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Chapter 1752 New Year New Era (Second update, please subscribe)
The new year is here!

Although the New Year's Day holiday is not long, many people will still seize this opportunity to take their families to the resort to relax.

Therefore, every time this time comes, ZTE is the busiest.

Although the revival of the island formerly known as Celebes Island (Sulawesi) is not particularly famous worldwide, it seems to have no industry.

But in fact, it is a shining pearl in the central SEA. It is surrounded by blue sea and has lush green mountains inside. The scenery is very charming.

It attracts countless tourists every year.

However, every January, besides tourists.

ZTE has another big thing.

The International Consumer Electronics Show is held at the ZTE Exhibition Center every January. It is the world's largest and most influential annual consumer electronics technology exhibition, as well as the world's largest consumer technology industry event.

Over the years, the exhibition has been highly professional, has good trade effects, and has enjoyed a high reputation in the world. It always gathers the best traditional consumer electronics manufacturers and merchants from all over the world.

As in previous years, the exhibition hall was bustling with people, and merchants from all over the world shuttled between the booths, their eyes wandering over the dazzling array of products. From various televisions to refrigerators, to various small household appliances, and of course, computers, the exhibition hall was full of the atmosphere of technology and innovation.

Although Zhongxing is not a commercial center, it is the most prestigious tourist destination in SEA. Holding trade fairs here is not only for sales, but also for promoting travel.

Wilma, a mobile communications operator from North America, is also looking for his goal in the crowd - a new type of mobile phone. In the past four years, mobile phones have become popular in major cities in the United States. Although companies such as Motorola have also launched corresponding products, it is well known that SEA's products are the best. Not only do they have long talk time, but they are also lightweight and of much higher quality than American products. Therefore, SEA mobile phones are still the best!

Wilma's eyes quickly swept across the booths and he found that the products of these companies seemed to have changed this year - no longer clumsy mobile phones, but another kind of small mobile phone.

When they arrived at the Seiko Electronics booth, a small and exquisite mobile phone caught Wilma's attention. He stopped, picked up the phone, and looked at it carefully. He was a little surprised by the light weight of the phone and the comfortable feel.

"Sir, this is a new generation GSM mobile phone,"

The salesperson at the booth introduced with a smile,
"It uses the latest digital communication technology, with more stable signals and higher call quality, and also supports international roaming and text messaging functions."

"SMS? What is SMS?"

"Look, that's the kind of text message."

The salesman took another mobile phone and, to Wilma's surprise, typed a text message and sent it.

Wilma was surprised:

"Oh my God, what is this? Is it a telegram?"

"This is an electronic short message, sir. Currently our mobile phone can support sending 100 bytes or 30 Chinese characters."

Wilma looked at the letters displayed on the mobile phone screen in surprise, and a flash of ecstasy appeared in his expression. But when he learned that this phone was not compatible with the old analog network, his brows frowned slightly and he seemed a little hesitant. After all, his company had just established a mobile phone network, and if it was eliminated now, the losses would be very great.

But one thing is for sure… this is the future!

After all, new mobile phones can do more.

After hanging up the phone, Wilma pondered for a moment and asked:
“If we want to introduce this system, how much money will it cost?”

The salesperson took out a document and handed it to him:
"According to preliminary estimates, building a new generation of mobile networks covering major cities will require an investment of at least tens of millions of dollars."

Wilma took the information, flipped through a few pages, and his face became serious. He whispered:

"It is indeed a considerable expense. I need to discuss it with the board of directors. After all, it is a very large expense."

The salesperson was accustomed to such answers, so he gave a reminder.

"Sir, you have to know that the first-mover advantage in the market is very important. Those who invest first will often dominate the market."

"I understand."

Of course Wilma understood, after all, she had been in business for so many years.

While Wilma was hesitating, he didn't know that an important signing ceremony was taking place in the Feiyue Building thousands of miles away.

Representatives of Pacific Telecom and the top executives of Feiyue Group were sitting at the conference table, and both parties solemnly signed their names on a contract. The content of the contract was a cooperation agreement to introduce the GSM mobile communication system.

"We will be the first to build a new generation of mobile networks in New York and Los Angeles," a representative of Pacific Telecom said after the signing:

"This will be the first GSM network in North America and we believe it will revolutionize the way people communicate."

