At present, it has entered a critical period of 5G large-scale application and AIoT market outbreak. With the rapid growth of AIoT, the module industry has also ushered in a new period of development opportunities. According to the forecast made by Quection Communications' comprehensive third-party data, global wireless communication module shipments will be about 469 million pieces in 2021 and will grow to about 807 million pieces by 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of nearly 20%.
Modules have become the infrastructure of the 5G AIoT era. "AIoT has become a new trend, but no matter how it changes, it is inseparable from the underlying network connection - communication modules." Zhang Dong, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Quectel Communications, spoke at the "5G &AIoT Summit and Quection New Generation 5G Product Launch".
Dong Zhang, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Quectel Communications
Sustained and strong investment in research and development, prosperous industrial ecosystem
According to the reporter's understanding, Quectel is the world's leading overall solution provider of the Internet of Things, with a complete product line covering 5G, LTE/LTE-A, NB-IoT/LTE-M, automotive front-loading, Android intelligence, WCDMA/HSPA(+), GSM/GPRS, Wi-Fi, GNSS modules and antennas and rich industry experience. Quectel can provide one-stop services including cellular communication modules, Internet of Things application solutions and cloud platform management, and the products are widely used in vehicle transportation, wireless payment, smart energy, smart city, wireless gateway, industrial applications, medical health and agricultural environment.
Under the tide of the new era, how will Quection Communication stand at the forefront of the tide? The first and most important point is the continuous increase in R&D investment. "Products are the foundation of our existence, so since its inception, Quectel communications has been closely following new technologies, continuously increasing investment in research and development, launching new products from generation to generation to meet the needs of global customers and markets."
According to reports, the current R & D personnel accounted for about 80%, distributed in Shanghai, Hefei, Foshan, Guilin, Vancouver and Belgrade six global R & D centers, in order to better support customers around the world. With the continuous development of Quectel Communications, its circle of friends is also expanding: in terms of foreign cooperation, Quectel communications adheres to an open attitude of win-win cooperation, maintains close cooperation with partners in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and jointly prospers the industrial ecosystem.
In terms of R&D facilities, Quectel has advanced laboratory equipment (more than 4,000 square meters of laboratories, more than 5,000 test equipment, which can help products better pass more than 2,000 important certifications around the world), which can effectively ensure the reliability of modules, and at the same time provide testing services for its customers' equipment, help customers save costs and accelerate product launch.
In terms of manufacturing, Quectel has six cooperative and own factories distributed at home and abroad, which can quickly allocate production resources, respond to customer needs, and flexibly respond to market changes. "At present, our monthly production capacity can reach 22 million pieces, and at the same time, we have built our own intelligent factory in Changzhou and planned 40 production lines, which are expected to be officially put into production in 2023, so as to better ensure the global marketing of Yuanyuan products." Zhang Dong revealed.
In particular, it is worth mentioning that in order to ensure the quality of Quection products, Quection has also independently developed a set of automated production and testing programs, which can not only increase the production efficiency by an average of about 50%, but also reduce the contact between personnel and modules, and greatly improve the consistency and quality of modules.
"Star" product array, accelerating the landing of 5G +AIoT scale
China has always been at the forefront of 5G & AIoT applications, as a forerunner, Quectel's rich IoT overall solution can meet the needs of various scenarios and regions in one stop, has supported many industry terminals to achieve 5G network connectivity, and has fully explored in all walks of life to help 5G take root.
According to statistics, Quectel has supported more than 1,000 industry customers around the world to develop and commercialize 5G terminal products. At the press conference, Ma Zhenlong, 5G product director of Quectel, combed the 5G series products of Quectel Communications: "Quectel Communications began to lay out a long time ago, and made comprehensive planning for different regions and different needs, and there are currently about 30 5G products for global customers to choose. ”
It is worth noting that QuecOpen, an innovative service provided by Quectel, is an open source Linux-based embedded development platform system provided by Quection Communications, which simplifies the software design and development process of IoT applications. "QuecOpen involves a lot of technical details on the software, for the launch of this one, on the one hand, Quect hopes that customers can consider the ability to move far more in the product architecture design, on the other hand, it is also hoped that customers can communicate with the software team of Quector in depth, so that Quect can be closer to the needs of customers to provide support." Ma Zhenlong said.
