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Chapter 1280 Chips
"Currently, in the 3G field, the Communications Technology Department has more than 443 patents, including those related to mobile terminal technology, antenna algorithms, anti-interference elimination, software baseband chip processing, signal amplification and optimization efficiency, mobile signal search and processing solutions, and radio baseband architecture processing. Among them, there are about 103 core patents."

For example, mobile terminal technology patents can enable mobile phones to enter sleep mode when the battery is low, optimize signal search function, and significantly extend standby time while maintaining mobile phone signal.

The CDMA baseband architecture processing patent allows for software upgrades, enabling future support for different versions of the 4G standard!

Luo Zheng said, "However, the 3G patents held by Dongling High-Tech are still far inferior to those of manufacturers such as Qualcomm, Nokia, Ericsson, and Siemens. These manufacturers have already registered and built a complete patent wall in the 3G industry."

It's extremely difficult to completely bypass them and establish a new set of 3G patents.

"According to the telecommunications industry's forecast, the most likely 3G standard to become popular globally next year will still be the WCDMA 3G standard, dominated by Nokia and Ericsson..."

"Regardless of which technologies become the 3G standard, Qualcomm's patents will ultimately prevail!"

As soon as Luo Zheng finished speaking, Li Dashanren spoke up, leaving Luo Zheng stunned.

There are many 3G standards around the world, including EDGE developed by Motorola and the American Telecommunications Industry Association, DECT developed by the old European Telecommunications Standards Association, TTI from South Korea, and other standards.

However, the truly influential and high-profile 3G standard actually comes from two companies, or even one company: Nokia, which is now almost the dominant player in the 2G era, and Ericsson, which promoted WCDMA.

WCDMA is currently more advanced in the 3G field than Qualcomm's CDMA2000, and theoretically, the network speed will be faster after upgrading to 3G.

Indeed, this was the case. In the previous life, the three major domestic operators each chose different 3G technologies to build base stations.

TD-SCDMA was assigned to China Mobile, which was tasked with building TD base stations. However, due to technical reasons, China Mobile's 3G signal was extremely weak and the network speed was slow.

Conversely, China Unicom obtained the old European WCDMA license, becoming the biggest winner in the domestic 3G era. It even reached an exclusive contract agreement with Apple, which was at its peak at the time, for the mainland market, and launched a promotion where users could get an Apple phone by depositing two years' worth of phone credit.

During the 3G era, China Unicom was incredibly successful, while China Telecom, which obtained the license for Qualcomm's CDMA2000 standard, also thrived. Only China Mobile was taking a beating.

This explains why China Mobile is so keen on 4G, much more proactive than the other two companies in promoting it, even fearing that Datang Telecom might develop a 4G standard similar to TD-SCDMA and cause further problems for them.

China Mobile took matters into its own hands, lobbying Datang Telecom to abandon some standards, and also brought in Ericsson, asking Ericsson and some communication equipment manufacturers to accept Datang Telecom's standards, which ultimately became a mainland version of 4G TDD-LTE.

This 4G standard may not be considered particularly advanced, but at least it's not as problematic as 3G, and China Mobile has turned its fortunes around in the 4G era.

China Unicom, on the other hand, is unwilling to enter the 4G market so quickly because it has bet on 3G and the sunk costs it has invested are simply too high. It spent hundreds of billions to build 3G base stations, and now you're saying they're outdated?

In addition, the WCDMA 3G network was indeed fast at the time, even comparable to China Mobile's early 4G network. This made China Unicom grit its teeth and stick with 3G. Even after 4G licenses were issued, China Unicom still clamored to build hundreds of thousands of 3G base stations.

As a result, users voted with their feet. No matter how much China Unicom talked, in the eyes of the public, 4G was better than 3G, and they flocked to China Mobile. This prevented China Unicom from making a comeback in the 5G era.

However, China Unicom is not going to be outdone in its efforts to attract users. Unable to win head-on, it has adopted a roundabout approach. China Unicom has relinquished a portion of its equity and brought in a host of giants such as Tencent, Baidu, China Life, JD.com, Alibaba, and Suning to promote its products.

This led to the creation of a series of data cards such as the Penguin King Card, the God Card, and the Ant Treasure Card. China Unicom recovered a significant amount of losses through this strategy.

However, now that we are in the 2G era, the outside world naturally favors Ericsson and Nokia's WCDMA standard.

Luo Zheng also believes that Ericsson and Nokia have a greater chance of winning.

But now, suddenly hearing that Qualcomm would become the dominant player in 3G was something Luo Zheng hadn't expected.

"Does Mr. Li believe that Qualcomm will be the winner in the 3G era?"

"But Nokia and Ericsson have more mature and advanced 3G technology..."

Hearing Luo Zheng's words, Li Dongling simply shook his head and smiled at him, "Let's make a bet and see who will be the winner of the 3G standards conference next year!"

"Technology is technology, but in this world, sometimes, not everything is determined by technology!"

