Why is 5G suddenly not popular anymore?

In the past two days, an article about the current status of 5G suddenly caught everyone's attention. The author of the article tested 5G in four major cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and found that the network speed was only half of the legendary 1G speed. Not only has 5G shrunk, but 4G in various places has also begun to shrink, which is indeed a bit hard to accept. Is 5G so fast that it is no longer good?

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So, some people asked online: Why is 5G suddenly "unpopular"? As the next generation of communication technology, 5G is so "unpopular". Does it mean that 5G will be plugged back into 4G and continue to use it? Is it "unpopular" in China, or is it "unpopular" all over the world?

Maybe 5G has been talked about for too long, maybe everyone has too high expectations for 5G, or maybe 5G is developing too fast, or maybe the gap between the current 5G and the 5G everyone wants to see is too big. No matter which case, the reality of 5G is indeed different from what everyone imagines. The greater possibility is that 5G carries too many expectations, whether it is expectations for network speed, expectations for Huawei, or expectations of slapping the United States in the face.

At present, the global 5G construction is really slow, and the current situation of 5G in the United States is also worrying. In the second half of 2020, two authoritative organizations have tested the 5G network speed in the United States and found that the 5G network speed in the United States is the worst in the world. This is incredible. After all, most of the high-tech and Internet technologies in the 21st century originated in the United States, and the Internet has made great progress in the United States. Today, many countries outside the United States are doing better than the United States in 5G.

Therefore, netizens joked that American users have Apple 5G but can only use 4G.

It is precisely because the United States is unwilling to lag behind in 5G technology and 5G construction that Trump deliberately delayed the deployment of 5G around the world. Of course, he will not say it explicitly. Many companies in the world have surpassed American companies in 5G, including China's Huawei and SMIC, South Korea's Samsung, and Europe's Nokia and Ericsson.

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The United States is also uncomfortable with South Korea and Europe's lead, but it may not deliberately do anything small. Because they are always under the eyes of the United States, but China is different. So when it was discovered that Huawei's 5G technology was already ahead of the world and that Huawei's 5G equipment was about to be deployed globally, it realized that Huawei should be stopped.

Because the future is no longer a competition for oil, but big data. Whoever owns big data will have the right to speak in the future, and Huawei is from China. Therefore, Huawei has become what it is now.

The slow progress of 5G in the world cannot be overstated, except for the impact of the 2020 environment, but the United States has made an indelible contribution. But it does not mean that everyone will stop. Communication technology is already the infrastructure of each country in the future. If a good foundation is not laid, it will fall behind in the global competition.

Therefore, countries naturally want to use the best and most advanced communication equipment, and also hope to get the most cost-effective 5G equipment. Huawei happens to be their best choice.

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But due to the interference of the United States, they had to settle for second best. In such a situation, they began to hesitate, why spend more money on a lesser product? So, just wait, after all, the infrastructure cannot be completed in a short time. Besides, 5G is not so urgent, so the global 5G process began to slow down.

Let's take another simple example that is easier to understand. Everyone knows that Apple phones are the best phones in the world, and they are also the most expensive phones in the world. Suppose one day Apple phones suddenly announce a price cut, and the price is the same as that of domestic phones, or even lower than that of domestic phones, what will you choose? Of course, you will choose to buy an Apple phone.

But at this time, a ban suddenly came out, requiring everyone not to buy Apple phones for the time being. Although the duration of this ban is uncertain, will you wait and see? Of course you will, unless there is still no hope of lifting the ban after waiting for several months or even half a year or a year, some people can't wait.

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Countries that cannot buy Huawei equipment have the same mentality as users who cannot buy low-priced Apple phones. They expect to buy Huawei's best 5G equipment at a low price, but due to US intervention, they have to stop cooperating with Huawei. In this way, they not only have to choose more expensive ones, but also have to choose worse ones.

Under such circumstances, various countries have shown hesitation as to whether to wait for the opportunity to lift the Huawei ban. The process of hesitation and waiting is the slowdown in global 5G construction.

But slowing down does not mean not doing it. Now the UK, the US, Australia, and Singapore have finalized their 5G partners, and South Korea’s 5G construction is leading the world. Isn’t this enough to show how popular 5G is around the world?

Although the global 5G process has been affected by Trump's interference and health events, no one wants to fall behind in this round of communication technology revolution, including the United States. Otherwise, Samsung would not have been able to obtain a $45 billion order from the United States so quickly.

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Therefore, 5G is very popular abroad, and all countries are determined to obtain it. On the other hand, according to the data of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the construction of 600,000 5G base stations in 2020 has been completed ahead of schedule in October, and will continue to advance in an orderly manner. Some coastal counties and even towns that are well developed have already started to build 5G base stations. Is this not enough to show that 5G is very popular? Of course, this is called orderly advancement according to the established goals.

As to why some people say that 5G is suddenly "unpopular", it is because they have seen a lot of problems brought about by 5G, such as the high cost of 5G construction, the high electricity bills so high that some operators have to cut off power online, and why the 4G network speed slows down after 5G comes.

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At the same time, although 5G has been talked about for a long time, so far, apart from going to specific 5G experience areas to experience 1G network speed, no one has personally experienced 5G's high-end applications. These are the reasons why everyone thinks 5G is "not popular".

So, do you think 5G is still popular?