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While the BMW Group was rapidly expanding into various fields, a lot of things were happening around the world.

"Mr. Jiang, Finland officially launched the world's first GSM network a few months ago."

"As early as 1982, the European Postal and Telecommunications Administration established the GSM group and began to develop a unified pan-European mobile communications standard."

"By 1987, 13 European countries had signed an agreement committing to adopt the GSM standard."

"The number of countries joining this agreement is constantly increasing."

"I think the launch of GSM marks the transition of mobile communications from the analog era to the digital era, and will lay the foundation for the future development of mobile Internet."

"We have developed GSM-based mobile phones and previously produced them on a small scale for overseas use."

"The overseas market for this segment should be able to expand rapidly in the future."

“Can we also consider asking the relevant departments to add the imported products to the GSM protocol and launch domestic GSM mobile phones?”

As the head of Zhujiang Technology, Liu Donghui is very clear that the company's main business in the future will be in computers and mobile phones.

With the promotion of dial-up Internet access, computer sales have entered a period of rapid growth.

But the performance of mobile phones is not satisfactory.

He was naturally a little anxious.

"As a product of the 2G era, GSM will have a profound impact on the global mobile communications market in the next decade or so."

"The sooner we start planning, the sooner we can catch up with giants like Nokia and Motorola."

"I have already communicated with the ministry on this matter."

"At that time, you can also submit your proposal through the domestic industry associations."

Jiang Hui naturally understood the importance of what Liu Donghui said.

GSM. Historically, China didn’t start using 2009G networks until 3.

In the past decade or so, the mobile phone market has been dominated by 2G mobile phones represented by GSM.

If Zhujiang Technology wants to grow and develop, this is an opportunity that cannot be missed.

"Well, then I will make the promotion of GSM the focus of my next phase of work, and try to communicate with some media and industry associations, taking a multi-pronged approach."

Liu Donghui knew that Jiang Hui was mainly pushing the ministries and commissions to implement this matter in a general direction.

However, many of the details need to be implemented by Zhujiang Technology.

This involves many issues and interests from all aspects.

"We have to make the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications understand that the launch of the GSM network will bring them more profits."

“And the scale of business will also increase significantly, rather than simply investing.”

"Otherwise, it involves a lot of infrastructure investment, and the relevant departments will also have a lot of concerns."

Although China's current economic situation is much better than the same period in history.

But there is absolutely no way to compare it with later generations.

Large-scale 2G construction absolutely requires special financial support.

Otherwise it won’t work at all.

In recent years, large-scale infrastructure construction work has been carried out.

Various highways, provincial roads and county roads are being built in various places, and the construction of airports and railways is also not far behind.

These investments have already consumed a lot of money. If we want to continue to make large-scale investments in the transportation sector, we naturally have to let everyone see the economics and feasibility of this matter.

Otherwise, the priority will be lower.

"I understand that only when the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications understands the benefits of this project, they will have a stronger motivation to promote it."

"It is even possible to directly seek loans from domestic banks or the World Bank."

As the spring breeze of reform blows across China, various ministries and commissions, when promoting some projects, also begin to pay attention to economic returns.

Otherwise, pure investment will definitely be unsustainable.

If a project has a high return on investment, things will definitely be much easier.

"If the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has any questions, they can consider separating this project into an independent company to operate it."

“Our group is willing to invest to support the development of this project.”

Jiang Hui is very clear about the future profitability of the three giants: China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.

You can never go wrong by investing in these companies.

At the moment, none of these companies exist.

All operations are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

If it can be operated independently as a company, investment from BMW Group is not impossible.

When these large enterprises went public in later generations, they introduced a lot of international capital.

To some extent, BMW Group can also be considered international capital.

Moreover, it is the kind of international capital that is more popular in China and does not require any major concerns.

It is entirely possible to give up part of the profits in order to raise funds.

"If it's like this, it will be more convincing and more sincere."

"I will sort out the relevant information as soon as possible and communicate with the relevant departments."

Liu Donghui couldn't wait to implement this matter.

The sooner they get it done, the sooner the GSM mobile phones they develop can be sold in the country.

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"Mr. Ren, I heard that you have made great progress in program-controlled switching and have very close cooperation with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications?"

The introduction of GSM is not something that can be accomplished with just a few words.

Behind this is investment in technology and equipment in all aspects.

Liu Donghui is certainly not so arrogant as to think that Zhujiang Technology alone can handle all the content in this area.

Therefore, if we want to promote this project with the ministries, we must find more manufacturers to work together.

As Huawei is a relatively well-known company in the communications field in Shenzhen, Liu Donghui naturally knows the company's senior executives.

Wanting to complete this project as soon as possible, he planned to involve Warwick in it.

"In the past, all the program-controlled switches purchased by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications were imported from overseas. Not only were they very expensive, but they also wasted foreign exchange."

"This also directly leads to high phone bills for us."

"Since Huawei launched the domestically produced programmable switches, the price has dropped significantly and has quickly captured the new market."

"We and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications have achieved a win-win development."

Thanks to the changes in the overall environment, Warwick's development speed is much faster than the same period in history.

The scale of the entire company has naturally become much larger.

Although it cannot be compared with the BMW Group, it is still considered a leading private enterprise in the field of domestic communications equipment.

"Europe has started to roll out GSM networks, and call quality has improved significantly."

"Our company expects that this technology will be widely adopted around the world for wireless communications in the future."

"For this reason, our company directly gave up the development of analog signal equipment and directly produced GSM mobile phones."

"However, the country has not yet confirmed whether to join the GSM network, and the subsequent launch will also face many problems."

"I wonder if Warwick is interested in developing GSM base station equipment?" Liu Donghui is very busy now and doesn't have much time to beat around the bush.