"Qualcomm is an American company, and Qualcomm's CDMA2000 is the only one that can rival WCDMA, which was promoted in old Europe."

Do you think America, having missed out on the benefits of 2G, will simply stand by and watch Europe snatch away the profits of 3G? Can America really stand by and watch the trillion-dollar global 3G market be taken over by Europe again?

Li Dongling's words caused Luo Zheng's expression to change drastically. Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian, and other senior executives of Dongling High-Tech also pondered the immense amount of information conveyed by Li Dongling's words.

If America were to truly stoop to interfere in the vote on 3G standards, the outcome would be uncertain.

After all, no matter how advanced Nokia and Ericsson's 3G technology is, it can't withstand America's aircraft carriers and fighter jets.

When America has no shame, that's when bullets become truth, and whoever has the strongest fist is right.

Does old Europe have any say in front of America?

Or, to put it another way, would old Europe turn against America for a 3G technology? Would it dare to forgo America's large military presence in old Europe to protect them?
The answer is obvious: Old Europe needed America's protection; Old Europe was America's backyard.

Which old European country would dare to challenge America? It's not impossible that its president wouldn't last long, or even be suddenly embroiled in a scandal and imprisoned.

When Qualcomm attends next year's 3G communications conference, it is estimated that the American Communications Commission, the American Foreign Affairs Commission, the American Trade Commission, and other organizations will all join forces to pressure the European countries to adopt Qualcomm's 3G patents as the standard!
"Next year, Dongling High-Tech will become one of the mainland's participants in the 3G standards voting conference."

Hong Kong City Telecom will also participate. Furthermore, they've contacted Datang Telecom, ZTE, and Huawei in advance to get them to vote in favor of Dongling High-Tech's 3G patents, ensuring they become part of the 3G standard patents!

Li Dashanren said that if Dongling High-Tech wants to turn its patents and technologies into one of the 3G standards, it needs to get all the votes from the mainland first.

If you can't even win votes from your own faction, how can you expect other factions to vote for you? That's wishful thinking.

Only when the patents in your hands become standards can you have leverage and the right to negotiate with Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola; otherwise, you don't even have the right to be on the table.

"If necessary, we can seek patent swaps with Nokia, Ericsson, and Qualcomm. In the 3G era, Dongling Hi-Tech only needs to avoid or reduce patent fees!"

"What the Communications Technology Department needs to do is sit back and observe, look to the future. In the 2G and 3G eras, Dongling High-Tech is no longer a hope."

What I need Manager Luo to do is to get Dongling High-Tech's Communication Technology Department to win the battle in the 4G era.

In the 4G era, Dongling High-Tech must become one of the major players at the table, even possessing the right to deal the cards. 4G patents and baseband chip technology are essential for Dongling High-Tech's communications technology department to acquire!

Li Dashan has no hope of winning the 3G standard vote next year. It is estimated that Dongling High-Tech will be a nobody there.

What needs to be done is to turn the 3G patents held by Dongling High-Tech into bargaining chips to exchange with Nokia, Qualcomm, and others, as long as they don't have to pay taxes to Qualcomm and others.

What really matters is the 4G era. Even if Dongling Hi-Tech can't compete with Qualcomm, it shouldn't be subject to Qualcomm's control.

Ideally, the two companies could sit down and reach a peaceful negotiation, agreeing not to pay each other patent fees, and then both companies could profit from each other's success. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Dongling High-Tech and Qualcomm could share the 4G era?
With Hasee computers and Hasee mobile phones identified as the two emerging core businesses of Dongling Hi-Tech, the plans for next year and this year's year-end conference are basically more than half completed.

Afterwards, the heads of other departments, as well as the Shenzhou Digital Cordless Phone, Electronic Dictionary, Repeater, and Automotive Business Departments, all reported to Li Dongling.

Overall, Dongling Hi-Tech is currently in a growth phase. A giant company in a growth phase naturally looks like it's flourishing and booming, and all problems seem insignificant.

"Products like the Shenzhou digital cordless phone must be changed; we can't just rely on past achievements. Especially with the arrival of the Internet age, everything will change!"

After all the departments had given their reports, leaving only the disciplinary committee and some year-end bonus plans from the logistics department that Li Dongling needed to finalize, Li Dashanren looked over at Ren Yuefeng, Chen Tao, and the others.

By this time, it was already dark outside, and the meeting had lasted for a full day. Li Dashanren was feeling quite tired.

But he still mustered his spirits, saying, "Digital cordless phones have entered a saturated market. Even though there have been some orders in other parts of mainland China, digital cordless phones are declining globally."

Digital cordless phones may not disappear completely for another eight, ten, or even more years, but Dongling Hi-Tech cannot sit idly by and watch them vanish.

Dongling Hi-Tech must make changes to its digital cordless phone business, initiating a transformation to ensure that Shenzhou digital cordless phones don't truly disappear!

(End of this chapter)