Chapter 551

In San Antonio, Texas, EVA left the location of at & T in disappointment. As soon as he got into the car, he ordered the driver to drive to the airport. He didn't want to stay in this desert state for a moment.

EVA came to at & T this time to visit the top management of the company in order to promote the second generation mobile communication technology of Yota communication. Just a few months ago, EVA once again refused to invest in at & T, which also cast a shadow on the cooperation between the two companies.

Today's Yota communication seems to have unlimited scenery, but in fact, some crises have been exposed. Although Yota's second-generation mobile communication technology is unique in the world and can provide high-quality voice and data transmission services worldwide, its cost is too high. Few operators are willing to adopt such expensive infrastructure in the world. So far, only Japanese operators have signed contracts. On the other hand, at & T, the old friend of Yota communications, spent tens of billions of dollars on its first generation technology, and it is almost impossible to adopt new technology in the short term. Of course, if Yota became at & T's daughter, it would be another matter.

It is not only the mobile communication business of Yota communications that has been impacted, but also the network solution of Yota communications has been threatened by its competitor Cisco. Originally, in this fight, Yota communications first grasped the technical advantages and the support of at & T, and it could be said that it was firmly in Diaoyutai. However, due to the investment, the cooperation between EVA and at & T in network technology was not going well. Now it is said that the top management of Cisco has arrived in San Antonio. The trickiness is self-evident.

In fact, at & T has always wanted to join the board of directors of Yota communications, but Yota communications has too many secrets to tell, so despite the sincerity of at & T, EVA never let go. In fact, this kind of one plus one greater than two cooperation is impossible for EVA to agree.

On the way to the airport, frustrated EVA takes out her satellite phone and dials Xie liaosha's number habitually. She wants to have a good talk with Xie liaosha and express her unhappiness. The phone didn't wait long to get through, and Xie liaosha's voice soon came from there.

"It seems that our cooperation with at & T is out of the question. They suggest that we will never purchase our second generation mobile communication solutions unless we take a stake in Yota communications." EVA said with a long sigh on this side of the phone.

"Well, it's a pity that we are short of such powerful partners! But EVA, it doesn't matter. I plan to take down the British Telecom operators in a few days. We can set up the European demonstration project of second generation mobile communication in the UK first. " Xie liaosha comforted.

"It's not all our own company. It's not interesting to do that!" EVA doesn't plan to let sherio Sha spend a lot of money on her own Yota communication, because there is no sense of accomplishment.

"But EVA, I don't think we can change our way of thinking. It's too troublesome for us to communicate with each other from country to country! I don't think we can set up our own mobile network and leave at & T alone? " Xie liaosha asked thoughtfully.

"Sherio Sha, you know that's infrastructure investment, not to mention capital. I'm afraid that North America alone will need tens of billions of investment. Before the whole network is established, our service can't compete with that of at & T, because we can't provide nationwide communication services. Besides, we also have access to international telecommunications, You know, no one in the United States or even in the world is a rival of at & T! " EVA doesn't want to object. He doesn't want Xie liaosha to let money float in vain in order to make him happy.

"Is no one really a rival to at & T? What are we talking about now? " Xie liaosha suddenly asked.

"Satellite phone... Sherio Sha, I don't understand what you mean. Do you want to buy INMARSAT? This is a non-profit organization. They can't accept our acquisition! " EVA thought of nmar-sat, the service provider of satellite phone, which is the International Maritime Satellite Organization. This company uses geo (earth forbidden orbit satellite) to provide global call service, but their service is too expensive. Not only is the call cost as high as US $3-7 per minute, but the most important thing is that the user terminal satellite phone of satellite communication is too expensive. Basically, the price ranges from us $3000 to tens of thousands, So all along, private users of satellite phone are either rich or expensive, and few of them, and most of them are from shipping companies for maritime communication. However, this is not a company, but an international organization. They have made a lot of money. They are not short of funds and can not allow private acquisitions.

"EVA, I mean since we can't compete with at & T on the ground, we're going to move the battlefield into space! It's like President Reagan's Star Wars! What do you think of us running a global satellite network? " She explained to Eva.

"How much money does it take? Is it technically feasible?" Eva was scared by the plan of Xie liaosha. He never thought that he could still play like this.

"I know a little bit about this. If we want to realize global communication, we need about 77 satellites, the same number of electrons as iridium. I think we'll call this company iridium, OK? " Xie liaosha said on the phone. In fact, he had never known about it before, but the failure of iridium will be widely spread as a classic business failure case in a few decades, so Xie liaosha was deeply impressed by the plan originated from Motorola. What's more, Xie liaosha is a top student in the Chemistry Department of Moscow University. How many electrons iridium has is not an open question. As long as there are seventy-seven satellites, you can find someone to understand the cost of launch and development, and how much investment the whole project needs. According to Xie liaosha's plan, The cost of the whole project should be similar to that of at & T adopting the first generation communication technology, but once the iridium system is officially established, mobile communication will directly enter the era of global communication.