seen the broad prospects for future communication technology.

Lin Yongsheng took over the conversation and said thoughtfully:

"Yes, this is also the reason why European and American companies have invested a lot of money in developing a new generation of mobile phones. They saw the vast market for mobile phones, and after seeing its shortcomings, they naturally saw opportunities!"

In fact, the company discovered the shortcomings of the first generation of mobile phones soon after they were launched on the market. Although it quickly became popular around the world, facing its shortcomings, the company also began to develop new mobile communication technologies.

"Chance……"

Xiao Botao nodded in agreement, with a hint of urgency in his tone:

"Yes, if we let them take the lead, they will set the standards for the future."

The communications industry is a national strategic industry. Behind the battle for communications standards is a comprehensive struggle between countries and alliances. Once you lose, not only will you have to continue to pay high patent fees to the other party, but you will also be easily controlled by the other party.

Prior to this, the company monopolized the 1G technology standard, which also meant that the first generation of communication standards were controlled by the company. When mobile communications were just starting out, European countries and the United States had to adopt their standards and pay a lot of money. Even if they produced mobile cellular facilities and mobile phones, they had to pay corresponding patent fees because SEA companies were the standard setters.

This is why Europe and the United States are trying to develop their own technologies, set their own standards, and use their standards as the standard to get rid of their dependence on SEA.

"But they still failed, didn't they?"

Lin Yongsheng took over the conversation, his tone sounding quite proud:
“We are still the standard setters now!”

Four years ago, shortly after Changan's first generation of mobile communication cellular network was put into use, four production companies and research institutions, as well as the SEA Post and Telecommunications Management Committee, established a "Mobile Expert Group" to study communication standards. In the end, they developed a new generation of mobile communication standards - GSM. The abbreviation means "Global System for Mobile Communications", which shows the ambition of the developers.

Their goal is to promote GSM to the world.

At the same time, universities, research institutes and enterprises have also invested a lot of manpower to study the next-generation mobile communication systems based on the new-generation mobile communication standards.

The mobile phone in Xiao Botao's hand is the result of their four-year research. After turning on the mobile phone, he said:

"GSM mobile communications have a high degree of confidentiality, and the system capacity has also increased significantly. The core technology of GSM is time division multiple access technology, or TDMA, which divides a channel equally among eight callers. Only one person can speak at a time, and each person takes turns using 1/8 of the channel time."

Lin Yongsheng nodded and added:

"However, the disadvantage of GSM is that its capacity is limited. When users are overloaded, more base stations must be built. But its advantages are also outstanding: it is easy to deploy and uses a new digital signal encoding to replace the original analog signal; it also supports international roaming and provides phone cards so that users can still store their personal information when changing mobile phones; it can even send text messages of 160 words in length."

While talking about its technical advantages, Xiao Botao had already turned on his mobile phone, with a little green light on his face. He looked down at the small mobile phone in his hand, and the numbers displayed on the LCD screen were clear and stable.

He took a deep breath and said:
"Soon, we will show it to the world. I dare say it will change the world."

Lin Yongsheng also nodded and agreed:

"Yes, this is not just a phone, it is a brand new era. And we are the pioneers of this era."

In fact, it is not just them. In the past four years, more than 200 technicians have been working on it in this laboratory, and thousands of researchers in SEA have been working on it. It is thanks to their efforts that the standard has become a reality, a new generation of cellular mobile network, and the mobile phone in Xiao Botao's hand.

It is not just a communication tool, but also a symbol - a symbol of technological breakthroughs, standard setting, and even a new era.

It’s just that when the door of the era is opened, people are often slow to realize it. Even when the era comes, the pioneers have everything, while the latecomers will lose everything. But if there is a leader, he will always be far ahead.

Li Yian received a new mobile phone from Hedy Lamarr.

Looking at this strange yet somewhat familiar mobile phone in my hand, it still looks a bit like a brick and still weighs 500g.

However, Li Yian looked at it and laughed, saying:
“I didn’t expect it to be made so quickly.”

Sitting next to Li Yian, Hedy Lamarr said in a rather proud tone:
"The reason why it was invented so quickly has a lot to do with the help you provided at the time. Its standards and technical core were basically provided by you."

"Um,"

Nodding, Li Yian did not deny the role he played in this process.

After Hedy Lamarr invented the first generation of mobile phones in his laboratory, he began to plan the next generation of mobile communications.

The reason why he is so anxious is that he knows very well that SEAs in mobile communications are only temporary and other countries will follow quickly. If he wants to stay far ahead, he must plan ahead.

Moreover, the development of mobile communications is related to the future of sEA.

“When will the next generation of mobile communication networks be available?”

"There is still a lot of controversy over this with the telecommunications company. After all, their analog network has only been in use for a few years. So..."

Li Yian spoke before Hedy Lamarr finished speaking.

“We can’t wait any longer. I’ll call them later. Once the technology is mature, it must be promoted quickly.

Only in this way can we seize the future opportunities. It is worth spending a little more money. After all, it is full of infinite possibilities in the future..."

While speaking, Li Yian's tone was full of anticipation, because he knew very well what kind of changes this small mobile phone would bring to human society in the future!
He was extremely looking forward to this, after all, it was now!
Late sixties!
"Full of possibilities? Really? It's just a phone."

In response to Hedy Lamarr's question, Li Yian said with a smile.

"It's not just a phone, it could be the world in the future."

"The whole world? Just this phone?"

Hedy Lamar deliberately turned Li Yian's head and looked at him carefully for a while, then said:
"Sometimes I'm really curious about how much is in your brain. It seems that there is nothing you don't understand. It seems that you understand everything and know everything."

Facing Hedy Lamarr's doubts, Li Yian just laughed and said:

"I just understand some theories. If I want to turn theories into reality, I still have to rely on you."

Li Yian turned his gaze to the woman sitting next to him. Although so many years had passed, the years did not seem to have left too many traces on her body. There were only some faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

Being looked at by her lover, Hedy Lamarr suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said:
"Ah, don't look at me like that. I've become an old woman."

"Who said you were old?"

Li Yian hugged the woman in his arms, let her lie in his arms, and his hands and feet began to move naughtily.

At the same time he said:

"You haven't aged at all over these years. You're still as beautiful as when I first saw you in the Pentagon."

This is not a compliment. Although Hedy Lamarr is over 50 years old, she still looks very young. She looks like she is in her 30s. This is really amazing. It seems that the women around her look younger than their peers.

Time doesn't seem to have left much change on them.

"Aren't you the same?"

Hedy Lamarr looked at her lover with a dazed look, stroked his face with her fingers and said:

"After so many years, you seem to have not changed at all. At most, you are a little more mature. It's as if you can't age."

Hedy Lamarr bit her lip as she spoke, her eyes becoming more blurry.

"It seems like we are the same. Maybe you are the elixir of life in the myth."

These things cannot be explained. Perhaps this is the change brought about by traveling through one's own body!
Li Yian looked at the woman who was already aroused, leaned over and whispered in her ear:

"In that case, you should eat more, so that you can stay young forever..."

The sun is shining outside the window, and the spring is bright inside the window...

(End of this chapter)