Chapter 201

Internal strife happens in every place in the world, but most ethnic groups can put down their grudges and face the outside world together in the face of major issues, but Japan is an exception.

During the war, the Japanese Navy and Army were at odds with each other, and the Choshu Domain and Satsuma Domain behind them were blood feuds, fighting to the death.

And now, in the Japanese industry, it is by no means a monolithic block. Just like in the communication industry, Japan's NTT Telephone and Telegraph Company wants to promote PHS technology, but other Japanese telecommunications companies, such as Japan International Telecom, Japan High-Speed Telecom, Japan Mobile Telecom, etc., although their strength is not as good as Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company, they don't want to be its little brother.

These Japanese telecommunications companies, like the attitude of the telecommunications industry on the mainland towards PHS, look down on this thing, shouting that this is a backward thing, wanting to start over and develop a new telecommunications standard that can compete with GSM and CDMA.

And Nakamura Weifu, from the news he inquired from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, these Japanese departments actually support the development of a new generation of telecommunications standard PDC belonging to Japan!

This made Nakamura Weifu very anxious. If PHS is not promoted now to prove its value, then the R&D expenses invested by Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company in it will all be wasted.

This is not only a vision problem, but also someone needs to be responsible. You can't just let it be wasted in vain. Nakamura Weifu doesn't want to carry this black pot!

Hearing the news poked out by Nakamura Weifu, the executives of Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company were also in an uproar. They didn't expect that even Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications didn't support PHS technology!

"How dare they? Last month, our public relations department invited the members of these two departments to give speeches. The speech fees and entertainment expenses added together exceeded 70 million yen..."

A supervisor of Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company couldn't help but complain in the conference room. America, as Japan's suzerain, has moved all its customs to Japan.

Major Japanese companies have public relations departments. These public relations departments don't just handle public opinion; they are also responsible for maintaining relationships with Japanese members of parliament. For example, donating campaign funds to Japanese members of parliament, and paying huge speech fees to members of parliament in the name of speech fees and entertainment expenses—these are all common means used by America, and Japanese companies also follow suit.

Glancing at the person who spoke, Nakamura Weifu said, "Complaining now is useless. The most important thing is to promote PHS technology in Japan immediately. We have already lagged behind GSM technology, and that side is laying base stations in Europe, America, and even the mainland!"

After walking out of the conference room, Nakamura Weifu was just about to call Kyocera. Kyocera not only has ceramic business, but also telecommunications, mobile phones, semiconductors, and other businesses. It is now the second-largest communication giant in Japan after the Japan Telephone and Telegraph Group.

PHS technology was developed by Japan's Telephone and Telegraph, but in order to promote PHS technology in Japan, they still pulled in Kyocera, which mainly researches mobile phones using PHS technology, which is the same type of product as the PHS being developed by Dongling High-Tech.

Nakamura Weifu just picked up the phone when the office door was knocked, and then a figure ran in in a hurry.

"President Nakamura Weifu, news has come from Xiangjiang!"

As he spoke, the man handed a newspaper to Nakamura Weifu. This was a "Ming Pao." For the Chinese characters on it, although Nakamura Weifu couldn't fully understand them, he could see a general idea of some key words.

"According to relevant mainland media reports, Hanxi's Dongling High-Tech company announced that it has developed PHS technology and announced that it is the owner of the technology and patents for PHS and related products!"

"Bang!"

Nakamura Weifu felt dizzy. The feeling this newspaper gave him after reading it was like his wife, for whom he had already given a huge bride price, turned out to be someone else's. Nakamura Weifu only felt that he had an extra green hat on his head.

Nakamura Weifu's fist couldn't help but smash on the desk, saying with some anger, "Sue them for me! PHS technology was developed by us!"

"Dongling High-Tech." After the anger, Nakamura Weifu suppressed his anger, and his brain became clear. "This Dongling High-Tech is the company that is Wan Dai's largest shareholder and launched the digital pet machine and Shenzhou digital cordless phone?!"

