5G has not yet been promoted, and 6G has also been hyped. In the past two days, Barcelona, Spain, is hosting the Mobile World Congress 2024. As a result, the United States threw out a bombshell statement, claiming to unite 10 countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, and South Korea to develop 6G together, which was interpreted as a clear joint enclosure action, trying to bypass China, formulate global standards, and lead the development direction of 6G.
In addition, Western companies are also taking action. Led by Nvidia, the alliance was established to integrate artificial intelligence technology into cellular communication networks, and the alliance has 11 initial members, including Samsung, Ericsson, Microsoft, Nokia, Nvidia, SoftBank, Amazon, etc., and there is not a single Chinese company.
Some people in China are even more nervous, the West wants to get rid of China on 6G and do another set, and China is being kicked out of the group again. Objectively evaluated, Lao and the United States have revealed their intentions this time to confront China; Secondly, it is still the old routine, ** guidance is very successful, a number of Chinese companies are still working hard to hold exhibitions, and the United States directly grasped the core problem and fired a cannon, which blew up and took away.
How to interpret and respond to it? Long Keduo believes that it is necessary to analyze rationally, prepare early, and respond positively. But there is no need to be too upset and panic, after all, if Lao Mei wants to do this, it doesn't mean that he can do it.
Have you noticed a strange phenomenon, Nvidia actually became the leader of the communications alliance. It stands to reason that Qualcomm should take the lead in the matter of Zhang Luo in the United States, after all, Qualcomm holds a large number of communication patents. But this time, Qualcomm isn't even the initial member.
There could be two reasons for this. First, the development of 6G should integrate digital intelligence technology, and NVIDIA, as an AI giant, has a place to play. Second, with the rise of generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, Nvidia has made a lot of money with computing chips, while European and American operators are still struggling with 5G construction costs, not to mention 6G research. Once Nvidia, the financier, joins, everyone doesn't have to worry about money. Qualcomm's financial resources are not as good as NVIDIA's, and in terms of AI chips, the two sides are potential opponents.
How do you see the United States intending to deal with China? Looking back at history, it is not the first time that the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been staged in the field of communications and fought against each other. In the 3G era, Europe had planned to make its own WCDMA the only standard in the world. However, the United States is not happy and is unwilling to give up the dominance to Europe, and proposes the CDMA2000 plan, but the technological advantages are not obvious, and it is very likely that it will not be passed. As a result, the United States privately approached China to support each other's plans and prevent Europe from becoming a dominant country. In the end, three sets of 3G standards in China, the United States and Europe were formed. In the 4G era, China's role has evolved from following to running in Central Europe, and in the 5G era, it is completely ahead.
Looking at it this way, the intention of the United States this time is obvious, to curb China's 6G momentum. Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river. Now the United States has used the same methods used to deal with Europe on China. The United States is worried that in the 6G era, China will stage the path of unifying Europe with 3G.
Can America's intentions succeed? Let's look at this alliance established by Nvidia first, to be honest, the threat to China is not big, because China is a doer, moves faster, and integrates AI into cellular networks, Huawei is already doing it, at this Mobile World Congress, Huawei released the first large model in the communications industry, which has been used in 55G network. Moreover, in the 6G era, for aerospace communications, China's communications industry has also handled satellite calls.
Moreover, the communications industry has its own industry rules, which are not subject to political will. That is, the development of 6G networks must be backwards compatible with 5G, 4G, etc., and Huawei's 5G strength is recognized and has a large number of patents. If the West and enterprises want to engage in 6G, they must finally sit down with Huawei, whether it is to talk or quarrel, Huawei cannot be bypassed. China is not unprepared, 6G research has officially started in 2018, and has explored the advanced layout of 6G network technology.
Because of the huge industry interests involved, the unification of global communication standards may only be an unrealistic wish. Judging from the current situation, if 6G continues to advance, there is a high probability that there will be two sets of standards, one led by China and one led by the United States and the West. Although it is troublesome for various electronics manufacturers to develop terminals that are compatible with two sets of network standards at the same time, the logic of reality is roughly like this.