Is the 5g package that Beijing citizens will use expensive? The reporter got the news on August 12 that the price of Telecom package is expected to range from 199 yuan to 599 yuan. Previously, it was widely rumored in the industry that the three major operators would carry out 5g business from this year's national day. However, China Telecom Beijing company confirmed to reporters that China Telecom had decided to take the lead in releasing the mobile phone number of 5g special number segment in Beijing in September this year, but old users do not need to change their card or number to upgrade 5g. In the face of the new trend of 5g, 4G mobile phones also began to focus on large price cuts, with a maximum decrease of more than 1000 yuan.
5g business in full swing is coming soon, and Beijing citizens will taste the first batch of fresh food in China. At present, the first batch of 5g listed key commercial cities of China Telecom have been determined, and China Telecom will take the lead in issuing numbers in Beijing.
Compared with the expectation that 5g will not be commercial until October, the relevant staff of China Telecom Beijing company told reporters that China Telecom has determined to take the lead in the formal commercial use of 5g among the three major operators in September. A document issued by China Telecom has confirmed the matter, but the specific commercial date needs to be notified by China Telecom again.
"This time, China Telecom will launch a new 5g dedicated number segment, which is mainly applicable to users who have newly purchased Telecom numbers." The relevant staff of China Telecom Beijing company also introduced that "old telecom users do not need to change their card and number. After purchasing 5g mobile phones, they can upgrade the 4G package to 5g package through the business hall and other channels."
The reporter learned from the three major operators that the opening of 5g network basically does not change the card or number for 4G old users, just change a 5g mobile phone.
From August 16, citizens can buy 5g mobile phones through China Telecom Beijing company, including Huawei mate 20x 5g version, ZTE and vivo, all of which are suitable for China Telecom 5g network.
Telecom will also officially launch 5g experience package in Beijing and open 5g free experience on a large scale. It is understood that Telecom will open the 5g experience package to users who buy 5g mobile phones for free. The experience package includes 100GB experience traffic per month. The experience time limit is 2 months. Users can send text messages or handle it through the business hall. The 5g rate of the experience package is up to 1Gbps, which is equivalent to downloading a movie in about 1 second.
Telecom is also accelerating the deployment of 5g experience in the business hall. In mid August, 5g experience areas will be opened in some large business halls in Beijing. Users without 5g mobile phones can also experience the ultra fast rate of 5g network by connecting WiFi in the business hall.
5g mobile phone only needs a one-time investment, but 5g package needs everyone to pay monthly. Obviously, citizens are more concerned about whether 5g package is expensive or not. The reporter learned from reliable channels that the 5g package tariff of China Telecom is expected to range from 199 yuan to 599 yuan.
"At present, the price of each gear of Telecom 5g package has been basically determined, but the traffic and voice quantity contained in each gear have not been fully determined." The person familiar with the matter said, "although the overall price is higher than the current 4G package, the traffic is expected to be much higher than the current standard of 20g per month of Telecom Changxiang package, which has been greatly reduced from the unit price."
Citizens pay more attention to when low-cost packages below 100 yuan can be available. Xiang Ligang, an expert in the communication industry, believes that this mainly depends on the competitiveness of the three operators.
"If China Mobile and China Unicom launched a 5g package with a price of 150 yuan or even lower in the early stage, the 100 yuan 5g package should appear at the beginning of next year and the end of this year at the earliest. This process should not be too long." Xiang Ligang said.
With the first batch of 5g mobile phones officially listed in China in early August, the price of 5g mobile phones has also been revealed. The price of ZTE axon 10 Pro 5g is 4999 yuan, that of Huawei mate 20x 5g is 6199 yuan, and that of vivo iqoo 5g is 4998 yuan. The prices of these three 5g mobile phones have also completely broken the rumors that 5g mobile phones are generally expected to exceed 10000 yuan.
However, relatively speaking, these three mobile phones are not pure flagship phones. For the flagship 5g mobile phones with higher configuration listed by various manufacturers, the price will be more expensive. But relatively speaking, the price of mid-range 5g mobile phones has basically been locked around 5000 yuan.
For citizens, in the future, with the gradual delisting of 4G mobile phones, the price reduction and mass production of 5g mobile phone accessories will reduce costs, and 5g mobile phones will also usher in a wave of price reduction next year. Previously, a number of operators and professionals predicted that a batch of medium and low-grade 5g mobile phones of up to 3000 yuan will appear next year.
Not only that, the domestic exchange tide is also officially coming. 4G mobile phone products have started centralized price reduction and promotion on major sales platforms.
The relevant person in charge of Suning Tesco told reporters that 4G mobile phones including Huawei, Samsung, Xiaomi, glory and other brands have begun to reduce prices across the board. Among them, the maximum straight drop of Huawei P30 series is 500 yuan, Xiaomi 9 is 400 yuan, and the maximum preferential strength of glory mobile phone even reaches 1600 yuan. It can be said that with the beginning of 5g mobile phones, 4G mobile phones also ushered in the final carnival.
Not only that, Suning has launched the activity of exchanging 4G phones for 5g, while Samsung Mobile announced that it will launch similar old for new activities with operators after its 5g phones are listed.
In addition, tmall platform statistics show that more than 30 4G mobile phones have recently been reduced in price. For example, popular models such as Huawei p30pro, Xiaomi 9 and vivo x27 have been reduced by 100 to 500 yuan, oppo findx has been reduced by 1000 yuan, and the decline of mainstream mobile phone brands is about 10%, and some even exceed 30%.
Today, the 4G network has achieved full coverage in the streets and alleys of Beijing, whether in the mountains of the scenic spot or in the subway stations in the city. So when can 5g network coverage gradually catch up with 4G network?
The reporter noted that, in fact, Beijing's 5g infrastructure construction has been at the forefront of the country. As early as April this year, Beijing Telecom has built the first 5g business hall in China in the business hall inside qichaoyang gate, and completed the 5g test network coverage. Experienced users said that the 5g network was nearly ten times faster than the previous 4G.
The Ministry of industry and information technology recently disclosed that the tower company has completed the construction in Beijing and delivered 7863 5g base stations to three operators. It is expected that by the end of 2019, more than 10000 5g base stations will be built in Beijing.
Beijing Municipal Communications Administration revealed that, combined with typical applications such as 5g + 8K HD video, 5g + telemedicine and 5g + automatic driving, the city has completed the university area of Beijing University of Posts and telecommunications and Xueyuan Road, the core business district of Financial Street, Guanghua Road office area of China Central Radio and television, daoxianghu unmanned vehicle experimental area, Yizhuang unmanned vehicle and core area 5g network coverage in Shijingshan insurance industrial park and densely populated areas in some urban areas.
A list of 5g base stations provided by China Telecom Beijing company to reporters shows that its 5g base stations have covered many hot areas such as Xidan, Chaoyang Park, Happy Valley, Olympic Park and Longtan Lake.
"The process of catching up with 4G base stations should be faster." A relevant person in charge of Beijing iron tower company told reporters that at present, the number of 4G base stations in Beijing is about 50000, but the number of 5g base stations in Beijing is expected to be close to 12000 by the end of this year. The number of new stations next year is likely to exceed 20000, and it will gradually approach the coverage level of 4G signals in the second half of next year.