With the deployment of a large number of 5G terminals, massive data is generated instantaneously, how to collect, transmit, analyze, share and use this data efficiently and securely will be a major issue and growth opportunity, and new industries and services will emerge in an endless stream. "5G empowers the world to connect, AI will also bring about changes in computing and communication, and 5G and AI will bring great opportunities." Li Geng, Product Director of Quectel's Intelligent Product Line, said, "At present, we have developed very comprehensive and leading intelligent module product solutions based on multiple platforms. ”
According to reports, the current smart module category is complete. From the perspective of product performance, it covers four levels of entry-level, mid-range, high-end and flagship, which can meet the requirements of customers for different processor performance or AI computing power; from the perspective of communication functions, intelligent modules can support 4G, 5G communication functions, and can also support WiFi and BT functions to meet the diversified network connection needs of terminal products.
Recently, Quectel Has launched a series of heavy smart module new products, so that the industry has a clearer understanding of its research and development strength. For example, Quection SG560D is a new generation of 5G smart module positioned in the high-end market, which adopts LGA packaging, meets the 3GPP Release 15 specification, supports sub 6G bands, can support 5G NSA and SA two networking modes, and is compatible with 4G/3G networks downwards, which can achieve full coverage of multiple network formats. This module is based on the development and design of Qualcomm QCM6490, including 1 super core with a main frequency of 2.7GHz, 3 large cores with a main frequency of 2.4GHz and 4 small cores with a main frequency of 1.9 GHz, and a built-in Qualcomm Adreno 642L GPU, with strong AI performance, which can perform high-speed and high-quality calculation and processing of data. According to estimates, the comprehensive computing power of SG560D module can reach 14TOPS. In addition, the Quection 5G smart module SG560D is equipped with Android 11 operating system and supports subsequent upgrades to Android 12/13/14/15.
SG560D can not only be applied to intelligent vehicle equipment, industrial handheld terminals, intelligent gateways, industrial cameras, industry monitoring equipment and other scenarios, but also can be applied to robots, cloud games, high-definition live broadcasting, video conferencing, intelligent fitness and other scenarios. According to reports, SG560D will send samples to customers next month.
At the same time, Quection also launched a new generation of flagship Android smart module SG865W-WF, equipped with Qualcomm SoC chip QCS8250, which integrates octa-core high-performance Kryo 585 CPU, Adreno 650 GPU, Adreno 995 DPU, Hexagon DSP and Spectra 480 ISP, using 7nm process, comprehensive computing power up to 15TOPS, which can provide sufficient computing power support for edge computing. Enable compute-intensive IoT applications such as smart cameras, video collaboration, smart healthcare, and smart retail to be more agile in performance and deliver smarter experiences.
Thanks to the powerful video processing power of the QCS8250, the Quashion SG865W-WF module delivers superior HD video encoding and decoding performance, supporting up to 8K@30fps video encoding or 8K@60fps video decoding, photo and video capture up to 64MP, and up to 7 cameras. The SG865W-WF supports android 10 operating system with default on-board storage of 8 GB LPDDR5 + 64 GB UFS. In terms of communication performance, the SG865W-WF module supports Wi-Fi 6.0, Bluetooth 5.1 and 2×2 Wi-Fi MIMO multi-antenna technology.
"With a wealth of peripheral interfaces such as dual USB, multi-channel PCIe and UART, the SG865W-WF can achieve seamless docking with products such as Quector LTE module EC20, 5G module RG500Q and GNSS module, enabling customer terminals to flexibly access 4G/5G network connections, with faster and more accurate positioning, and more choices in terminal design." Li Geng, product director of Quectel's intelligent product line, said, "At present, for SG865W, there are already many cloud service providers, cloud game providers and other industry partners in use, which can meet their personalized performance needs. At the same time, this module can also be applied to live video, video conferencing, robots and other scenarios. ”
The overall solution of the vehicle boosts the integration of 5G + car networking
At present, with the maturity of C-V2X, 5G and other technologies, the Internet of Vehicles market has ushered in a critical period of transformation and upgrading. Shift Telecom estimates that the ratio of the Internet of Vehicles will increase year by year, even in 2020, when the sales of automobiles have declined more due to the impact of the epidemic, the sales volume of its Internet of Vehicles will also rise. Wang Min, general manager of the Vehicle Division of Quectel, predicted, "China is closely following the global trend and is expected to reach a 60% matching rate of the Internet of Vehicles this year, and basically close to 100% by 2025." ”
Wang Min, General Manager of The Vehicle Division of Quectel Communications
In Wang Min's view, the application of 5G + Internet of Vehicles will develop very rapidly, and there are two main reasons for this. First, the trend of national 5G new infrastructure, riding on this east wind, the car will be like a mobile phone as a mobile terminal on the road, and the car with 5G function will be familiar and accepted by users. The second is software-defined cars, where the demand for large bandwidth and low latency is getting higher and higher.
