China's 5G is 10 times ahead, US companies abandon the "5G threshold" and turn to Korean companies to develop 6G

Recently, Google executives admitted that the United States has fallen behind by more than ten times in the 5G field, and the country urgently needs to develop 5G communication business from top to bottom.

So, what is the level of 5G in the United States? How big is the gap with us? This article will help you understand the changing status quo of 5G at home and abroad.

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Why is the United States, one of the most developed countries in the world, developing so slowly in the field of 5G? It turns out that the price of the spectrum, which plays an important role in 5G communications, has remained high in the United States. It is often sold at sky-high prices during auctions, making it difficult for US telecommunications operators to afford it.

According to relevant data, the total amount of bids in an auction in the United States in 2020 has exceeded 69.83 billion US dollars, equivalent to 455.4 billion yuan. Such a high bid price is helpless for American operators. A relevant agency mentioned in a report that the official department should give certain subsidies to operators in 5G construction to promote the development of domestic communications.

The development of 5G in cities is slow, and rural communications construction is even more difficult. In December 2020, relevant agencies planned to allocate US$9.2 billion to complete the construction of basic networks in rural areas of the country. However, the funds of the plan must be received in batches over a decade, making the successful deployment of broadband networks in rural areas of the United States a distant prospect.

Faced with the difficulties in the development of domestic 5G, American companies are anxious but helpless. In desperation, many American companies chose to abandon the mess of domestic 5G construction, put it aside, and began to plan to develop 6G technology.

According to international media reports, South Korean electronics giant LG announced that it will sign a tripartite agreement with a well-known American measuring instrument company and a South Korean information technology research institute to cooperate in the development of 6G network communication technology in the coming period, with the goal of successfully developing it in 2024 and predicting it will be put into use in 2029.

In fact, from the perspective of the development of the communication era, each iteration and update is based on the development of the previous generation of communication technology. From 2G to 3G, then to 4G, and finally to the current 5G era, each generation of network technology is linked together. The reason why Huawei took the lead in making breakthroughs in 5G communications is also based on the premise that the 4G field has developed maturely, not just from the 3G era.

At present, the development of 5G in the United States has not yet been fully on track, and applications in various industries have not yet been carried out. At this time, will it really be effective to rashly choose to leap forward?

Looking at China's 5G development, Huawei had already started 5G research and development and made strategic arrangements ten years ago when smartphones were not yet popular, and successfully achieved breakthroughs in this field. It is currently in a leading position in the international 5G ranks. China started 5G applications in June 2019. As of March 2021, more than 720,000 5G base stations have been built in China, and the scale of its terminal interconnection has reached 200 million, ranking first in the world.

At present, 5G is widely used in distance education, online medical care, unmanned driving, high-speed communications, etc., which maximizes the connection between communication technology and production and life, and is of great significance to social and economic development.

Nowadays, foreign companies have jointly developed 6G technology, while we are making great efforts in 5G communications. Will domestic communication construction lag behind? In fact, as early as November 2020, five relevant domestic departments had announced the launch of a domestic 6G technology research and development plan. In 2020, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China developed the world's first 6G satellite and successfully launched it. This move has enabled China to successfully explore terahertz space technology.

Compared with 5G, 6G technology is more than 100 times faster in transmitting information, and the network delay is reduced to the microsecond level. With such low delay and a wider coverage area, its development layout will be more ambitious and more challenging.

Faced with more advanced communication technologies, domestic enterprises will not let other countries take the lead. From the launch of the first 6G communication satellite, it can be seen that China is not only ahead in the development of 5G, but will also lead the trend in the future 6G era. I believe that after completing the development of domestic 5G technology, domestic scientific research forces will also be able to successfully help China enter the door of the 6G field!