Chapter 2501 Service
Whether it is interpersonal communication, business competition, or any other field, the strategies for fighting are the same. When the facts are good for you, you emphasize the facts; when the rules are good for you, you emphasize the rules; when both the facts and the rules are not good for you, it is to turn the table and muddy the water.
At this stage, both facts and rules are beneficial to Ziweixing.
The general trend of opening up does not allow operators to muddy the water.
Ziweixing is completely in an advantageous position.
However, Zhou Buqi does not want to be too strong. After all, the development of WeChat, including Weibo, Toutiao, and Friends.com, has indeed taken a lot of advantage from operators.
Other products are fine, but the most controversial one is WeChat.
WeChat has had a serious impact on operators’ SMS and phone services.
However, according to what Guo Pengfei said, WeChat’s diversion logic for SMS business is not very tenable.
“Operators’ SMS and MMS services are being replaced by WeChat, so WeChat must be restricted.”
This argument obviously does not work.
SMS and MMS are only one of the value-added services in the operator's voice network. They are on the same level as data services. The ebb and flow between them belongs to the iteration between value-added services and does not affect the existence of the parent.
When mobile phones first came out and the SMS service was first launched, there was controversy in the telecommunications industry. It was said that the development of SMS services should be restricted. Users were already sending text messages, so who was still making calls?
This kind of curbing innovation because of interests is a step back in productivity.
However, WeChat’s voice messages, voice calls, and video calls have indeed impacted operators’ traditional voice services.
This is logical.
Among the two networks of operators, the voice network is more profitable, while the data network is losing money. Operators rely on the money earned from voice networks to subsidize data networks.
Due to the existence of cross-subsidies, WeChat is equivalent to using low-cost traffic subsidized by traditional voice networks, which in turn destroys traditional voice. This is somewhat unreasonable.
Of course, it doesn't work even if the operators don't want to.
This is a state-owned enterprise.
The country’s major policies must be implemented.
Even if there are grievances and the interests are damaged, we must continue to do so. In other words, Ziweixing doesn't have to care about the operator's opinion and just keep doing it its own way. Anyway, it has the endorsement of a higher level of power than the operator.
But Zhou Buqi didn't want to do this.
When doing business, he does not want to be interfered by power. Likewise, he does not want his competitors or partners to be interfered by power. It is best if both of them can rely on the market to speak.
The current operators are actually interfered by power.
Not only domestically.
Due to the weak telecommunications infrastructure in China, there is currently no 4G network. This infrastructure limitation amplifies the contradiction between Internet operators and Internet service providers.
One of the important reasons why there are no such differences in the United States is technological innovation.
They have already applied 4g network.
Operators are progressing faster.
However, this is only temporary.
After online video, online live broadcast and other services develop, the 4G network reaches a bottleneck, and European and American operators will encounter disputes caused by domestic operators under the 3G network.
It's an exact copy.
The operators joined hands and sued all the Internet giants.
For example, for OTT Internet phone services, operators require that Internet companies pay an additional amount of money to operators for OTT phone services. In China, WeChat voice calls and video calls require additional payment to the operator.
For example, the ultra-high traffic usage of Internet giants.
The most typical example is Netflix.
Users all use Netflix to watch streaming online videos, which consumes data crazily. Moreover, users all watch Netflix movies and TV series at the same time in the evening, which creates a strong problem for operators. Flow load pressure.
Operators are miserable.
Just ask Netflix to pay an additional service fee after paying the broadband fee, and it will be charged a second time!
This is treated differently.
Why should we charge extra for large companies?
What about the neutrality of the Internet?
Then, the two sides started a lawsuit.
In this lawsuit, the operator has lost everything. It has no advantage of facts or rules, so it will overturn the table and muddy the water... and limit the flow of Netflix users!
Let them freeze while watching movies and TV series on Netflix!
Netflix is panicking like this.
Even though he knew that his side was all justified and advantageous, and that as long as this lawsuit persisted, the operator would definitely lose, he still had to give in.
