Chapter 3050 Deeper Meaning

Bryn patted his shoulder, "I think it's okay!"

"Broadband access is getting closer and closer to the basic needs of human beings. This is also a major trend,"

These words made Feng Yiping keep nodding, right? With the continuous emergence of smartphones and other smart devices, as more and more developers develop more successful applications, more and more People cannot live without the Internet.

The Internet has indeed become a basic need for many people like eating, drinking, water and breathing air.

"Feng's satellite program serves exactly this need," he nodded. "It's completely worth our efforts."

"What's more, currently nearly half of the world's people do not have access to the Internet..." His voice became lower.

Although the current development level of communication technology and broadband networks has significantly improved, the popularity of broadband communications is still relatively weak. There are still 4 billion people on the earth who do not have access to the Internet. Of course, 90% of the population is concentrated in underdeveloped countries. .

Right now, the broadband access rate in some European countries may exceed 90%, but in some African countries, the access rate may be as low as less than 5%—or even lower.

Such a huge difference is indeed not something that makes people feel happy.

Feng Yiping patted him on the shoulder and said, "This ratio will certainly improve in the future. Unfortunately, it is doubtful how much it will increase in the end."

"Globally, there are huge gradient differences in digital capabilities among various regions. This is mainly because the cost structure of telecom operators' infrastructure prevents them from fully covering all remote areas."

Although China’s telecommunications industry has all kinds of problems that make people speechless, and although the infrastructure construction in rural areas is also delayed for a long time compared to cities and towns, due to the nature of their state-owned enterprises, in the end, they will definitely let all the people in the country rural areas also have the conditions to access the Internet.

At this time, investment and return are not the primary goals they consider - this is something that telecommunications companies in most countries cannot achieve.

"Therefore, in the foreseeable future, some remote areas may not be able to wait for terrestrial communication systems... so,"

He looked at the other two, "We need satellites,"

"By placing satellites in the sky, we can cover every corner of the world, and allow people who have not yet accessed the Internet to become Internet users..."

Brin continued, "This is an opportunity for us Internet companies,"

"Involving people who are not connected to the Internet will also be involved in the Internet wave. Behind this, there will be immeasurable business value, especially for us,"

Feng Yiping reached out and gave him a high-five. You're right, buddy!

Whether it is a social networking company, a search company, an e-commerce company, or a video website... Of course, the more users there are, the higher the revenue will be.

"I agree," Page said, "Especially Yiping, having the ability in this area will greatly promote your company's business."

Feng Yiping smiled and said, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. Hehe, I really have some thoughts."

Having the ability to do so would help him attract a large number of subscribers from traditional cable companies, as his company has become one of the largest set-top box makers in the United States thanks to its acquisition of Motorola.

After acquiring many users through its own satellite network, he can ensure that Netflix, YouTube, and future channels can directly reach more TV viewers, and such direct connection to users will of course increase their advertising business.

Feng Yiping had no intention of hiding this. The fact that Page could bring this up in front of him showed that their relationship was extraordinary. They were both very honest with each other.

Otherwise, Page would most likely discuss this with Brin after he left - he believed that Brin must have thought of this too.

"But if we build such a satellite network, we can do more than that. Satellite-based broadband networks can bring us many new applications and new services,"

"For example, after we own a yacht, we often face this problem. Often when we leave the land for about 20 nautical miles, we will enter the mobile phone signal blind zone, and our communication equipment will not be able to use the operator's telecommunications network. Not using satellite communications,"

"Currently, such communications rely on maritime satellites. The terminal equipment of these traditional maritime satellites is not only bulky and ineffective, but also expensive,"

"Because satellite capacity is small, communication often suffers from great delays. Similarly, the related tariffs are also so high that people are speechless,"

Taking the current rates of Inmarsat, which is used by most ships, for a 1M data package, it will charge you nearly 10 US dollars, which is more than 100 yuan.

This is the real thing. If you are not careful, the traffic you use will make you lose your house overnight.

"These factors have seriously restricted the development of maritime communications, which also provides a very large market space for the satellite network we plan to develop,"

After the satellite network he planned is successfully constructed, not only will the communication effect be better, but the same 1M traffic may only cost one or two cents.

"Think about how many ships there are on the ocean, and how many crew members there are on these ships,"

——In the millions of square kilometers of sea area owned by our country alone, there are millions of ships and tens of millions of crew members living at sea for a long time.

“The potential for future development of maritime broadband satellite communications projects cannot be underestimated!” he concluded again.

"It seems that OneWeb's short-term goal is to provide communication support for users on some islands?" Page said, "This is indeed a huge market."

"But Feng, have you ever thought about a problem? In any case, infrastructure construction is directly proportional to the economic level, and the economic level is closely related to population density. Those areas that cannot be covered by ground communication systems are often sparsely populated. economic crisis,"

"It is very unrealistic to rely on the returns from providing communications services in such a place to cover the cost of launching satellites,"

"There is also the cost aspect. As you said, the service life of micro-satellites is limited and they need to be replaced in about ten years. Ground operators can do this once and for all."

"So, what do you think about this?"

His words hit the nail on the head. Those places where operators don’t want to build related facilities are mostly because the investment and return are not proportional. It’s not cost-effective for ground operators, let alone them.

But Feng Yiping certainly has his own thoughts on this, "I think you all know that, to put it bluntly, at this level of our company, many times we have to consider not only returns, but also some scarce resources. ,"

He looked at them and said, "Space resources are very scarce resources at present. For example, I think the two of you must have a good understanding of spectrum and orbital position!"

"Haha," Brin patted Page, "How can this guy Feng do a loss-making business?"

When radio waves travel between space and the earth, they will be weakened due to distance, atmosphere, etc., and the spectrum available for human activities is very limited.

Even if there is only this section of spectrum, it is still exclusive. At the same time, according to the "Outer Space Management", whichever country declares to the ITU first can obtain priority use rights.

Over the years, the two major countries, the United States and Russia, have occupied almost 80% of the world's high-quality frequency bands, resulting in fierce competition in this area.

The orbital position is the same. The satellite must occupy a certain orbital position during operation, whether it is a geostationary orbit above the equator, other low-Earth orbits, or more distant medium orbits, etc. No matter which orbit, its space resources They are all limited. If someone else takes them, you will have no chance.

Therefore, of course, the sooner you enter and occupy the orbital position and frequency band, the better.

Even in the future, satellite Internet speeds will be slow, only downlink but not uplink, and high cost... etc. They just can't solve these problems, and they won't matter much. Anyway, when someone solves these problems, they will pay a high price to get them from them. Obtain the right to use the frequency band there - of course, Feng Yiping and the others would not do such a disgusting thing.

"It seems, Feng, you have been thinking about this issue for a long time," Page said. "Let me ask you, why did you hire former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin in your office in Peanutton?"

"This," Feng Yiping smiled, "it's not as good as you think. I actually had a just-in-case mentality at the beginning."

Kevin Martin is the chairman of George W. Bush's FCC, the Federal Communications Commission. To establish such a satellite network, they must obtain approval from the FCC.

This professional who was very popular in the industry at the time and who vigorously promoted broadband access during his tenure will undoubtedly provide them with huge help on this issue.

Brin immediately said, "Feng, it's really not good for you to be so humble and proud."

"Also, you are going to the sea and to the sky. There must be other considerations behind this."

Feng Yiping chuckled again. Of course he had other considerations. Speaking of Xiao Aohei, you understand?