The senior executives of Feiyue Group smiled and nodded:

“Yes, this is not only a technological upgrade, but also the beginning of a communications revolution. We look forward to working with your company to jointly promote this process.”

In this way, when the new year arrived, the United States established a new generation of mobile communication network almost simultaneously with SEA.

No one knows what kind of changes the emergence of a new generation of mobile communication networks will bring to the world, but this day is destined to be remembered in history.

At the same time, Wilma was still wandering in front of the Seiko Electronics booth at the exhibition. He picked up the small mobile phone and looked at it again, his heart full of contradictions.

He knew it was an important decision that could change the future of the company, but it also came with huge risks.

"Sir, if you have any questions, we can provide you with more detailed information and solutions,"

The salesman saw his hesitation and said at the right time,
"GSM is the trend of the future. If you plan ahead, you can seize the market opportunity."

Wilma took a deep breath, nodded, and said:

"Okay, I'll discuss this with the board as soon as possible. Thank you for the introduction."

He turned and left the booth, but his heart was still restless. He even looked back at the booth from time to time. He noticed that several electronics companies had launched similar small mobile phones.

"Could it be that they have put all their energy into this and completely ignored the analog network electricity?"

What Wilma didn't know was that sometimes, driven by the dominant will, the determination people show is unimaginable to outsiders.

At Li Yian's request, many manufacturing companies and communications companies in SEA have started a new round of communications equipment upgrades, which is entirely driven by personal will.

However, the outside world did not know that during this time, SEA had already taken a key step in the field of communications. This revolution in communications technology will surely change the world quietly at an unstoppable speed.

It is like the wings of a butterfly, which will eventually stir up a storm. What kind of changes will this storm bring to the world?
There is one person who knows!

Once again, playing with his mobile phone, Li Yian couldn't help but chuckle:
"This is the second brother, right?"

The mobile phone was called "Second Brother" because of its small size. Although it was very expensive when it was first launched, not only the phone was expensive, the call charges were high, and even choosing a number cost 5 to 6000 yuan. At that time, the average person would spend about 15000 yuan to buy a mobile phone - equivalent to six years' salary for an average person, and in some places, it could even buy a house!
But even so, mobile phones are still spreading at an astonishing rate. In less than ten years, they have become an essential communication tool for everyone, and have gone from being a symbol of rich status to an ordinary communication tool.

During this process, mobile phone technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. The huge market demand has driven the development of various technologies, especially chip technology, which is updated every year. Every company is designing new chips. Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Sony and other companies have invested a lot of money and manpower to conduct various research and seize the market with new technologies. It is in the fierce market competition that mobile phones have become smaller and lighter, and this is entirely due to the miniaturization of chips.

Finally, with the final push, the world's first smartphone, IBM Simon, was released. Although it was 23 cm long and weighed half a kilogram, its size and weight did not seem portable at the time, it integrated more than ten functions such as telephone, personal digital assistant, game, fax machine, etc.

But no matter what, it ushered in an era. Later, mobile phones were connected to the Internet, Nokia released the Symbian system, and later the Android system appeared, coupled with Apple's king bomb... the world was really changed completely.

Now, from the invention of 2G mobile phones last year to the opening of the world's first 2G mobile network in Changan in early February, Li Yian has undoubtedly become the world's first 2G mobile phone user.

"What exactly changed the world? Computers? Games? Smartphones?"

Li Yian muttered in his heart, and then said softly:

"It's the market! It's market demand that changes everything!"

There has never been a technological product in the world that has entered the lives of hundreds of millions of people like games. People's demand for graphics and games has put forward higher and higher requirements on computer configuration. There has never been a product like a mobile phone that has become a basic configuration for everyone, just like clothes. In order to show the advantages of their products, various manufacturers have also improved their performance.

It is precisely thanks to the huge and highly competitive market that everything has changed. The promotion of games and smartphones to areas such as chips has finally allowed humans to kick open the door - the door to artificial intelligence!

"AI……"

Li Yian leaned back in his chair, holding the armrest with his hands, and said to himself with expectation in his eyes:
"Well, there's still a long way to go, it all started from here..."

Is this road long?
It’s not a long time actually. Taking this 2G mobile phone as an example, it’s only been about thirty years.

Thirty years is neither long nor short, but it always makes people look forward to it.

At this moment, the door of the study was pushed open, and Zhang Zheyuan walked in with a serious expression and said:
"Sir, something terrible has happened!"

(End of this chapter)