If it drags on, Netflix will be dead by the time the lawsuit is over. If the lawsuit is won, what's the use?
Netflix compromised.
It said it would pay an additional service fee to operators every year.
But not long after we compromised with the US operators, Europe also jumped out and asked for a second charge, and South Korea also jumped out and asked for a second charge...
Especially Korea.
This is the state coming forward to fight against Silicon Valley giants such as Netflix and YouTube. It believes that they occupy too much traffic and consume too much bandwidth, and need to pay extra to cover the costs of operators.
In comparison, only domestic operators are the best.
The smooth and prosperous development of the domestic Internet industry is inseparable from the friendly strategies and strong support of operators. This is the advantage of all operators being state-owned enterprises.
In fact, the reason is very simple.
Just like electricity bills are implementing peak and valley electricity prices.
During peak periods when everyone uses electricity, the operating pressure on the power grid is huge and costs are extremely high, so electricity prices should be higher. During the valley periods when electricity is less used, the operating pressure on the grid is less and costs will be reduced, so electricity prices can be higher than usual. The price of electricity is cheaper.
This can balance the frantic grabs for power by some giants during peak periods, which places a huge operating load on the power grid, and can also help some small businesses without cost advantages get more discounts when prices are at the bottom.
From this point of view, the domestic Internet industry...especially communication products such as WeChat have indeed benefited operators greatly.
Zhou Buqi cannot take advantage of others and then scold them at the same time.
In the evening, Zhou Buqi, together with Guo Pengfei and Meng Houkun, called two more communications engineers to go to the banquet and sit down and have a good talk with the operators.
Seven people came from the other side, all big guys.
The highest-ranking person is Director Wang of Zhida Tianting. Two leaders from the industrial and information industry and people from the three major operators have come forward, which shows how seriously they take this matter.
Their attitude is also very friendly.
Zhou Buqi was surprised, "Why are there so many leaders here? This... this should be a more formal occasion..."
Director Wang was very enthusiastic and smiled and shook hands with him. "It's not formal. It's just a private dinner. Let's chat and learn from you."
Zhou Buqi waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't say that. I'm just a young man with little social experience. If there's anything wrong, all the leaders must forgive me."
Director Wang told him bluntly that he was entrusted by someone and came here specifically to learn from it.
Zhou Buqi said this was too flattering.
Director Wang said that the country's major policies have been decided, and there is no need to worry about Ziweixing...especially WeChat. Those public opinions on the Internet are all false and can now be implemented. I hope Ziweixing will also issue a statement as soon as possible.
In the past period, there have been many rumors about WeChat.
Because WeChat touches the interests of operators, some say that WeChat will be blocked, some say that WeChat may have to charge fees, and some say that WeChat may have to cut off many functions...
In short, netizens are very dissatisfied.
In this era where there is a lot of space for speech, people are angry and criticizing on the Internet.
Now it's time to put the rumors to rest.
WeChat will not change!
Not only will it not be sanctioned, WeChat will continue to innovate, develop, and explore, and develop features that are more popular with users, and be at the forefront of the mobile Internet industry!
Director Wang sighed and said earnestly: "We old men don't know much about the situation in foreign countries. Even if we send many research teams to foreign countries... the research results obtained may not be accurate. Foreigners are all here." Be on guard against us. Xiao Zhou, your overseas business is doing very well, you have to teach us!"
Zhou Buqi said modestly: "I'm not talking about teaching anyone, I'm just discussing it. I'm doing pretty well in overseas Internet business, and I have some experience in this area."
Director Wang said: "What is the relationship between operators and the Internet?"
Zhou Buqi nodded, "It's okay."
Director Wang said: "What we want to focus on is not the relationship between operators and Ziweixing, but how operators can serve domestic Internet companies. Our operators are all state-owned enterprises, which is our biggest advantage. In the 'put Under the new era strategy of "Guan Fu", the first task of operators is to provide good services to Internet companies! Let my country's Internet companies have a better growth environment. Under the good competitive environment created by operators, Quickly get closer to, reach or even surpass the world’s top level!”