Nakamura Weifu remembered where he had heard the name Dongling High-Tech. Japanese media had also reported on Dongling High-Tech's news before, hard-hitting Microsoft and Siemens, winning a wave of face for Asian companies, the digital pet machine that swept Japan, becoming the largest shareholder of Japan's Wan Dai, etc., which made Japanese media report on Dongling High-Tech quite a bit. Nakamura Weifu had seen some reports more or less.

The executive who came in nodded and said, "It's this company from the mainland!"

Looking at that newspaper again, Nakamura Weifu asked, "Now, how much PHS technology and patents does Dongling High-Tech actually hold?!"

"It's not known yet. We are investigating. However, the other party dares to announce it in the media, so they must have a portion of technology and patents!"

That Japanese Telephone and Telegraph Company executive said with a bitter face. At the critical point of Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company promoting PHS, Dongling High-Tech standing out is definitely a variable. If they really go to court, Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company wants to open PHS business, and I don't know how long it will be delayed.

"Go and investigate clearly. I want to know how many PHS patents and technology Dongling High-Tech actually holds!" Nakamura Weifu said with a cold face.

By evening, several documents had appeared on Nakamura Weifu's desk. Looking at those documents, Nakamura Weifu only felt happy and worried.

What makes him happy is that in the PHS project, Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company has an absolute advantage. More than 400 major patents and technologies for PHS systems and base stations, more than 60% are in the hands of Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company. The technology held by Dongling High-Tech is less than 15%, which basically cannot affect Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company.

But what makes Nakamura Weifu worried is that in the patent for PHS terminal equipment, that is, PHS mobile phones, a large number of patent barriers have been set up by Dongling High-Tech.

In human terms, it is that PHS technology and patents are indeed held by Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company, but mobile phones that want to use PHS technology—without Dongling High-Tech's consent, no one can use them!

"Those bastards at Kyocera!"

Nakamura Weifu couldn't help but curse Kyocera for not doing human things. After researching PHS mobile phones for a long time, the patents were snatched by Dongling High-Tech.

But this can't blame Kyocera. Who told Kyocera and Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company to be opponents? This is like the Choshu Domain and the Satsuma Domain, the top two in the industry, who are natural enemies.

Kyocera was still hesitant about whether to promote PHS. If they promoted PHS business, it might make Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company's strength soar, which is what Kyocera is unwilling to see, so they were hesitant about researching PHS mobile phones, and as a result, they were snatched by the old six.

Nakamura Weifu now feels more uncomfortable than eating a fly. Thinking that he is laying PHS base stations in Japan, but there are no mobile phones to use, makes his teeth itch with anger.

"Notify Kyocera to speed up mobile phone R&D, and announce to the media that Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company is the developer of PHS technology!"

"Contact Dongling High-Tech and ask them what they actually want to do. If they want to enter the PHS industry to share a piece of the pie, they must pay us patent fees!"

Nakamura Weifu couldn't figure out what Dongling High-Tech actually wanted to do, so he prepared to probe Dongling High-Tech's bottom line first. If Dongling High-Tech wanted to enter the PHS industry to share a piece of the pie, Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company would definitely want to collect a large patent fee to recover the cost.

"Dongling High-Tech announces it is the developer of PHS technology!"

"Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company claims Dongling High-Tech infringed on their PHS patents!"

"Dongling High-Tech and Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company fight because of PHS!"

"GSM, CDMA, PHS—who is the future of 2G communication?!"

As Dongling High-Tech and Japan's Telephone and Telegraph Company successively released mouth cannons through the media, both claiming to be the developers of PHS technology and that the other party infringed on their patents, the PHS technology, which was almost ignored, suddenly became lively.

"Mr. Hou, your fellow Hanxi countryman, is this preparing to enter the communication industry and bet on PHS technology?!"

Inside a building in the Pengji Industrial Zone, Liantang, Pengcheng, this is ZTE's headquarters. Yin Yimin, who is in charge of ZTE's technology department, looked at the news that was making a loud noise on the newspaper and couldn't help but ask ZTE's founder, Hou Weigai.

(End of chapter)