As we all know, Quectel Communications is the industry's earliest layout of the supplier of vehicle communication modules, as early as 2015 launched the LTE vehicle communication module, up to now has developed a complete vehicle specification product line, covering 5G, C-V2X, LTE-A, LTE, Wi-Fi and other cutting-edge wireless communication technology and GNSS high-precision positioning technology. In addition, Quectel has also developed a wealth of automotive Android intelligent modules for applications such as the front-mounted central control entertainment system and AI BOX.
At the same time as the rapid development of 5G car networking, automakers have also encountered some pain points, such as with the increase of smart antennas, how to balance the performance of antennas and the space of antennas, and how to achieve heat dissipation performance. "For these pain points, Yuanyuan provides a corresponding solution. For example, Quection has a professional antenna team that can help car companies find the best balance between space and performance. At the same time, we can also do antenna design, manufacturing, etc. for car companies in order to achieve the optimal balance point. In terms of heat dissipation, one is that Yuanyuan can build a 'thermal model' on the basis of the design of the customer's autonomous heat dissipation method, and through this 'thermal model', the customer can find the best autonomous heat dissipation scheme. Second, in the design and production of the module, The distance has been greatly optimized for thermal management, so as to achieve good heat dissipation performance. Wang Min introduced.
It is reported that the leading comprehensive strength formed by Quectel Communication in the field of vehicles has won wide recognition in the automotive market. Up to now, there are more than 35 well-known OEMs and more than 60 mainstream Tier1 manufacturers around the world that use telefection modules to support their on-board intelligent connections, mainly including T-BOX, smart antennas, car navigation systems, connected car machine systems and other scenarios.
At the press conference, Zhao Haiping, director of Lupintong's 5G and industrial Internet product line, shared the cooperation between Lupintong and Quyuan to accelerate industrial transformation and upgrading. "As a leading manufacturer of industrial cellular routers in the world, Lupintong is committed to promoting 5G+ edge computing, downlinking devices, and connecting to the cloud, providing customized AIoT digital transformation solutions for enterprises." Zhao Haiping said, "Lupintong industrial-grade 5G gateway equipped with Quection Communications 5G module has been commercially used, in addition to providing high-bandwidth, low-latency, high-reliability seamless wireless network connectivity for industrial IoT devices and sensors, it can also provide high-value-added gateway applications such as edge computing." ”
According to reports, Lupintong R5020 industrial gateway is equipped with a far-flung RM500Q-GL module, which supports the 5G NR Sub-6GHz frequency band and 5G independent networking (SA) and non-independent networking (NSA) two operating modes, and supports uplink 2×2 MIMO in SA mode, providing more real-time, bandwidth-sensitive, low-latency data stream acquisition and transmission. This product covers the 5G NR band of the world's major operators, and is backward compatible with 4G and 3G networks, providing stable and reliable cellular connectivity even in the absence of 5G networks.
In recent years, due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, online sales have exploded, and the retail method of live streaming has become widely known. Live streaming devices directly affect the live broadcast effect. With the development of 5G and Internet of Things technology, Quectel Communications and industry customers have launched a variety of intelligent live broadcasting devices based on 5G and Android smart series modules, which can help merchants create a more efficient and perfect live broadcast experience, so as to obtain better selling effects - the strong performance of Quectel 5G and Android smart modules in wireless communication, processor and operating system can provide stable signal transmission for intelligent live broadcast devices, fully ensuring the fluency of high-definition screens, even if continuous live broadcasting for several hours , can also achieve no heat, no frame drop, no caton live broadcast.
At present, a number of intelligent live broadcasting devices equipped with mobile modules have been adopted by merchants for live streaming, including Yunxi BOX 4.0 and Yunxi Max. "As a new retail live streaming SaaS and solution provider, Yunxi is committed to using the all-round solution of live broadcast SaaS+ hardware + services to reduce the threshold of live broadcasting and improve the quality of live broadcasting for brand self-broadcasting and store live broadcasting customers, so as to build a bridge between online and offline." Cai Luodi, director of Yunxi hardware products, said.
Quectel is committed to continuously promoting the digital transformation of the industry through rich overall solutions for the Internet of Things, bringing a smarter, more efficient and more convenient production lifestyle to the fields of industry, automobiles and consumption. The era of intelligent connection of all things has begun, and the future is worth looking forward to.
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