What else does 5G have besides being fast?

The chaos in the domestic communications industry where 2/3/4G network standards coexist has not yet been sorted out, but the highly anticipated 5G technology has made a breakthrough and is about to be put into trial commercial use. South Korea and the United States are expected to launch 5G commercial use next year, and my country is expected to launch 5G trial commercial use in 2020. It can be said that the 5G era is just around the corner.

Traffic grew explosively in the 4G era, marking the beginning of an era of “unlimited” traffic. 5G will become an upgrade and breakthrough in the “unlimited” era, bringing more changes to the entire communications industry chain and users’ daily communications service experience.

Upgrading and Transforming the Communications Industry Chain

In the 5G era, the entire communications industry chain is facing a huge transformation and upgrading. Terminal manufacturers, operators, and application platform providers all need to re-plan and restructure, because all companies in the world are on the same starting line in the 5G era.

First of all, for terminal manufacturers, the arrival of 5G will set off a vigorous wave of replacement, which brings unlimited opportunities. The arrival of 4G did not increase terminal sales for terminal manufacturers much. The main reason is that many terminals can support 4G standards in the late 3G period. After 4G was officially launched, consumers' enthusiasm for replacement was not as high as expected, resulting in relatively bleak overall terminal sales. 5G is different. The current 5G technology is not yet fully mature, and 5G terminals are still in the research and development and testing stage. In addition, the huge market demand for terminals in the 5G era is undoubtedly another opportunity for terminal manufacturers to change history. Therefore, before the arrival of 5G, terminal manufacturers should quickly develop their own 5G terminals and differentiated functions, which will be conducive to a turnaround in the 5G era.

Secondly, operators are facing huge challenges in the 5G era. On the one hand, the cost of laying 5G basic networks and building base stations has increased significantly compared to the 4G era, so the cost of operators' basic network investment will be greatly increased, which is undoubtedly a major problem for communications operators whose growth rate has slowed down. On the other hand, 5G will give birth to more levels of service content, such as high-definition video calls, VR, etc. Operators' networks and services also need to be continuously upgraded and optimized to meet user needs. The arrival of 5G is full of challenges for operators. How to plan and layout in advance and reasonably use resources to reduce costs and increase efficiency is particularly critical.

Finally, for Internet companies and application platform providers, 5G will bring them better network equipment, smoother user experience, more personalized services, etc. Opportunities are everywhere. The 5G network speed is hundreds of times higher than the 4G network, which will undoubtedly contribute to the rapid development of the Internet. Such a fast transmission speed greatly improves the convenience of users using the network, thereby driving a significant increase in the number of clicks and website traffic on the Internet platform. Therefore, for Internet companies and platform providers, as long as they have sufficiently attractive content and services, they can gain better promotion and more popularity in the 5G era.

The arrival of 5G will bring more opportunities and greater challenges to the entire communications industry. Only by quickly deploying and seizing the first opportunity can operators better cope with the various changes brought about by industrial upgrading.

Continuously optimize user content service experience

The arrival of 5G will also bring about earth-shaking changes in user content services and experience. Industries such as high-definition video, VR games, and the Internet of Things will also benefit from it and accelerate their development.

First of all, the high-definition video industry is ushering in spring, and the user's visual experience will be greatly improved. Recently, China Mobile completed the 8K high-definition video on-demand demonstration based on the 5G network. Compared with 4K video, 8K ultra-high-definition video can not only bring a qualitative improvement in picture quality and achieve a high degree of restoration of real scenes; and the 8K high-definition video technology combined with the 5G network will change the traditional media industry, comprehensively assist the transformation and upgrading of the end-to-end production model of the radio and television industry, and promote innovative applications in all walks of life, including the popularization of consumer entertainment fields such as events, live performances, and film and television broadcasts, thereby effectively promoting the accelerated development of the 8K ultra-high-definition video industry. Thanks to the development of high-definition video under 5G, users' video viewing experience will also continue to improve.

Secondly, the VR industry will also become more popular and stronger with the arrival of 5G. VR technology began to gradually appear in the 4G era and entered the eyes of consumers, but it has not yet been popularized and popularized. Most of them are used for user experience. This is because the 4G network is still not enough to carry large-scale VR applications. The data throughput of the 5G network has increased 10 times compared with 4G, the communication capacity has increased 100 times, and the delay is one-tenth of the previous one. Therefore, the barrier of VR transmission will be opened, and the problems that plague VR technology in mobile applications will be solved. The interactive content such as 5G+VR live broadcast and VR games launched on this basis will enable users to have a better visual experience. It is predicted that the entire VR industry is expected to reach 45 billion US dollars by 2025, which will bring new opportunities to all walks of life. The huge development space will also attract more companies to participate in it. The future development of the VR industry is full of potential.

Finally, 5G will usher in the era of the Internet of Everything, creating a more convenient, intelligent and efficient production and living scene. With the arrival of 5G high-speed networks, the development space of the Internet of Things will be further expanded. It is estimated that by 2021, 28 billion mobile devices will be connected, of which IoT devices will reach 16 billion. In the next ten years, the service objects of the Internet of Things will be expanded to users in various industries, the number of M2M terminals will increase significantly, and applications will be ubiquitous. It can be said that 5G is designed for the Internet of Everything.

In addition to improving the intelligence and efficiency of industrial production, various aspects closely related to us, such as transportation, education, medical care, security, tourism, etc. will become smarter due to the Internet of Things. Internet of Vehicles, autonomous driving, remote surgery, and smart homes will become more and more popular due to 5G, further improving and enhancing our quality of life.

The changes brought about by the arrival of 5G are not only an increase in network speed, but will also bring about changes in thinking and business models, which will have a more profound impact on all aspects of our production and life. We can only follow the trend and keep up with the pace of the times to make our lives more colorful.