NCCnovel Chapter 85 The "Background" of Telepathic Communication
Chapter 85 The "Background" of Telepathic Communication
"And our performance is 70% better than theirs."
"How much?" He thought he had misheard.
That's right, he must not have woken up properly today. How could Transsion have developed its own communication baseband so quickly, and it's even 70% better than Qualcomm's...
"The performance is 70% stronger, and the cost is even lower, compared to their high-end series." Shen Fei repeated, then held up three fingers.
"Power consumption is reduced by 30%."
Ren Zhengfei was completely stunned. They could even make something as difficult as a communication baseband and transmit sound. He glanced at Shen Fei again.
It's definitely good to be rich!
In such a short time, they've built a top-tier semiconductor company. Of course, foresight is also crucial.
He paced around the office a few times, finally stopping in shock, and sat down next to Shen Fei again: "President Shen, are you sure?"
The technological barrier for baseband chips is much higher than that for ordinary single-core processors. Globally, only a handful of companies, including Intel, MediaTek, and Qualcomm, can manufacture 3G baseband chips…
"Even if Mr. Ren doesn't believe me, he should believe Professor Li. You heard what he said just now."
I have no reason to lie to you.
Shen Fei took out his phone and handed the test data that Li Jiahui had just sent to Ren Zhengfei.
After picking up the glasses, Ren Zhengfei looked at them carefully, his eyes filled with disbelief, and his hands trembled more and more violently.
"This architecture..." he muttered to himself as he swiped his phone screen. "It's not MediaTek's approach, nor is it Qualcomm's... I don't see any resemblance to either of them in it."
This is a completely new design approach. How did you manage to achieve this?
"80% of our communications team consists of experts brought in from overseas, as well as some... technical materials."
Shen Fei didn't go into too much detail, but Ren Zhengfei had already guessed the general idea.
These people were probably all poached from Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments, because Huawei also had similar efforts. However, when the headhunting team arrived in the United States, they found that those excellent engineers had already been snapped up by others.
The person behind it is naturally the one in front of us!
"What about patents?" Ren Zhengfei asked a crucial question. This was their expertise, and the only place where Huawei could demonstrate its value.
"Baseband chips involve a large number of communication patents, and it's impossible to avoid the patents of Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Nokia. We have some experience with 3G communication technology, but not much."
However, Mr. Shen, you can just use it directly.
Of course, the best way is to obtain patent licenses from Nokia or Qualcomm, which would allow you to access a wider market.
After all, you're traveling in Africa; if things go wrong, they might still try to disgust you.
"We have a patent for it." Shen Fei took out another document and placed it on Ren Zhengfei's desk.
"Transsion currently holds more than 1000 communication patents, including more than 60 core 3G patents and more than 20 SEPs (quasi-essential patents).
There are over 300 core 4G patents, of which SEPs (Special Essential Patents) account for about 40%, though I haven't calculated the exact percentage.
"How much?" Ren Zhengfei suddenly raised his head, his face full of surprise.
"4G patents, more than 300 core patents."
It was still 2009, and the 4G standard had only recently been established. Global manufacturers were scrambling for patents. Huawei had invested billions in R&D, but currently only held a little over 100 core 4G patents, and even fewer met the SEP standard…
Transsion is a mobile phone manufacturer, where did it get so many 4G patents?
"To be precise, it's a 4G LTE patent. If Mr. Ren has any ideas, he can have the team focus on researching this route."
I have high hopes for it.
This explanation surprised Ren Zhengfei even more.
Currently, there are two main 4G communication technologies: WiMAX and LTE. However, there is still much debate about them. Huaxing has preemptively acquired the LTE platform, and is so certain about it...
Could it be...? But they work in telecommunications, that's their profession, and he couldn't guarantee anything!
"This is the result of our years of research and development, as well as what Mr. Huang managed to acquire overseas. It will definitely be able to counter Qualcomm's communications dominance in the future."
Ren Zhengfei looked at the patent list and had no intention of paying any attention to this player with money.
This kind of cheating behavior seriously disrupts the balance. It's one thing to make acquisitions all the time, but the key is that they also have a very good eye for talent.
Before the standards were established, they took advantage of the economic crisis to acquire all of them.
If the LTE standard is truly established, no matter how much money is spent, it will be a sure-fire way to make money.
Of course, this is on the premise that LTE becomes the standard, not... But Shen Fei seems to have made the right bet, so why don't he go all in too?
……
Of course, these patents are 4G patent packages obtained from the "black technology blind box," and the system also thoughtfully includes complete R&D records, laboratory data, and even draft papers...
It looks very realistic.
As for which lab, there's no need to say, there is one anyway.
Of course, Shen Fei was not lying. A small portion of these patents were indeed purchased by Huang Tianya from overseas, ahead of Apple and Qualcomm.
Currently, Transsion holds approximately 3% of the world's 3G patents and 9.5% of its 4G patents!
A true hidden telecommunications giant!
Ren Zhengfei looked at the data on the list but didn't want to say anything. The principles on the list covered many core technologies of 4G.
OFDMA address access, MIMO multi-antenna, carrier aggregation, all-IP core network...
These are all top priorities, and many of the patents have very advanced ideas, even involving some key 5G technologies.
If these patents are genuine and LTE becomes mainstream, then Transsion's influence in the 4G era will be no less than that of any telecommunications giant.
"President Shen..." Ren Zhengfei put down the documents in his hand in surprise, and then said solemnly, "With these patents, you probably wouldn't even look at our paltry sums."
However, that's our stance. I'll say it again: use it as long as you can use it.
This is quite a show of sincerity. Although Huawei, as a leading global communications equipment manufacturer, has not made many moves in the 3G era, it still has a patent pool.
Offering it for free is tantamount to giving half of the market to Transsion.
"Mr. Ren, thank you very much." Shen Fei agreed.
"Don't refuse then," Ren Zhengfei waved his hand.
"With its self-developed baseband and 4G patent, Transsion's mobile SoC will definitely be much faster in the future."
When you're doing business abroad, you must be wary of those patent trolls; this is a history of blood and tears we've witnessed.
Therefore, Mr. Shen must begin planning as soon as possible, using every means possible to achieve patent cross-licensing with Nokia and Qualcomm.
Shen Fei didn't say anything, he just nodded silently!
He has plans in this regard, and he's doing it all by getting the other party to agree to cross-patent agreements... but it's still in the planning stage.
Suddenly, Ren Zhengfei spoke up: "Start with SEPs (Standard Essential Patents) and seize on Nokia's FRAND breach of contract. This approach has the highest success rate, but it requires advance planning..."
I'll have my team discuss it later and see where we can create some obstacles for them.
"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Ren. That's exactly what we were thinking."
The two shook hands again, and the old fox and the "little" fox laughed together.
Nokia has been served on the dinner table.