Satellite communications have become the battlefield of the great power game, which one is stronger than Xiaomi and Huawei?

The competition in the mobile phone market has changed from the past to the screen and image to the field of satellite communication.

After the release of Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Xiaomi's Huawei satellite communication has caused widespread heated discussions in the industry. In 2023, Huawei will be the first to use satellite communications in smartphones. At present, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra is not only a top-of-the-line imaging flagship at the moment, but also the first Xiaomi model to support two-way satellite communication.

Xiaomi has taken satellite communications to new heights

If Huawei is the leader of domestic mobile phone manufacturers in promoting satellite communications, Xiaomi has pushed satellite communication technology to a new height. According to the latest evaluation, the Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra compared to the Mate60 Pro, the two-way satellite communication is 3 seconds faster to find stars, 10 seconds faster to connect, and 3 seconds faster to turn on.

It takes only 2 seconds to complete the star search, which is 3 seconds faster than the Huawei Mate 60 Pro's 5 seconds, which means that users can get the network faster in places with poor signals, such as no man's land, mountains, and islands.

Faster connection and connection times mean that Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra users will be able to establish communication with the outside world more quickly and achieve a quick response.

In addition, Xiaomi has implemented satellite communication in more scenarios, and greatly improved the user experience through many functional modules. For example, many times, when we meet up with friends to go on a self-driving outing, sea fishing, wild biking, or hiking in the mountains, we often enter areas with weak Internet signals.

Xiaomi's self-developed Xiaomi surging T1Signal enhancement chip plays a role at this time,Xiaomi terminal will automatically trigger"Electronic fence"function,Remind users to turn on satellite communication services;If you are injured or suddenly sick in the field without signal,Through Xiaomi smart wearable devices,You can also synchronize blood type、Blood oxygen、Allergy history、Recent medications and heart rate and other vital sign information,Get timely assistance。

When the device is low and enters the "Super Power Saving Mode", the device will give priority to ensuring the power supply of satellite communication. With only 5% battery life, you can guarantee 13 minutes of satellite calls and 14 two-way text messages. Even in extreme cases where the mobile phone screen is damaged during mountain climbing or cycling, Xiaomi also has a "one-click rescue" function, which allows users to turn on satellite communication with key operations.

In addition, in the past when going to sea, offshore communication has always been a short board, if there is no signal for sea fishing or yacht to go to sea, it has been facing communication troubles, and now Xiaomi has launched the Sirius communication system, software, hardware, and scenario-based experience have been upgraded in an all-round way, and tens of kilometers of offshore calls are still online, making up for this shortcoming.

Huawei is a pioneer in satellite communications, and now Xiaomi has extended this technology to a new level, further expanding the practicality of satellite communications in areas and environments without networks, adding multiple insurances to personal security and emergency contact. The performance has been better, so that more scenarios and more ordinary people can use it in more scenarios.

Xiaomi is behind the scenes

Behind Xiaomi's later catch-up, first of all, it comes from the fact that in the process of vigorously developing the satellite communication industry in China, the entire industrial chain is maturing. At present, the mainland has basically formed a complete communication satellite industry chain, which mainly includes four major links: satellite manufacturing, satellite launch, ground equipment, satellite operation and service.

In the upstream, satellite manufacturing, satellite launch, ground equipment manufacturing and other infrastructure links, there are China satellite, aerospace micro and other satellite manufacturing and component companies, and the midstream is satellite communication operation and service, these links can see China Telecom, Galaxy Power Aerospace and other technology companies active. Downstream is the mobile phone manufacturers led by Huawei and Xiaomi, and Geely as a car company is a representative role.

The breakthrough from Huawei to Xiaomi is the result of actively going to the upstream of the industrial chain to promote innovation and build terminal competitiveness on the basis of complete industrial infrastructure.

As the first manufacturer in China to come up with satellite communications, Huawei has done a lot of homework on the miniaturization of chip modules, the optimization of satellite protocol systems, and the management of user terminals.

But Xiaomi has come from behind, and it is also a bit of a real thing. First of all, Xiaomi has innovated the entire communication technology architecture from the bottom, and this time it has the blessing of two self-developed surging T1 signal enhancement chips, with HyperOS satellite network system, forming a complete satellite ecology, which is naturally better than ordinary satellite communication experience. The satellite antenna transmitting and receiving performance is improved by 21%, the satellite signal capability is increased by 10%, and the satellite search speed and satellite connection speed are faster.

The core behind satellite communication is communication technology, and Huawei started as a communication equipment, but Xiaomi's unknown side is that Xiaomi's technical reserves in the field of communication are changing from quantitative to qualitative.

In the past five years, Xiaomi has invested 100 billion yuan in research and development of hard-core technology, and has made rapid progress in the field of communication technology:

As of December 31, 2023, Xiaomi has more than 5,900 granted patents worldwide in the field of communication technology, and more than 14,000 patents are under review. Among the authorized patents in the past three years, invention patents account for as much as 95%.

In the 2023 smart hardware quality report released by China Mobile, Xiaomi 14 Pro ranked first in the 4000+ price segment of the 5G straight board mobile phone comprehensive evaluation ranking.

Therefore, after the release of Xiaomi 14 Ultra, satellite communication has reached a new height, behind which is the result of Xiaomi's large-scale technology investment and accumulation, and continuous iteration in communication technology and chip research and development.

Satellite communications, an important battlefield in the great power game, have landed twin stars

In terms of the broad industrial direction, Huawei's investment and breakthroughs in Xiaomi have undertaken the national grand strategy, and it is a pioneer in promoting application-layer innovation on the shoulders of national industrial infrastructure.

As early as 2015, SpaceX took the lead in launching low-orbit satellites, and has launched more than 5,000 satellites to provide Internet services by deploying a large number of communication satellites in low-earth orbit.

In terms of the number of satellites in orbit, China ranks second only to the United States, but the mainland's low-orbit satellites have not yet entered the stage of large-scale launches, and the construction of the constellation is far from complete. At this time, the upstream and downstream layout of the industrial chain and the application side to promote the application scenario are crucial.

The integration of space, space and ground is the only way for future networks to achieve seamless global coverage, which is an important part of the strategic game between China and the United States, and the competition of satellite communications has risen to the height of economic competition.

From the perspective of the big industrial strategy, satellite communication will promote the connection of Internet of Things devices to achieve data transmission and remote control worldwide in the future, Xiaomi Huawei's investment and direction of efforts is essentially to undertake an important strategic outlet and track, smart phones are the most popular electronic terminals, and Xiaomi satellite communication extends the landing scene to more people's daily life, and also has an accelerating effect on the promotion of the entire industrial chain.

Satellite communication to today, is becoming an important part of the core competitiveness of mobile phone manufacturers, Xiaomi Huawei twin star landing, may drive more mobile phone manufacturers and even car manufacturers to popularize satellite communication capabilities to more areas, more consumers and industries will also benefit from it, similar to the development of new energy vehicles, when the entire industry chain with the application terminal and the user end to promote and grow, the entire industry curve overtaking will gradually become clear, we wait and see.