Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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One thing that needs to be pointed out is that the application of cellular telephone communication systems has blossomed all over the world at this stage.

Take the Nordic region where Finland is located. As early as the early 1980s, Sweden and Norway launched Nordic_Mobile_Telephone together-the Nordic mobile phone system, or NMT, followed by Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. The total number of users currently exceeds 10 Million.

The specifications of the Nordic mobile phone system are all free and open, attracting companies such as Finland's Nokia and Sweden's Ericsson to develop and produce hardware for them, and promote the continuous decline of product prices.

Initially, the terminal equipment of the Nordic mobile phone system was designed to be installed in the trunk of the car, and the keyboard and display screen were installed near the driver's seat.

In 1987, Nokia launched a mobile phone that weighed down to 760 grams-Mobira_Cityman_900, priced at 24,000 Finnmarks, or about 4,000 when converted into U.S. dollars.

Because the Soviet leader Gerbachev used Mobira_Cityman_900 in public, this product became famous.

During the visit, Simo Vorinato showed this "brick" stained with celebrity light to Tang Huan to admire.

As a result, the richest man held it in his hand and squeezed it. It seemed that he was too heavy to catch it, and he slammed it on the ground.

Simo Vorinato, who is 60 years old this year and is considering retirement, Nokia's chairman and chief executive officer, quickly bowed, picked it up, and prepared to exchange for a new one for Tang's richest man to admire.

Unexpectedly, the richest man took it directly, pressed the keyboard a few times, and then said with a smile: "The quality is good and normal use is not affected."

Simo Vorinato took the words proudly, "Nokia has always valued product quality."

Tang Huan shook his head, "Unfortunately, the technology of the cellular telephone communication system has already begun to transition to the second generation. This kind of terminal, which is only suitable for old-fashioned analog networks, will soon withdraw from the mainstream market."

The first-generation cellular telephone communication system that emerged from the early 1980s can be described as contending among a hundred schools of thought, and there are many incompatible standards.

Only in Europe, in addition to NMT in Northern Europe, there are TACS in the UK, C-450 in West Germany, RTMI in France, and Italy.

In this chaotic situation of separate governance, Western European countries began to consider formulating a unified next-generation mobile phone standard to provide more diversified functions and make it easier for users to roam.

Ever since, GlobalSystem_for_Mobile_-the global system for mobile communications, or GSM, has embarked on the stage of history.

In May 1987, all GSM member states reached an agreement to determine the most important key technologies of GSM.

In 1990, the first version of the GSM standard was finally completed and ready for commercial use.

Corresponding to the European side, the official joint launch of the GSM that belongs to Time--Time Division Multiplexing or TDM, while in the United States, commercial companies develop standards based on Code_-Code Division Multiple Access or CDMA.

For example, Zheru's similar result is CMDASmart, which is adopted by Datang Mobile Communications Company.

This is the general trend, Nokia's Mobira_Cityman_900, no matter how anti-fall, is also a sunset product.

Seeing that Nokia was hit by the key, Simo Vorinato bit the bullet and said: "We are already developing the next generation of Mobira_Cityman_900, which supports GSM's Mobira_Cityman_2000."

While talking, someone sent a prototype, which looked significantly smaller than Mobira_Cityman_900.

Seeing that the richest man began to weigh again, Simo Vorinato reminded in a panic: "This is a prototype, and it has not been completed yet. That... the weight has been reduced to less than 500 grams compared to the previous generation."

Seeing that the other party was quite nervous, Tang Huan didn't verify it personally anymore, just fiddling around and asking casually: "If I want to buy a batch, when can I ship it?"

With joy on his face, Simo Vorinato quickly replied, "It should be possible next year."

Speaking of this, Simo Vorinato couldn't help but ask curiously and expectantly: "Is Tang planning to provide GSM service in the United States?"

It cannot be blamed for the lack of knowledge of the head of Nokia. The network that it previously supported, the Nordic mobile phone system, is comparable to the user scale of Datang Mobile Communications.

"I am looking for solutions for communication companies in Asia." Having said that, Tang Huan added: "However, it does not rule out that Datang Mobile Communications is in the United States and supports GSM at the same time."

Although Zheru has developed CMDASmart, which is also suitable for the 2G era, Tang Huan, who has a huge industrial structure, will not only bet on CDMA.

Because of the particularity of the communications field, the power at the national level is bound to act and control, nothing more than a different form.

This makes it possible to achieve real market success, not absolutely determined by technical factors. The safest way for enterprises is to achieve concrete realization under technical standards.

In the case of CMDASmart, although it has the advantage of a relatively smooth upgrade to the future 3G era, it is undeniable that for the upcoming 2G era, in terms of complexity and cost, the cost is inevitably , Which is higher than GSM, which is easily supported by many countries.

Especially for the current economic recession that will last at least one year, the most pragmatic principle of doing things is to seize the market first.

The Finnish people who accompany them tasted that the richest man’s cellular communications industry was walking on two legs. After the cooperation naturally added another field, they couldn't help but smile.

"Finland's economy is currently in difficulty, and it is very important to find new development momentum. I think the ascendant 2G mobile communication era is a good opportunity."

"Nokia's board of directors may still have doubts about this industry, but you might as well imagine what changes will it bring to the market if users find that the cost of use has dropped significantly compared to the past?"

Having said this, Tang Huan made a clear request: "I hope that when customers get Mobira_Cityman_2000, the price cannot be higher than one-third of Mobira_Cityman_900."