"Mr. Liu, we officially launched the 2G base station project within the company last month."

"The viewpoints reached through our internal research are exactly the same as what you said. GSM will definitely be the mainstream technology in the future mobile communications market."

"In order not to be controlled by others, we must promote technological advancement in this area as quickly as possible."

“Huawei is willing to work closely with Zhujiang Technology to promote the implementation of GSM technology.”

Mr. Ren was obviously very interested in Liu Donghui's proposal.

In fact, Warwick only held an internal meeting last month to discuss the development of GSM technology.

The discussion at that time was that GSM would most likely be the mainstream in the future, but considering the current situation in the country, it was estimated that it would take several years to enter the GSM era.

Correspondingly, the priority of Warwick's related technology research and development is lower than other projects.

But now Liu Donghui said that Zhujiang Technology will make every effort to promote the implementation of the GSM project, and the situation is different.

Zhujiang Technology is backed by the BMW Group, and its influence in China is definitely not comparable to that of Warwick.

In addition, the background of the founders Jiang Hui and his wife cannot be underestimated, which will definitely be beneficial to promoting this matter.

The most important thing is that the development of this project is indeed beneficial to the country and the people and is good for everyone.

At this time, Mr. Ren would definitely decide to officially launch the 2G base station project within the company without any hesitation.

The development of related technologies needs to be accelerated.

"We at Zhujiang Technology will also develop some equipment related to 2G communications."

"At that time, our team can communicate in detail to see how to divide the work."

Now is the time to expand the market, so there is naturally no need for vicious competition.

Let’s divide the cake first and create the market.

I'll think about competition later.

Both Liu Donghui and Mr. Ren obviously have this awareness.

Soon, Warwick began to take action.

Liu Donghui is also contacting other companies, trying to get everyone to work together to get the project off the ground.

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"Xiao Jiang, I have communicated with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications regarding 2G communications."

"But they have some doubts internally about whether to introduce GSM or CDMA."

"Do you have any specific suggestions?"

Zhu Jiansheng is very confident in Jiang Hui's vision.

The previous push for China to fully join the Internet has begun to show some results.

Today's mobile communications also sound very reliable.

Especially after collecting various news and related information after the official operation of GSM in Europe, everyone has a more intuitive understanding of the 2G communication era.

In the past, they were all conceptual things, but now there are physical objects to refer to.

Therefore, relevant departments have also become more proactive in accelerating the development of the mobile communications industry.

However, GSM is mainly used in Europe and Asia, while America, which China is very concerned about, has chosen CDMA technology.

This caused the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to fall into a controversial situation during discussions.

After all, these two technologies each have their own advantages.

"Dad, there is a debate at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Some people prefer to introduce CDMA. I can totally understand that."

"After all, CDMA technology has its advantages."

"CDMA uses code division multiple access. All users share the same frequency band and are distinguished by coding. The theoretical capacity is 3-5 times higher than GSM."

“And with more advanced voice coding, there is less background noise and calls are clearer.”

"Coupled with the use of spread spectrum technology, CDMA can maintain good call quality even in environments with weak signals or high interference."

"At the same time, CDMA's encryption mechanism is more complex than GSM's, making it more difficult to monitor or clone."

“But its shortcomings are more obvious.”

Jiang Hui introduced the CDMA technology by first criticizing it and then praising it.

"Qualcomm of the United States holds the core patents of CDMA, and mobile phone manufacturers need to pay high licensing fees, which inevitably leads to higher prices for CDMA mobile phones and fewer model choices."

"CDMA is currently the technology used by North America and Korea, while other countries are basically using GSM technology, so GSM will definitely be more convenient for international roaming in the future."

"Another problem is that with the current CDMA technology, you can't change your phone freely. You need to burn your number."

“At the same time, CDMA base stations require more precise synchronization and power control, and have higher deployment and maintenance costs.”

"So I think CDMA technology is good, but it's not suitable for China."

Jiang Hui gave his own judgment without any hesitation.

If this information were to be passed down to future generations, anyone would be able to explain some of the reasons.

But in 1991, there was very little relevant information, and even the so-called experts could hardly come up with a reason.

No wonder it got caught up in controversy.

“The global penetration rate is high, the equipment investment is small, and there are many terminal product choices.”

"For these reasons, it is indeed worth our focus on supporting the GSM network."

Zhu Jiansheng is also very decisive.

In addition, Jiang Hui’s advice in the past had never been wrong, so he would definitely choose to believe it this time.

"Yes, the best one is what suits us best."

"I estimate that the GSM market will be much larger than CDMA in the future."

"Zhujiang Technology has already teamed up with a number of equipment manufacturers to focus on researching GSM-related technologies."

"In the future, we will strive to significantly reduce the cost of related equipment investment."

Next, Jiang Hui reported to Zhu Jiansheng some of Zhujiang Technology’s actions and layout.

There is nothing particularly good to hide between the father-in-law and the son-in-law.

The mobile phone market is a huge market.

With sales of hundreds of millions of units a year in the future, even if Zhujiang Technology only takes 20% or 30% of the market share, it would still be a very exaggerated figure.

Not to mention that after entering the market so early, Zhujiang Technology's dominant position will inevitably become even stronger.

By then, it will not be impossible for Zhujiang Technology to become China's most well-known company in the global field.

"I will discuss this with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications based on what you said."

"You can also ask Zhujiang Technology to formally report the specific report materials to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications."

"Communication and transportation are both essential for economic development."

"On this point, the opinions of various departments are relatively unified."

Zhu Jiansheng did not hesitate and decided to continue to fully support the GSM project.

Things that benefit the country, the people and the enterprises must be implemented as soon as possible to allow China to enter the 2G era as soon as possible. (End of this chapter)