Back To 1995

   Chapter 624

   After drawing a big pie for Ertian, Song Yang asked about the status of the next generation of Alcatel's P2 mobile phones. The P1 mobile phone can be regarded as a place for Alcatel mobile phones to gain a foothold.

   But whether it can stabilize its current status, or even go further, and become a giant mobile phone brand at the same level as Nokia, Motorola, and Ericsson, depends on the sales of P2.

  Erthien dared to invite Song Yang over today. Naturally, he was well prepared. "The design of P2 has been completed, and now the prototype development has begun!"

   Song Yang's eyes lit up when he heard this. Compared with the P1, the development speed of the P2 mobile phone is not a single star.

   But think about it, when Alcatel P1, except for the hundreds of engineers who took over the previous Alcatel mobile phone and some sales channels, the rest had nothing.

  Alcatel P1 mobile phone, is a joint Bell Labs, and found a lot of parts suppliers, Saipan system, PA semiconductor are acquired back, finally tossed out the P1 mobile phone.

When it comes to the second generation of mobile phones, it is completely different. The laboratory and R&D personnel are ready-made. The Saipan system only needs to upgrade the system. The mobile phone chip developed by PA Semiconductor is more powerful. Compared with P1, P2 has more functions. It is a functional change, the chip is more powerful, and the appearance design is changed, and the research and development speed is naturally different.

  Song Yang and Ertien came to an experimental building. This is the core of the entire Alcatel mobile phone. The design drawings and prototype development of the P2 mobile phone are all carried out here.

   In front of the experimental building, security guards from Blackwater are stationed all year round. After passing through multiple security gates, Song Yang entered it, and the two went directly to the top floor.

After changing into a dust-proof suit, Song Yang entered the laboratory. He saw many R&D personnel, all busy with gongs and drums. He didn't have time to look up to see who entered the laboratory. , at most nodding, and then began to get busy again, but the director of the laboratory came over.

The R&D personnel of this laboratory are one of the highest-ranking personnel in the entire Alcatel mobile phone. Their salary is much higher than that of the general department director, and they can get the stock options of Alcatel mobile phone. , dividends, bonuses, etc.

   Of course, these treatments are absolutely worth it. P1 comes from them. They are almost the engine of Alcatel mobile phones.

   "This is the P2 mobile phone. Now some functions are still under development, and some performances cannot meet the requirements. The Saipan system is developing suitable software. On the PA Semiconductor side, the PA200 chip has been tested..."

The director of the    laboratory took out a semi-finished machine. Although there is still some gap with the finished product, it is only a semi-engineering machine, but Song Yang can still see some prototypes.

   Like the P1 mobile phone, the P2 still continues the style of the candy bar phone. If nothing else, before entering the era of smart phones, the flagship phones released by Alcatel mobile phones every year will basically be in the style of the candy bar phone.

   Compared with the P1, the P2 is much larger, mainly on the screen. Even if it is not finished, Song Yang can clearly feel that the screen of the P2 mobile phone is a small circle.

"Many functions of the P2 mobile phone need color screen display, color pictures, MMS, e-books, picture downloads, etc., all need a color screen to be reflected. According to Song's request, the screen of each generation of flagship phones in the future will become larger and larger. !"

Eltien looked at Song Yang and said that other mobile phone manufacturers are still busy with bells and whistles, but Song Yang's requirements for Alcatel mobile phones are simple and clear. The higher it comes, the faster the Saipan system is, and the big screen is justice...

   As for the future trend of mobile phones, no one knows what it will become, but Alcatel mobile phones have their own style, which is better than following the styles of other brands.

   This style is to be continued forever. The definition of P2 mobile phone is a music phone, and P3 is to develop the world's first mobile phone that can take pictures. These have already been determined.

   "What about functionality?"

Song Yang picked up the semi-finished product and operated it a few times. Although it has not been developed yet, he can clearly feel that the operation "smoothness" of the P2 mobile phone is much stronger than that of the P1. has disappeared.

The clarity of the    color screen also exceeds that of the P1 that Song Yang is using now. Obviously, the US knife has no white flowers. The color screen used by the P2 is the acquired panel technology of Samsung and LG.

The color screen of Alcatel mobile phones has always been provided by Panda TV, and there is still some gap with the technology of Samsung, LG and HP. Both quality and screen resolution have improved a lot.

  Alcatel P2, equipped with a color screen, is the Panda TV side, the latest generation of mobile phone color screen that has been tinkered with, and the mass production of Panda TV is about to start!

