Originally, two New Zealand telecom operators provided network services for Xin, but after the launch of Celestial Trade's quantum communication satellite and the provision of free Wi-Fi service to all of Xin, the two foreign telecom operators' business in Xin was instantly squeezed out.
If there was something free to use, who would use something that had to be paid for?
Although 20 Mbps wasn't the fastest in the world, it was certainly enough. The delay of 20 ping or less was impeccable for the user experience. Even if the value was lower, the human eye wouldn't be able to distinguish it.
A quantum communication satellite had a lifespan of 5-10 years, and the cost was between 100-200 million USD. Celestial Trade expected to launch a total of 36 satellites to geosynchronous orbit. Including the cost of launching rockets, Celestial Trade's annual budget for space activities would reach 1.5 billion USD.
Because of the scarcity of resources in the apocalypse, Jiang Chen didn't want to waste Jiang Lin's time on the production of this thing, so the entire quantum communication satellite production line was transferred to the modern world. Considering that quantum communication technology must be kept confidential, this production line became the most automated production line in Future Group. 85% of the production process was completed by drones.
Although this design caused the cost of the production line to double, it also reduced the labor cost of the satellite production to a certain extent.
From a long-term perspective, the investment was worth it!
But regardless, projects involving space still burned a lot of money.
Perhaps when the space elevator was built, the situation would be better.
For the withdrawal of foreign telecom operators, Jiang Chen, based on the principle of not wasting resources, purchased the New Zealand Telecom's subsidiary in Xin at a floor price of 210 million USD and took over all of its interface equipment and talent. After the restructuring, the business was merged into the Celestial Trade Network Project Department to provide technical services for Xin's Internet interface.
Because of the quantity problem, the quantum communication satellite's function was equivalent to a large router. Because of its uniqueness, this "router" could "observe" weak electromagnetic wave signals tens of thousands of kilometers away through the quantum entanglement effect, thereby realizing the Internet data exchange between satellites and conventional mobile phones. But in the end, this router still had to be connected to the signal base station on the ground.
For example, if Xin users wanted to visit a UA website, although it was through the satellite, the data still needed to rely on the ground base station to go through the submarine cable.
The innovation of the quantum communication satellite was that it changed the traditional "user-optical cable (or Wi-Fi + optical cable) -server" data transmission model to a "user-satellite-server" model. The ability to accept data uploaded by users could be seen as an upgraded version of Google's global Wi-Fi plan.
When all 36 satellites of Celestial Trade are launched and the "Wi-Fi signal" covers the entire Earth, it will be the moment when the submarine cable begins to disappear from the stage of history.
Disregarding all technical aspects, perhaps the cheap weather observation service provided by Celestial Trade didn't make the people of Xin feel any benefits, but the free Wi-Fi program received a flood of positive reviews once it was launched. Whether you were at home or fishing on the sea, as long as you were still in Xin's territory, you could connect to the Wi-Fi signal.
In the beginning, when Celestial Trade announced that it would provide free Wi-Fi to all of Xin through satellite, the foreign experts were dismissive. However, when they discovered that Celestial Trade really did it, these experts and professors were all dumbfounded. Universities and scientific research institutions almost exploded with calls from Celestial Trade.
For the inquiries from the outside world, Celestial Trade's response was very official.
1. The communication did not exceed the speed of light.
2. The specific transmission route of the signal is confidential to the company. No response will be given.
But it was also funny that this groundbreaking technology first scared the experts and professors, but a telecommunications company thousands of kilometers away. It was connected and immovable.
Although the satellite must rely on a ground interface to provide Wi-Fi service, the location of the interface didn't have to be in the country; it could be placed anywhere on the planet.
In other words, Celestial Trade only needed to maintain a large internet interface in Xin to provide Wi-Fi to users in any area covered by the signal through the quantum communication satellite. And these users would be connected to the internet through Xin's interface and had nothing to do with the country they were in.
For some people, this was a nightmare!
Free Wi-Fi? Coverage of the entire country? This was daylight robbery!
CTV and other media outlets expressed their doubts that Celestial Trade's free Wi-Fi program would violate the laws of Australia, New Guinea, and other neighboring countries. Even the Liu family couldn't help. The telecommunications industry involved too many interests. Even the Liu family couldn't face these opposing voices alone.
As soon as the official media spoke, Liu Xiangguo called Jiang Chen.
"You didn't think it through."
Didn't think it through?
When Jiang Chen received the call, he was still confused. He didn't remember having any business plans in Hua Nation recently. Could it be that Ning Huajian had done something wrong?
When he heard Liu Xiangguo's words, he realized that was not the case at all. He explained, "Free Wi-Fi will only be implemented in Xin as a benefit for Xin citizens. It's impossible to implement it in other areas. We recently discussed a project with Australia's Telstra. It's also a monthly price of 15 AUD to provide internet service to individual users. "
15 AUD was equivalent to 11.6 USD, or 75 RMB. Such a price was very attractive to Australians, who had an average internet fee of 60 Australian dollars and had limited data usage. Only a few areas had access points to the NBN plan that allowed them to enjoy unlimited data and high-speed internet service.
When Liu Xiangguo heard Jiang Chen's words, he felt relieved.
"Let me ask one more thing. For the project you are working with Australia, which side do you use?"
"It could be Xin or Australia, but Telstra enthusiastically offered to hand over the maintenance of the interface to them, so we handed over the Australian user interface to Telstra. After all, maintaining the network interface is not a small expense. " Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair as he habitually twirled the pen in his right hand and explained to Uncle Liu with his left hand.
Speaking of which, he was still puzzled as Celestial Trade never did any business in Hua. The only two overseas business, other than the civil war between Moro and Country F, was the recent Wi-Fi cooperation with Australia's Telstra.
"So, if Australians want to use Celestial Trade's Wi-Fi, they have to use the Australian operator's connection?"
It was funny that Liu Xiangguo and Jiang Chen didn't know much about this. When they discussed this issue, it felt like they were pretending to know.
"Theoretically, yes." Jiang Chen reluctantly nodded.
Although he wanted to add another sentence to the old man, it wasn't necessary. But after thinking about it for a while, he dismissed the idea.
When Liu Xiangguo heard Jiang Chen's affirmation, he smiled.
"I see, then I don't have to worry. But this Wi-Fi of yours … Just do it overseas, you know what I mean. "
"You don't want free internet?" Jiang Chen asked with an odd expression.
"Do you think the Liu family lacks the internet fee?" Liu Xiangguo laughed.
Jiang Chen paused for a moment before he understood what the old man was referring to. He also laughed.
"You're right."
After chatting with Uncle Liu for a while, he hung up the phone.
With Future Group supporting them with billions of dollars annually, the Liu family didn't need to worry too much about the family's accounts. As long as Future Group didn't do anything out of line, the Liu family's power would be able to handle it. So they could keep the money for a long time …
A few hundred? A drop in the ocean.
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