India announced in a high-profile manner that it has obtained 100 patents for 6G technology, and it is confident in the face of China.
The rapid growth of India's population is creating a huge potential consumer market, so many foreign companies are starting to focus on investing in the Indian market. For example, Apple has a strong desire to ramp up its efforts in India, and Ericsson also praised the speed of 5G development in India.
Perhaps it is the huge market potential that has given India confidence, but China, which has announced that it has obtained 100 patents for 6G technology, is smiling.
Countries have stepped up the construction of 5G networks and vigorously developed the communication technology industry. China issued 5G commercial licenses to operators in 2019, and since then, operators have continued to expand the number of 5G base stations, with more than 2.3 million 5G base stations to date.
In addition to 5G, the country has also started 6G research, which includes new endogenous smart grids, terahertz and visible light communications, and air-to-air integration. The breadth and depth of research are at the world's leading level.
While 6G won't be commercially available until 2030, there are pros and cons to deploying it early. Huawei started 5G research a decade ago and has made cutting-edge progress in early deployment.
If all goes well, many countries will enter the 5G era in 2024 and then invest in 6G networks on a large scale.
Of course, many countries are now methodically promoting the development of 6G technology, such as India's Minister of IT and Telecommunications, Ashwinivaishnaw"Despite the complexity of the technology, Indian scientists, engineers, and academics have been granted 100 patents for 6G technology. "
In terms of actual research, any progress is progress. Putting aside the position, from the perspective of human scientific and technological development, scientific and technological progress can bring greater convenience to the people. But 6G research itself is a kind of competition, and everyone wants to master more basic technologies.
If the technology does not reach the international first-class level, we can only continue to work hard. The key is that India has achieved 100 6G technologies in a high-profile manner, and it is even more metaphorical in the construction of 5G"The world's fastest network deployment"A technological leap has been made.
Coincidentally, India's 5G construction time is not long, and a lot of time has been lost on the issue of choosing 5G equipment partners, excluding Huawei and ZTE, which are lagging behind the United States to try 5G equipment.
In order to obtain 5G commercial contracts in the Indian market, Ericsson has increased its layout in the Indian market. And Ericsson global CEO Borjeekholm said that India is one of the fastest countries in the world to roll out 5G, and by the end of 2023, it will lead most countries.
Judging by Ericsson's statement, there is one"See people and talk about people, and see hell and talk nonsense"The feeling of doing business in the Indian market is naturally to say a few good words to satisfy each other.
But the reality is that by the end of 2022, India had only deployed more than 21,000 5G base stations. India's original target was to build 10,000 5G base stations per week, but Indian operators are still a long way from that goal.
Is that fast?China is also a country with a large population, ranking first in the world in the number of 5G base stations, and plans to build 600,000 new 5G base stations this year. At present, more than half of China's industries are using 5G networks, and 5G technology can be found everywhere in ports, manufacturing, logistics, medical and other fields.
In terms of 5G infrastructure technologies, China has the world's most important 5G patents, and Huawei, in particular, has the world's first 5G patent application and is a key player in defining 5G standards.
And what about 6G?Compared to India's high-profile announcement of 100 6G patents, I laughed when I saw China's patents. According to the statistics of 20,000 6G patent applications by research companies, China accounts for 40% of the world's 6G patent applications3%, and the United States accounted for 352%, and the third place is Japan, accounting for 99%, while India failed to make it into the ranking.
Even so, Chinese officials have never paid attention to publicizing the number of 6G patents obtained, and the research technology is as always, making breakthroughs when there is a breakthrough, and continuing to work hard if there is no breakthrough.
If India can remain humble, abandon false propaganda, and achieve 6G achievements with less talk and more action, these advances can be seen directly by the outside world. The research of 6G is not only on the ground, but also needs satellites to integrate space-ground communication links in space at critical moments.
China has its own Beidou satellites, strong aerospace science and technology capabilities, and has obtained 6G patents, which has the ability to show its strength in the 6G era.
In the past few Internet eras, Europe and the United States have dominated it, but since the 5G era, China has performed well and shown real strength. The United States does not want to lose its dominant position, so it often causes trouble, and India is also influenced by the United States to not allow Chinese companies to participate in India's 5G trials.
It is up to India to decide how it chooses, it just wants to develop 5G and 6G, and it is not so easy to get rid of globalization, and it is impossible to make real progress by relying on false boasting.