Chapter 593 Free Wi-Fi!

Originally, it was two New Zealand telecommunications operators that provided network services in New Zealand. After the launch of the Quantum Communication Satellite of Star Ring Trading, free i-Fi services are provided to the whole of New Zealand. The business of telecom operators in Xinguo was crushed in an instant. ?Hunting ?? ???????? ?

Who pays for something that is free?

Although the 2ombps network is not the fastest in the world, it is definitely enough. The delay below 2 oping is also impeccable for user experience, after all, even if this value is lower, human eyes can’t tell the difference.

The service life of a quantum communication satellite is about 5-10 years, and the cost is about 100-200 million U.S. dollars. The star ring trade is expected to launch a total of 36 satellites into the synchronous orbit. Counting the launch cost of the rocket, the star ring trade average The annual budget for space activities will reach 1.5 billion US dollars.

Because of the scarcity of resources in the last days, Jiang Chen didn't want to waste Jiang Lin's time on production, so he transferred the entire production line of quantum communication satellites to the present world. Considering that quantum communication technology must be kept strictly confidential, this production line has become the most automated production line in the Future Group, and 85% of the production procedures are completed by drones.

Although this design doubles the cost of the production line, it cuts the labor cost of producing satellites to a certain extent.

In the long run, these investments are still worth it!

But no matter how you say it, projects involving space are still very expensive.

Perhaps the situation will be better when the space elevator is built in the future.

Regarding the withdrawal of foreign telecom operators, Jiang Chen, based on the principle of not wasting money, bought New Zealand Telecom's branch in New Zealand at a floor price of 210 million U.S. dollars, and took over all its interface equipment and talents. After business restructuring, it merged into Xinghuan Trade Network Project Department provides technical services for Xinguo's Internet interface.

Due to the quantity problem, the function of the current quantum communication satellite is only equivalent to a large router. Although this "router" can "observe" weak electromagnetic wave signals tens of thousands of kilometers away through the quantum entanglement effect due to its particularity, so as to realize the Internet data exchange between satellites and conventional mobile phones. But in the final analysis, this router still needs to be connected to the ground signal base station.

For example, users in Xinguo want to visit American websites. Although they use the satellite network, the data still has to rely on the ground base station to go through the submarine cable.

The innovation of the quantum communication satellite lies in the traditional "user-fiber (or iFi+fiber)-server" data transmission mode. Innovated into the "user-satellite-server" model. And it can accept the function of uploading data from the client,

It can be regarded as an upgraded version of Google's global ifi plan.

When all the 36 satellites of Starlink Trade are launched into the sky, and the "iFi signal" covers the entire earth, then it will be the moment when submarine cables will start to withdraw from the stage of history.

Leaving aside all the technical aspects, perhaps the cheap weather observation service provided by Star Ring Trading has not brought any benefits to the people of Xinguo. But the free ifi plan received rave reviews once it was launched. Whether you are fishing at home or at sea, as long as you are still in the new country, you can connect to the ifi signal.

At the beginning, when Starlink Trading announced that it would provide free WiFi to the whole of Xinguo via satellite, those foreign experts were dismissive. However, when they found out that the Star Ring Trade had really come true, these experts and professors were all dumbfounded, and the universities and scientific research institutions almost exploded the phone calls of the Star Ring Trade.

As for the inquiries from the outside world, the reply given by Xinghuan Trade is very official.

1. Communication is not light.

2. The specific channel of signal transmission involves corporate secrets, and no response will be given.

But it's also funny. For this epoch-making technology, it was not the experts and professors who were frightened first, but a certain telecommunications company thousands of kilometers away, unable to move.

Although the satellite must rely on the ground interface to provide users with IFI services, the location of this interface does not have to be in the country, it can be placed in any corner of the earth.

In other words, Star Ring Trade only needs to maintain a large Internet interface in Xinguo, and can provide IFI to any user in the area covered by the signal through the quantum communication satellite. And these users access the Internet through the interface of Xinguo, which has nothing to do with the country where they live.

For some, this is simply bad news!

free ifi? Whole country coverage? It's a money grab!

CTV and many other media voiced overnight, questioning the free ifi plan of Transworld Trading. It may violate the laws of neighboring countries such as Australia and New Guinea, and even the Liu family cannot help if they want to. The telecommunications industry involves too many interest chains, and even the Liu family cannot face these opposition voices alone.

The first time the official media talked. Liu Xiangguo called Jiang Chen.

"It's a little thoughtless of you to do this."

Thoughtless?

When Jiang Chen received the call, he was still a little puzzled. He didn't remember that he had any plans to start any business in China recently. Could it be that kid Ning Huajian did something wrong?

After listening to Liu Xiangguo's words, he realized that this was not the case at all, so he explained dumbfoundingly, "Free i-fi will only be implemented in Xinguo. It is for the benefits of the Star Ring trade to the citizens of Xinguo, and it is impossible to implement it in other regions. The cooperation project we recently negotiated with Australia’s Te1stra telecom operator also provides individual users with an account online service at a monthly subscription price of 15 Australian dollars.”

15 Australian dollars is equivalent to 11.6 US dollars, or 75 yuan. Such a price is still very attractive to the Australian people whose average Internet tariff is 6o Australian dollars and the traffic is still limited. Only a few areas can enjoy unlimited traffic and high Internet access services because of the access points of the nBn plan.

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Liu Xiangguo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let me ask one more question, which side of the interface do you use for the project you are cooperating with Australia?"

"It can be from Singapore or Australia, but Te1stra enthusiastically expressed that we can hand over the maintenance of the interface to them, so we handed over the connection of users in the Australian region to Te1stra. After all, maintaining the network interface is also an important task. It's not a small expense." Leaning on the office chair, Jiang Chen habitually turned the pen with his right hand, and explained to Uncle Liu while holding the phone in his left hand.

Speaking of which, he is still a little puzzled, Xinghuan Trading has never carried out any business in Huaguo. The only two overseas business, apart from the civil war between Morocco and the Philippines, is the recent cooperation with Australia's Te1stra in the ifi business.

"That is to say, if Australians want to use the ifi of your Starlink Trade, they still use the interface of the Australian operator?"

It's funny to say that Liu Xiangguo and Jiang Chen don't know much about this kind of professional knowledge, and the two discussing these issues with each other seems a bit like pretending to understand.

"In theory, yes." Jiang Chen reluctantly nodded.

Although he would like to add to the old man, it is not necessary. But after thinking about it for a while, he dismissed the idea.

Hearing Jiang Chen's affirmative statement, Liu Xiangguo smiled.

"So that's the case, then I'm relieved. But your ifi... just do it abroad, you know what I mean."

"Don't you want to surf the Internet for free?" Jiang Chen asked with a strange expression.

"Do you think the Liu family is short of internet fees?" Liu Xiangguo laughed.

Jiang Chen froze for a moment, understood what the old man was referring to, and then laughed too.

"makes sense."

After exchanging greetings with Uncle Liu for a while, he hung up the phone.

With the Future Group's support of more than one billion a year, the Liu family really doesn't need to worry too much about the family's accounts. As long as the future people group doesn't do anything too outrageous, the energy of his Liu family can still stop it, so they can keep this money for a long, long time...

A few hundred yuan for the Internet fee? A drop in the ocean. (To be continued.)