World Telecommunication Day, broadband for sustainable development

    Xinhua Shanghai May 17 (reporter Jian, Xiangwen) every May 17 is World Telecommunication Day, this year's theme is "Broadband for sustainable development." Comparing these 45 years of Telecom Day theme can be found, telecom has already broken through the traditional communication boundaries, and constantly embrace the mobile internet. With the promotion of the marketization of telecom industry, especially when the virtual operator enters the bureau, consumers will not only enjoy more "fullness" flow, but also enjoy a more "bone" price.

    45 years of "Telecom Day" from fine-tuning to upheaval
    analysis of the theme of "World Telecom Day" in the past years it is easy to find that telecommunications, as a means of communication, is closely centered on how to serve human life along with the process of its own technological change. It is worth mentioning that from 1999 onwards, the theme of telecommunications day Farewell to the "telecommunications department", to "electronic commerce", and then again to "information" in 2004. The nuances of this expression show that telecommunications is not confined to the field of communication technology. In the current mobile internet age, the big data age, a small communication cable is a huge network of communication with the world, and change faster and faster.
    This year, the theme of World Telecom Day "broadband for sustainable development" will focus on the promise of broadband connectivity and universal access to content. China has been implementing broadband initiatives for 3 consecutive years since 2012. As of the end of February this year, the size of the national fiber-covered households has reached 1. 7.2 billion households, the national fixed broadband Access user's scale reached 1. 9.2 billion households. At the same time, users use more than 4 megabytes of bandwidth to reach 80. 5%, including the vast number of rural users.
    Telecom tariffs is there any room for future declines?
    Since the beginning of this year, the days of traditional telecoms operators have been less comfortable, both at the policy level and in terms of market competition. Virtual operators to enter the market, telecom tariffs and other substantive measures, so that consumers have more choices.
    No monthly rent, no contract, no roaming fees, shopping costs can also be offset by the cost ... Yes, these are the new choices that virtual operators bring to consumers. With more than 10 of virtual operators of the package is released, a variety of innovative billing model for consumers at the front of the light.
    In accordance with the introduction of Ali Communication, Ali will be entirely based on the call time and the use of traffic charges, a lot of consumers worry about the monthly rent, package selection phobia is no longer a problem. and determined to become "the fourth largest operator" of the Beijing-East communications, and even the consumer each in Beijing to spend 2 yuan on the east, you can increase the 1-minute call time and 1 trillion traffic. For those who love shopping, this is certainly the gospel.
    Under the impact of virtual operators, the three operators also began to actively respond. 14th China Mobile announced the launch of new 4G tariffs, the maximum rate of flow per unit drop more than 40%. In addition, China Mobile also launched a flow-sharing service and traffic "season package" and "half a year package", not only the end of the monthly clean the tradition of zero, but also allow different users to share traffic.
    However, industry insiders believe that large-scale price reductions will be limited to only 4G areas. Flying Elephant Net President Xiang pointed out that for a long time,The government has been "high management regardless of low", the decline in tariffs is achieved through technological progress, and now the traditional business does not have much room for price reduction and capacity.
    With the full commercial of 4G, China Mobile needs to get to the beach as soon as possible before the FDD 4G trial licences are granted to Unicom and telecom. Due to the phasing out of 3G subsidy, 3G tariffs may be difficult to further reduce the price of space. In contrast, the 4G subsidy is expected to increase, so 4G tariffs and further decline in the possibility. However, the reduction in tariffs does not mean a decline in consumption. For many consumers, the rate of reduction will use more traffic, but will lead to a rise in total consumption.
    What about future telecom services?
    Although "battalion change" will pull down the benefits of operators, but through the base station to build shares, operators still have the opportunity to reduce costs.
    According to the operator's announcement, the three major operators are now planning to set up the tower facilities company, mainly to promote the communication infrastructure resource sharing. A senior industry personage said, if realizes the base station to build shares, can shut down 10,000 base stations only in Shanghai. This will effectively reduce the operating costs of enterprises, and thus create space for terminal price reduction.
    In addition, many consumers look forward to the "Transfer network", the future is also expected to gradually become popular. The so-called "transfer network", that is, the number is unchanged, but can transform operators.
    Starting from 17th, Jiangxi, Hubei, Yunnan province, the three provinces began to test the "transfer network." Together with Tianjin and Hainan, which began experimenting in 2010, 5 provinces and cities nationwide have become "portable" test provinces. Although the most experimental provinces in the Midwest provinces, but as the market matures, there will be more users in the future to enjoy this convenience. This will not only reduce the cost of consumer change, but also stimulate operators to improve service levels.
    In addition to the above changes, in the face of micro-credit and other mobile communication software impact, operators are also actively transforming from other aspects to create value for users. Experts from China Mobile Research Institute said, "the future of operators must be oriented to the Internet." This year, China Mobile has launched the next generation of converged communications to counter the "erosion" of communications software such as micro-credit. It is understood that the integration of communications will provide new social services, and other operators can be interoperable services. As for the charges, they can be paid less or even without money.