"The P2 music function has been developed, the Saipan system has been adapted, and other functions such as MMS are currently being jointly developed with America Telecom. After PA Semiconductor stabilizes the performance of the PA200 processor chip, after mass production, The P2 phone will enter mass production!"

  PA Semiconductor wears a pair of pants with Alcatel mobile phones. Naturally, it has to work hard to increase the performance of the PA200 processor. The P1 mobile phone is equipped with a PA100 processor, or the high-priced Texas Instruments OEM production.

When it was the turn of the PA200 processor, PA Semiconductor was already a shotgun. It acquired ARM and acquired the semiconductor production lines of Samsung and LG. Now PA Semiconductor has been able to complete the entire industry chain from mobile phone chip architecture, design to production. The PA200 processor It is completely developed according to high-end mobile phone chips, at least it can crush most mobile phone processors on the market today.

  Erthien said, "If all goes well, the Alcatel P2 mobile phone will be able to start promotion at Christmas this year, hold a product launch early next year, and then start selling!"

  Song Yang clicked on the MP3 music function and experienced the music function. The sound quality is not very good, even a little bit slag, if you compare it with professional music players such as Sony Walkman and MD.

   But Song Yang wasn't disappointed, he didn't prepare a P2 phone, he could compete with the Sony Walkman on the music player, as long as the P2 phone had the gimmick of a music phone.

  Rome was not built in a day. When Sony Walkman first appeared, it was not the same. After so many years of upgrading, it has now become the representative of professional music players.

   Give the mobile phone player a few years, and in the future, on the music player, it will definitely be able to crush things like the Walkman.

After experiencing it for a while, Song Yang nodded, turned his head to look at Ertien, "If the P2 mobile phone can be released on time, and the sales volume reaches the same level as the P1 mobile phone, or even exceeds it, I can propose to the Alcatel board of directors, Build a new headquarters building and mobile phone park!"

  Erthien was shocked, Song Yang spoke, he and the executives of Alcatel Mobile naturally had a goal.

Building a new headquarters for Alcatel Mobile is also one of Ertien’s career achievements. In the future news related to Alcatel Mobile, when a new headquarters building appears, some people will remember that it was him, it was him. When Ertian was the president, he led the Alcatel mobile phone to nirvana and brought all this to the Alcatel mobile phone!

   As a professional manager, who can refuse, in the memoir of career, come to such a paragraph?

   In addition to the Alcatel flagship phone P2, Song Yang also saw a flip phone under development. When it goes on sale next year, this will also be the world's first flip phone.

Every year in the future, Alcatel will launch a flagship phone, and then release several other mobile phones, such as flip cover, slide cover, full keyboard, etc. The functions are basically the same as the flagship phone, but there will be differences in the appearance design. It can't be said to be cutting leeks, it should be said to give users more choices...

Alcatel mobile phones are still very conscientious. Compared with Samsung and the like who rely on changing skins to cut leeks, they have more conscience. At least they have a new look. Unlike Samsung and Sony, they launch thirty or forty mobile phones a year. , is the donkey of the production team, and it is not as diligent as Samsung to launch new mobile phones.

Dozens of new models are produced in a year. Of course, it is impossible to rely solely on research and development. Basically, it depends on changing the skin and refurbishment. With a slight adjustment in function, and then changing the skin or refurbishing, you can circle a crop of leeks. At this time Even Samsung does not expect to surpass Nokia. It is a fortune to change the aprons, and the real win is based on quantity.

  Song Yang watched a lot of new research and development in the laboratory. In addition to mobile phones, Song Yang also saw the first-generation Panda LCD TV that was ready for mass production.

   This is a long-awaited one. As early as last year's Super Bowl, it was advertised for Panda TV, but due to process and panel problems, it has never been mass-produced.

   Now that these troubles have been resolved, the panda LCD TV will also start mass production. At the price of the panda LCD TV, it is estimated that there will not be too many buyers in the domestic market, and they will mainly be sold to America and Europe.

   "Panda TV will use the supply chain and distribution channels of Alcatel mobile phones. At Christmas this year, Panda TV will be officially released. The 32-inch LCD TV is expected to be priced at $2,599, and Panda TV will stock 20,000 LCD TVs."

The new Panda TV is jointly held by Song Yang and the previous Jinling Panda Company. The global brand rights of Panda TV are also in Song Yang’s hands. In other regions except the domestic market, the sales and brand of Panda TV are controlled by Song Yang. Yang's management here naturally has to use the sales channels of Alcatel mobile phones.

   (end of this chapter)