Speaking of roaming on different networks, this is a matter of special concern to many people. There has been news that 700MHz5G will open roaming on different networks. For the three major operators and the entire communication market, the implementation of cross-network roaming will bring a lot of changes to the communications industry.
Recently, China Mobile announced that in 2024, the 700MHz 5G core network roaming (Xinjiang) test network engineering equipment centralized procurement project will be tendered. This means that China Mobile has taken another big step forward in promoting the implementation of 700MHz 5G cross-network roaming services.So, whose "cake" will be leveraged in the mobile promotion of 700MHz 5G cross-network roaming business? This seems to be something worth talking about.
When many people choose which operator to access the network, the signal and the best situation are often the priority considerations.
Especially in today's smart phones and mobile Internet applications have become popular, the signal is full anytime and anywhere, and it is something that many users are quite concerned about.
However, due to network construction, some operators often have poor or even no network signal in some places. And this cross-network roaming can just solve this problem, so that the user's mobile phone is not afraid of dropping wherever he goes.
To put it simply, cross-network roaming allows users to use the network of another operator no matter which communication operator they are connected to.
This is obviously a good thing for users. But for some stakeholders, this is not necessarily a good thing. Because roaming on the other network will undoubtedly pry their "cake".
The 5G frequency band is 700MHz, which has the advantages of low-cost and wide-coverage networking, and is especially suitable for 5G network coverage in rural areas, wide areas and remote areas.
It is understood that more than 600,000 700MHz 5G base stations have been built in China Mobile and Radio and Television, which is co-built and shared with 700MHz5G, achieving full coverage above townships and rural hotspots. This also means that the 5G signal of mobile and radio and television will become better, and users will no longer worry about the poor mobile phone signal wherever they go.But this is a bit embarrassing for operators who are lagging behind in network construction. When users need to use different networks to roam, it is intuitive to find out whose network will be better. When the 700MHz 5G cross-network roaming service is fully implemented, there will be more comparisons of network experience between such users.
After all, when a user needs to use the network of another telecom operator in the form of roaming, it actually means that the operator's original network coverage capacity is weak or there is no network signal at all.
As a result, operators with lagging network construction and poor signal coverage will be completely exposed to the eyes of users.
It is worth mentioning that many mobile phones currently have a "second card slot". Many users also like to apply for a SIM card as a secondary card in the "second card slot".
If a user applies for an additional SIM card, it is equivalent to another customer for operators. Therefore, operators now also regard the "second card slot" as a key market for competition. In the current market environment where the communication market has become quite saturated, the competition of "second card slot" is often closely related to the incremental revenue growth performance of operators.But which operator's card will the user choose as an additional card? In fact, it is still necessary to consider the signal and the ** situation.
However, when the 700MHz 5G cross-network roaming service is fully implemented, operators with lagging network construction and poor signal coverage will become passive in the "second card slot" market competition.
From this point of view, cross-network roaming will undoubtedly pry the "cake" of operators with lagging network construction and poor signal coverage.
When users roam across the network, operators will inevitably incur inter-network settlement fees.
But who should pay for this cost? This inter-network settlement fee is actually similar to roaming fees, which in the past were mostly borne by users. According to the consistent tone of the operator industry, users will most likely pay for roaming fees incurred after roaming on different networks.If this happens, many users will definitely not be satisfied. Therefore, this is equivalent to asking them to spend an extra part of the communication costs, and it is also equivalent to moving the "cake" of users.
When users use the roaming function of different networks, whether the call duration and traffic are counted in the original **, or whether they are paid additionally according to the usage also need to be discussed by the four major operators. How to divide the "cake" of roaming fees, the four major operators have to talk about it.
Of course, there are ways to solve this problem when users encounter it. As long as you transfer to another operator with a well-established network and wide signal coverage, you don't need to spend more roaming charges.
In any case, after the 700MHz 5G cross-network roaming service is implemented, users will definitely have a better network experience. Many users will no longer worry about poor mobile phone signal and unreachable when they travel and return home for the Chinese New Year.
However, from the current point of view, there are still many details of 700MHz 5G cross-network roaming that need to be explored and verified by operators.
At present, China Mobile has made a big step forward in promoting the implementation of 700MHz 5G cross-network roaming services. So, what will China Telecom and China Unicom do in the process of promoting 700MHz 5G cross-network roaming? It's well worth a look.