On September 26th, Ren Zhengfei, president and founder of Huawei, had a conversation with two world-renowned artificial intelligence experts-Jerry Kaplan and Peter Koklen on "innovation, rules and trust". In the dialogue, Ren Zhengfei talked about the sale of 5G technology, saying that it is not authorized to all western companies, but to one.
Ren Zhengfei believes that only in this way can a large-scale market be supported. In addition, he also believes that this company should be an American company.
It is to sell 5G to American companies
Why sell it to American companies? Ren Zhengfei said: Because Europe has its own 5G, South Korea and Japan also have their own things, which should be adjusted in the process of improvement and development, but the United States lacks this thing now, and we should give exclusive licenses to American companies.
Ren Zhengfei believes that the licensed American company should compete with Huawei all over the world, not only in the US market, but also globally.
Ren Zhengfei said in an interview that 5G is a pediatrician. Ren Zhengfei's intention to sell 5G to American companies is so obvious that it should have been a shoo-in.
to cultivate a competitor?
In response to the concern that selling 5G technology to western companies will lead Huawei to lose its leading position in 5G, Ren Zhengfei said, "The introduction of powerful companies will remind us that none of our 19, employees can sleep late, and the sheep will be healthy only when wolves chase them away. I'm really glad that Huawei was defeated. It shows that the world is really great. If Huawei is not defeated, the sheep will lose its competitiveness. So, I am not worried. "
On September 1th, Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, said in an interview with The Economist that he was willing to sell Huawei's 5g technology, with the aim of creating a competitor who could become Huawei on 5g.
This may be detrimental to the long-term profit of the company, but it is estimated that Ren Zhengfei wants to have a healthy 5g competitive market. In addition, it can really help his company find a strong enough competitor.
who can win the 5G technology?
facing the latest 5G technology, many overseas manufacturers have shown interest in it. Ren Zhengfei said that Huawei may consider selling 5G chips to mobile phone manufacturers including Apple.
Qualcomm in the United States is now actively developing 5g, but because of the immature technology, 5g really can't catch up with China. If Qualcomm doesn't adopt it, the winners may be Cisco and Apple in the United States.
Apple had some unhappiness with Qualcomm on the issue of 5G chips before, and the sales of Apple's mobile phones in China have always been remarkable, and the patent fee that Apple gives to Qualcomm every year is not a small sum.
if apple buys Huawei's 5G technology, Qualcomm may suffer a lot. Of course, other mobile phone manufacturers besides Apple will not miss this opportunity, and the final result is still unknown.