It is not difficult for careful citizens to find that China Telecom did not choose domestic brands in the bidding for technological upgrades. When the domestic equipment was abandoned in this tender, it caused widespread controversy.
Why did China Telecom choose to abandon the domestic brand under the premise that the performance of domestic equipment is gradually maturing and the price is better? What is the reason for China Telecom's procurement of foreign brand equipment? This article will answer the question for you.
1. Why is domestic equipment abandoned?
China's unique market environment and institutional arrangements have had a non-negligible impact on the development of domestic equipment, but domestic equipment is also an obstacle that needs to be overcome on the way forward for the expected technological progress.
Domestic equipment is facing the double pressure of contradictions
In the early stage of brand building, domestic equipment brands suffered from the impression of "inferior with inferior" due to technical shortcomings and poor product performance. Even if the quality is gradually moving up, high cost performance has become its hard-core selling point, and domestic equipment is still facing the problem of low market acceptance.
Different from the domestic market, the foreign market has a prejudiced concept of Chinese brand equipment, and its brand effect is still trembling. Therefore, domestic brands are still facing internal and external attacks when bidding or bidding.
Domestic equipment is at the bottleneck of technological innovation
Compared with the low-tech pre-access network and mobile transmission network equipment, the performance indicators of the core equipment and data communication equipment of the communication network are relatively high. Technological bottlenecks will continue to hinder the progress of domestic equipment.
Domestic operators have limited investment in technological innovation and market development, which also restricts the technology research and development and market expansion of domestic equipment. In order to realize the independent innovation of domestic equipment, in addition to the hard demand of new technologies, it is also necessary to focus on the balance in the ecological environment.
The imperfection of domestic equipment in the global market
There is an urgent need to solve the problem of domestic equipment being marginalized in the global market. Domestic equipment must expand new ideas in terms of intellectual property rights, brand value, and overseas market layout. Only by gradually establishing its brand awareness in the global market can it take the lead in international competition.
Second, how to break through the dilemma of domestic equipment?
In the face of challenges, there are also opportunities for domestic equipment that are difficult to ignore. How to find their own advantages in the fierce market competition, and where will the future of domestic equipment go?
Give full play to the potential of the domestic market
Domestic equipment is still facing competitive pressure in high-end fields such as server-side technology, but the acceptance of domestic brand equipment in the domestic market is constantly improving. Domestic equipment should take the initiative to find a market space suitable for its own development, first accumulate experience and technical advantages in the domestic market, and then gradually lay out overseas markets.
Policies guide the construction of regulatory forces
Encourage domestic enterprises in the communications industry to continue to invest in high-precision and cutting-edge technologies; Relying on the strategic highland, leading technological innovation and independent research and development; Effectively integrate industrial chain resources and technical strength, improve scientific and technological innovation capabilities and market competitiveness; Enhance the supply capacity of domestic independent and controllable high-precision communication equipment products, and promote industrial upgrading and transformation.
Universities and scientific research institutions should strengthen collaborative innovation
Strengthen industry-university-research cooperation and cultivate innovative talents in the field of communications; Encourage universities and scientific research institutions to increase basic research in the field of communications, break through core key technologies, and promote industrial innovation and development in the field of communications.
International market development and win-win cooperation
Facing the global market, we will build an open and cooperative communications industry ecosystem. Encourage and support domestic communication equipment enterprises to strengthen technical cooperation and exchanges with international mainstream communication equipment enterprises, jointly participate in the formulation of international standards and technology research and development, and improve international discourse and competitiveness. Protect intellectual property rights, encourage and support domestic communication equipment enterprises to carry out independent competition in overseas markets, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win development.
The author believes that in the context of globalization, challenges and opportunities for domestic equipment coexist. Domestic manufacturers have great deficiencies in market expansion and technology research and development capabilities, and need to comply with the development trend, strengthen the construction of industrial ecology, and enhance their own technical strength and international market competitiveness.
The state should also continue to promote industry-university-research cooperation, optimize the innovation environment, and provide more support and guarantee for the development of domestic equipment. Under the guidance of domestic support policies and market demand, it is believed that the independent innovation ability of domestic equipment will be released to a greater extent, injecting strong impetus into the healthy development of the mainland's communications industry.