recently, the operator caijing.com exclusively learned that the three operators are studying the 5g charging mode. Not only will the low price in the previous 4G era be cancelled, but also there will be a variety of charging modes in the future, not only according to the traffic.
4G mode: charge by traffic usage
In the 4G era, traffic services have only one dimension of 'usage'. Users purchase network services from operators through B2C. Operators do not distinguish customer levels, network quality and service scenarios. A communication network service owner, and then users purchase personalized service content in subdivided fields from a third-party platform. The differentiated value of network quality is not reflected.
Moreover, in the 4G era, the revenue of operators mainly depends on traffic and broadband. Despite the growth of bandwidth, users will no longer grow, and the penetration rate of mobile phones has been close to 100%; In addition, after the popularity of unlimited traffic packages, the ARPU value of users will not increase any more. Although the speed is faster, the benefits of operators are also very limited. This is why the revenue of the three operators has decreased.
5g mode: charging may be based on scene, network speed, etc
At a high-level seminar in the communication industry this year, a leader at the vice president level of the operator group proposed that there are at least three 5g charges:
One is to charge according to different service categories, such as AR / VraR / VR, AR / VR, holographic video UAV, industrial robot smart city, etc.
The second is to price according to the network speed, according to different traffic, different speeds and different contents.
The third is to price according to the number of slices, such as concerts, stadiums, concerts and other occasions.
As for the price of 5g package, from the overall tariff level, the 5g tariff level will not be significantly higher than 4G, and the unit price will certainly drop greatly.
China Mobile said that the external tariff of Changxiang package of 129 yuan and below is 0.03 yuan / MB and 5 yuan / GB, and the external tariff of Changxiang package of 199 yuan and above is 0.03 yuan / MB and 3 yuan / GB. When the traffic consumption outside the package exceeds 600 yuan in the current month, the Internet service in the current month will be suspended and automatically opened next month.
On September 1, after China Telecom cancelled the unlimited package, there was no speed limit after the traffic in the package was used up. First, it was charged at 15 yuan / 3gb, and then 9 yuan / 3gb, equivalent to 3 yuan / GB.
China Unicom is more than 199 yuan, and the preferential tariff for domestic and foreign traffic is 3 yuan / GB; The preferential tariff for domestic and foreign traffic less than 199 yuan is 5 yuan / GB.
As can be seen from the above, the current traffic of the three operators is the lowest, equivalent to 3 yuan / GB. However, AR \ \ VR consumes a lot of traffic. If the traffic fee of AR \ \ VR is not capped or reduced, the house will be gone all day. Therefore, the traffic fee unit price of AR \ \ VR will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, 5g certainly means a sharp decline in the unit price of traffic for consumers, but the unlimited traffic package must be gone.