Why has 5G, which has been hyped for so long, suddenly stopped working? How far are we from the 5G era?

Every time 5G is mentioned, we feel like we are the best. After all, since we entered the 5G era, we have seen all kinds of praise for my country's 5G technology. For example, we have the most 5G base stations in the world, and the construction speed of 5G base stations is also the fastest in the world. Now China is still building 5G base stations at a rate of 15,000 per week. Huawei also holds the most 5G technology patents in the world. It is because Huawei is far ahead in the 5G field that it has been sanctioned and suppressed by the US government.

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Ren Zhengfei also said that Huawei's 5G technology is at least two to three years ahead of other countries. It is because of this information that the Chinese people are excited and really think that our 5G technology is the best in the world. However, it was not until the official release of iPhone 12 that we found that China does not support 5G millimeter wave environment. Why did 5G, which has been praised for so long, suddenly stop working? Let's calm down and think about how far are we from the 5G era?

Although 5G has been officially commercialized for more than a year, it will still take a long time for 5G to become popular. 5G still has some difficulties. Compared with 3G and 4G, 5G is not a simple upgrade. The initial cost of 5G network is several times higher than that of 3G and 4G networks, and it will take a long time to recover the cost in the later stage. In addition, the power consumption of 5G base stations is quite terrible, so when the 5G network was established in the early stage, the number of users joining 5G was limited, so the pressure on operators was still quite large.

Moreover, there is still a big difficulty in the development of 5G in China, that is, there are not many commercial scenarios. After all, 5G is still very expensive. If you only use 5G to watch videos, listen to music and surf the Internet, there is no need to use 5G. 4G network is completely sufficient. Compared with 4G network, the price of 5G network is more expensive. If you just use 5G for simple Internet access, it is indeed a waste.

In addition, if 5G is really popularized and fully commercialized, many hardware will not be able to keep up for the time being. Although there are many 5G mobile phones on the market, it is very common for 5G mobile phones to get hot when used for too long, so the development of 5G is currently restricted in all aspects.

Although domestic and foreign companies hope to gain an advantage before the advent of the 5G era, there are still many difficulties in the development process. Take Huawei as an example. Although Huawei's 5G patent technology is the world's first, more than Samsung and Qualcomm, Huawei's 5G technology is not actually that important. Some basic and necessary 5G patents are also in the hands of Qualcomm and Samsung.

Although there are already a large number of 5G base stations in China, which are also among the highest in the world, the domestic area is too large, and if the 5G network is to be popularized, the number of 5G base stations required is far more than that of 4G base stations. In addition, the cost of 5G base stations is much higher. Therefore, domestic operators still have a long way to go. Even if China Telecom and China Unicom work together to develop 5G, there will still be great pressure.

When we first entered the 5G era, all manufacturers wanted to follow suit and use the latest concepts to hype and attract attention. However, the transition process is still quite long. It is not that we can just enter the 5G era. When the enthusiasm fades, 5G will not be so popular. If we really want to enter the 5G era, it will take at least two or three years. What do you think about this?