Upon hearing this, Simo Vorinato's smile suddenly stiffened. He replied hesitantly: "I'm afraid the difficulty is a bit big."

Tang Huan asked playfully: "Then do you think it will be more difficult if Nokia's communications department cooperates with Zheru, even outside of GSM, but also to get involved in the CDMA field?"

"If this is the case, then there must be a great deal of certainty." Simo Vorinato replied overjoyed.

In the field of mobile communications, Nokia currently has cooperation with Siemens of Germany; if philosophers are added, there is no doubt that the waist will be harder.

Tang Huan once again suggested: "I think that if our two parties jointly establish a company focused on mobile communications and integrate the leading technology of Philosophy and Nokia's excellent manufacturing capabilities, it will definitely bring surprises to the market. ."

Simo Vorinato said in a trembling voice with excitement: "Unexpectedly, I would add such an important strategic legacy to my tenure."

Tang Huan did not blindly trust Nokia based on the existing results of the original time and space. After seeing and hearing in Finland during this time, he also has some of the most intuitive experience of the cultural spirit of this nation-"Sisu".

Because they live in a cold area, Finns have developed a pragmatic work style. For example, in product design, it reflects the emphasis on practicality and durability, and will not "design for design", but this does not mean sticking to the rules-Tang Huan can appreciate it in the residence, and the Finnish designer uses more complicated lines. The created glass products are purely for viewing.

Furthermore, the Finns are very practical and know their position. This can be seen from the maintenance of neutrality in international relations and the resulting stability of foreign trade-as for the Soviet Union, an important trading partner, suddenly dropped the chain, it really cannot be attributed to it.

At the same time, Finns also have the quality of persistence. Such a small country, during World War II, was able to fight the Soviet Union and Germany successively to maintain its dignity, and ultimately saved it from the fate of being annexed by the Soviet Union like the three small Baltic states after the war.

Hearing is fictitious, seeing is believing-Tang Huan feels that Nokia is very competent as an "OEM" for himself.

In addition, in terms of creating a high-tech industrial environment, Finland and Britain’s neighbors, Ireland, are both excellent.

In the following, Tang Huan went to Finland's largest and highest school with the longest history. During the visit to the University of Helsinki, which was established in 1640, we observed the excellent qualities of local university students from a close distance. Almost everyone here knows many foreign languages, and he basically can't use Finnish and Swedish translations.

Esko Aho, the Prime Minister of Finland, graduated from the University of Helsinki. Accompanied by him, the richest man came to this institution of higher learning.

In the computer system of the University of Helsinki, there are relatively old DEC minicomputers and the latest Fangyuan servers, with first-class facilities. After Tang Huan visited, he began to give a speech.

During the interactive session, Tang Huan smiled and asked a few questions. For example, who has used Fangyuan Computer? Who owns Fangyuan personal computers? How is the experience?

The answer given made the richest man very satisfied-almost all the students at the scene have used Fangyuan computers, and there are also people who own Fangyuan personal computers.

One of the students described it very concretely-he bought a 32-bit architecture fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer compatible computer through installments a few years ago, and then increased the memory and boards to improve the performance of this computer. Until now, it is not outdated; more importantly, the software resources of the Fangyuan computer platform are rich and excellent, and its own programming, entertainment and other requirements have been perfectly satisfied.

"It can be seen that you are a master in the computer field." Tang Huan waved his hand and asked the student to sit down. Because he looked familiar, he asked his name casually.

The person stood up again with joy, "My name is Linus_Torvalds-Linus Torvalds. Don, can I ask a question that is not related to the topic of the speech?"

After a slight shock, Tang Huan laughed meaningfully-it turned out to be you, and I don't know if the operating system in the original time and space-Linux, is now showing up.

Linus Torvalz, who was born in Helsinki, Finland, can be regarded as a family background. Father Niels Torvalz is an active radio reporter, mother Anna Torvalz is also a reporter, his grandfather Ol Torvalz is a poet and journalist, and his maternal grandfather is Finland’s first batch Professor of Statistics-The Finnish Statistical Association established an award in his name to award outstanding masters of statistics to those who completed a master's degree in two years.

Linus Torvalds, who was an activist at the University of Helsinki, had written some small statistical programs in BASIC at the request of his grandfather when he was 11 years old.

So, Linus Torvalds, a computer expert suddenly jumped out, and the richest man was not too surprised. After all, where is the environment for his growth.

Tang Huan waved his hand generously, "You can ask~www.readwn.com~ I am willing to satisfy your curiosity."

"Richard Matthew Stallman, the famous founder of the software movement, Richard Matthew Stallman, is speaking on a tour around. Not long ago, he came to the University of Helsinki." Linus Torvalds asked seriously. Said: "Tang, you started by compiling the world's first spreadsheet software and founded the world's largest commercial software company. So, what do you think of Ziyou Software?"

Linus Torvalds, an activist, really asked a sensitive question. Even though it is the Taishan Beidou of the IT industry, the richest man has to be cautious.

Tang Huan said with a deep voice, "I first made clear my views on Freedom Software, that is, Freedom Software is not equal to free software."

"I noticed that in this emerging trend of free software, the meaning of ‘free_software’ can easily give people the impression that ‘freedom’ means ‘free’.”

"I think that the free software movement should first conceptually distinguish between'libre'-free software and'gratis'-free software; and then discuss how the entire software industry develops." (To be continued. .)