Rebirth 1984: Starting with the development of Hanka

Although it is unbelievable that the general meeting of shareholders should be staged with all-out martial arts, it seems even more unbelievable that legislators from across the Pacific are fighting in the "Black Palace" venue.

Thinking about it this way, Zhao Ye didn't find it strange anymore.

At this time, the stock price of Hong Kong Telephone Company fell directly.

The major shareholders could no longer sit still and hurriedly contacted Zhou Anping to express their agreement with the other party's conditions.

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End of March 1988.

Wujiang Communications Technology Company and Taitung Cable & Telegraph Corporation jointly acquired Hong Kong Telephone Company, and later merged Hong Kong Telephone Company and Taitung Cable & Telegraph (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. to form Hong Kong Telecommunications Corporation.

As soon as the news came out, people were shocked.

Many stock investors cried with joy, as the clouds cleared and the moon came out, the Hong Kong Telephone Company was acquired, and the value of their stocks immediately soared.

As for those investors who sold Hong Kong Telephone Company shares at low prices, they regretted it at this time.

In any case, Wujiang Group has taken control of Hong Kong's communications industry as it wished, and the group's influence in Hong Kong has been further strengthened.

The main purpose of Wujiang Communication Technology Company's acquisition of telecommunications companies is to promote cdma technology.

However, at present, cdma technology is not mature enough, and there may be huge risks in launching it hastily.

However, Wujiang Communication Technology Company can promote PHS in Hong Kong.

Although Hong Kong has a small land area, it has a large population. According to statistics, in 1988, Hong Kong had 562 million people.

Motorola mobile phones are expensive, ranging from 30,000 to 40,000 Hong Kong dollars each, and the monthly charges are also very expensive. Therefore, most Hong Kong people still use landlines or BB phones.

PHS definitely has great market prospects in Hong Kong.

After seeing the PHS technology of Wujiang Communication Technology, Taitung Cable and Telegraph Bureau couldn't help but feel glad that it chose to cooperate with Wujiang. Otherwise, as soon as the PHS technology was launched, many people in Hong Kong would become Wujiang PHS users.

PHS is just an extension of fixed-line phones, and there is no need to apply for a mobile communications license in China.

On the Peiping side, because there are many issues to consider, they are still negotiating with Wujiang Communication Technology Company, while on the Hong Kong side, they have already planned to launch PHS services.

Lu Jia came to Hong Kong at this time and personally presided over the promotion of PHS.

Hong Kong Telecommunications Corporation Headquarters.

Lu Jia, Luke Theresa, Warren Tony and others are meeting to discuss the PHS promotion plan.

"The coverage area of ​​a 500 mW PHS base station is very small, with a maximum coverage radius of about 300 meters. Therefore, basically one base station must be built in each community. Fortunately, the investment ratio of PHS base stations is low, so we can build more Base stations cover the entire Hong Kong area! I calculated that about 5000 base stations need to be built. In remote rural areas, we will not build base stations. Base stations are mainly built in areas with larger populations, which is more cost-effective!" Luke Te Rizal said, he is now the general manager of Hong Kong Telecom Company, and Warren Tony has become the deputy.

Lu Jia pondered: "The investment for each Xiaoling base station is about HK$10. For 5000 base stations, the total investment is HK$5 million."

According to statistics in previous generations, there were more than one million PHS base stations in China, with a total investment of hundreds of billions.

In fact, the cost of building a PHS base station by Wujiang Communication Technology Company is lower, but "brothers have settled the accounts". Dadong Cable and Telegraph Bureau is another major shareholder of Hong Kong Telecommunications Company. A PHS base station costs 10 Hong Kong dollars, which is already a very favorable price. If other companies install base stations, Wujiang will only charge more.

Ahem... The installation cost of a PHS base station is only about 100 yuan. It is % localized and the cost is low. There is no other way.

In the past life, you could see PHS base stations installed on the roofs of many homes at any time. If you take a quick look, you will know that this thing is not very valuable.

Warren Tony said: "The investment of HK$5 million is relatively large. However, as long as PHS can cover the entire Hong Kong, the benefits gained by the Hong Kong Telecommunications Company will be huge. First, it will win users; Second, obtain long-term and stable tariffs. Hong Kong has more than five million people, and if it only needs one-tenth of the users, the Hong Kong Telecommunications Company can make a lot of money!"

After a pause, Warren Tony calculated: "The Internet access fee for PHS users is 1000 Hong Kong dollars, and the average monthly tariff is 100 Hong Kong dollars. Assuming that the number of users in the first year is only 50, then the Hong Kong Telecom Company will also It can generate revenue of HK$11 billion, which means that in just one year, we can not only recover the cost, but also make a lot of money!!!"

Hong Kong is no more prosperous than other places, but many things are expensive.

Besides, this is 1988. When new technologies are first introduced, it is normal for tariffs to be more expensive. As for the network access fee, this is actually how telecommunications companies make money. After all, it costs so much to invest in base stations. It should be very reasonable for you to pay a small amount of network access fee...

To buy a Motorola mobile phone, the Internet connection fee is 5000 Hong Kong dollars, and the monthly tariff is not cheap. The minimum consumption is several hundred Hong Kong dollars. Some people can afford a Motorola mobile phone, but in the end they cannot afford the tariff.

In Hong Kong, Motorola mobile phones are still a luxury product.

In 1988, the monthly salary of ordinary Hong Kong people was only about 2500 Hong Kong dollars. How many people were willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy a mobile phone and then pay so many fees.

The retail price of a PHS mobile phone is NT$5000, and the Internet access fee is NT$1000. Hong Kong people only need to spend two or three months' salary to buy a portable phone. I wonder, can they not be tempted?

Everyone couldn't help but feel excited after hearing Warren Tony's calculations.

This money is too easy to make!

"Mr. Lu, the sooner you launch PHS, the higher the benefits! I think Hong Kong Telecom needs to lay down base stations as soon as possible. The base station equipment and PHS mobile phones from Wujiang Communication Technology Company, Mr. Lu, please make sure to be fully prepared!" Luke Theresa looked at Lu Jia and said.

Lu Jia smiled and nodded: "No problem, don't worry, the production capacity of Wujiang Factory is very strong, enough to supply the entire Hong Kong."

The production capacity of Wujiang Factory is originally in line with the mainland, but it is not an easy task to satisfy Hong Kong.

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In order to develop mobile phones and PHS, Loongson Design Company mobilized elite troops to work with Wujiang Communication Technology Company to develop radio frequency chips, cdma chips, digital baseband processors, power management chips, audio processing chips, etc...

In mobile phone terminals, the most important cores are radio frequency chips and baseband chips. The radio frequency chip is responsible for radio frequency transceiver, frequency synthesis, and power amplification; the baseband chip is responsible for signal processing and protocol processing.

Based on its own needs and the speed of chip development, Wujiang Communication Technology Company naturally chose to cooperate with the powerful Loongson Design Company.

At Wujiang Microelectronics, the radio frequency chip and baseband chip were successfully taped out and tested on a small scale in China. The signal was very good, the performance was extremely stable, and the call voice was clear.

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Shanghai.

At this time, Zhao Ye was playing with a PHS prototype. This PHS is light and slim. Compared with big bricks like Motorola mobile phones, it can definitely be called an ultra-light and ultra-thin design. The whole machine weighs only 168g. It's small and comfortable to hold in your hand.