Since the price of 3G network equipment remained high before 2007, and the number of users grew slowly due to high charges and insufficient willingness to use it, there was no need for O2 Telecom to rush to lay out the 3G network.
Now O2 Telecom's main funds will be used to upgrade the broadband network and expand the 2G network, and to occupy the market through the relatively cheap 2G network.
After 2006, on the eve of the launch of smartphones, it was the most appropriate time to start developing and laying 3G networks, both in terms of the price of 3G network-related facilities and user acceptance.
You should know that even the first generation iPhone launched in 2007 only supported 2G networks. It was not until the iPhone 3G launched the following year that it began to support 3G networks.
Of course, fortunately, although a cooperation agreement had been signed with Huawei before, Huawei's network construction in France at this time had only begun to promote 2G networks and broadband networks.
And in the communication with Huawei, the other party was also willing to cooperate with the adjustment - after all, although the deployment of a large part of 3G mobile network equipment will be reduced, at the same time, O2 Telecom will ensure that the total amount of the contract will not be reduced, increase investment in broadband networks, and expand the scope of 2G network deployment.
You have to know that at this time, Huawei's business in broadband equipment is stronger. The business they sought from BT before was related to broadband network equipment. These changes can better reflect Huawei's advantages at this time.
But no matter what, this incident has left O2 Telecom with a good impression of Huawei. After all, in this kind of situation, no matter which company in Europe or the United States it is, once the contract is signed, they will have to stick to the contract and will definitely not give you room for adjustment. This can be regarded as a huge concession by Huawei to O2 Telecom.
For this reason, Baron also made a special call to Huawei's boss Ren to express his gratitude.
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"Dear, Victoria told me something yesterday..."
The Victoria that Bonnie mentioned is naturally Beckham's wife. The two of them have been very close recently. In the second season of "Werewolves of Miller's Hollow" produced by Summit Studio, Victoria was specially invited as a guest and participated in the recording of two episodes.
Seeing Barron's questioning eyes, Bonnie hugged his arms, making him fall into tenderness, and said:
"She wants to start a fashion brand, that is, clothes, sunglasses, perfumes, etc., and asked me if I want to do it together..."
Smelling the faint fragrance of Bonnie, Barron kissed her on the forehead:
"What do you think?"
"I don't think I'm sure about fashion and personal branding, but Victoria seems very interested. You know, she tried to persuade me, but I'm still a little hesitant."
Although she came from a girl group, Victoria's popularity has expanded to a global level thanks to her marriage to Beckham.
But in North America and Europe, as one of the most famous female hosts, Bonnie is no less famous than Victoria.
And because of her relationship with Barron, Bonnie's image among the upper class is better than Victoria's.
This is probably why Victoria wants to bring her together to create a fashion brand.
But when it comes to Victoria's personal brand, Barron couldn't help but frown slightly.
Because he knew that in her previous life, Victoria was not successful in business. Although her personal brand had always been a hot topic, it was later revealed that it had been in the red.
She has always relied on Beckham to make up for the losses of her personal brand. At the beginning, the loss was only a few million pounds a year. With Beckham's income, he could easily make up for these losses and support his wife's career.
But later, the annual losses continued to increase, even exceeding 15 million pounds at one point, which made Beckham overwhelmed. In the end, he decided not to inject funds into her brand and to find investors by herself...
It can be said that in this regard, Victoria is far inferior to Paris Hilton, who is able to successfully manage the value of her personal brand. Even Ivanta, who is not very successful in this regard, is far inferior to Victoria.
Therefore, Barron still felt that it was pointless for Bonnie to invite Victoria to create a fashion brand together.
Just like what Bonnie said:
"I think it's better to focus on professional things. My current interest is still in the production of programs..."
It seems that my girlfriend is still very calm and thoughtful in this regard.
But then Bonnie brought up another idea, that is, she now has some savings - including royalties from the novel "Downton Abbey" and bonuses from the programs she participated in producing.
After purchasing the previous apartment on Oxford Street, she still has nearly 5 million pounds.
Therefore, she also had the idea of starting a business, but not in the fashion brand aspect as Victoria said, but she wanted to make a difference in program production and marketing promotion.
"Baby, you have to think about it carefully. If you continue like this, you will get the options of SEM Group..."
Currently, Bonnie is the head of Summit Studio of Summit Media under SEM Group. SEM Group will definitely be listed in the future. Before that, management like Bonnie will also receive corresponding option rewards.
Of course, the prerequisite for obtaining these option rewards is that there must be a certain number of years of work in the group.
If she leaves SEM Group now to start her own business, as one of the founding members of Summit Media, Bonnie will definitely not be able to get her original option bonus.
Then the cost of her starting a business would be a bit high. After all, the development of SEM Group is now on the right track.
"I still want to give it a try while I'm still young..."
There was something she didn't say to Barron, but Barron could think of it to some extent.
That is, after Bonnie and Barron's relationship was made public, and since Bonnie was in charge of Summit Studio, many people would think that her career was completely dependent on Barron.
Well, although this is true to a certain extent, Bonnie is a strong-willed woman - otherwise she would not have given up her career at Sky TV and started a business with Barron.
Especially after the quarrel between Bonnie and Barron because of her cousin Chrissy, she realized that she had become dependent on the other party without realizing it.
In a relationship between two people, if one party is more dependent on the other, then even if there are deep feelings between them, they will gradually become weaker.
Therefore, when Bonnie decided to start a business again this time, it was not an impulse decision, but a choice made after much consideration.
"Do you have any good ideas now, dear?"
Since Bonnie has made this choice, Barron will definitely support her. On the other hand, this will also bind their respective interests.
"I was attending a cocktail party before, and heard the head of an independent production company say that they currently have a very good idea, but the company lacks funds and corresponding connections..."
With Bonnie's introduction, Barron learned the whole story.
It turned out that a production company was planning a variety show, but in the end they found that in order to achieve the effect they wanted, the scale of investment required was far beyond what they could afford.
And they need to invite some heavyweight guests, which is beyond their capabilities.
However, they really did not want to give up this idea, so they began to seek cooperation with other more powerful companies.
As the head of Summit Studio, Bonnie also came into their sight.
After all, since last year, two phenomenal variety shows, "The Traitors" and "Love Island", plus "The Werewolf of Miller's Hollow", have also had good ratings.
These achievements also established Summit Studio's position in the industry.
In addition, it is backed by the SEM Group and owns the Freeview platform, making it their first choice for cooperation.
In addition, according to the other party, they have also contacted major TV stations including the BBC and ITV, but these two have not responded yet.