"Digital sovereignty comes at a cost, but reliance on other countries is more expensive," Mertz said, "we will not allow components produced in China to enter the 6G network." Macron, on the other hand, stated that he does not want Europe to become a "vassal" of either the United States or China.

European politicians are really acting as if Christmas is coming, and then Santa Claus will bring a 6G network with his reindeer sleigh? Everything seems so fairy-tale-like, which is no different from that "love-powered" idea.

Let's look at the global 6G patent landscape:

China: 40.3% (first in the world)

United States: 35.2% (second)

Japan: 9.9% (third)

Europe: 8.9%

South Korea: 4.2%

An EU that doesn't even have 10% of the patents is claiming it doesn't want to become a "vassal" of the US or China. Mertz even boldly said, "We will not allow components produced in China to enter the 6G network." It should be noted that the combined 6G patents of China and the US account for 75.5%, so how can you bypass the patent barriers? Will you build 6G with love?

Let's also look at the quality advantage of the patents:

China's 6G patents not only lead in quantity, but also in quality:

90% are high-value invention patents, far exceeding the global average.

48% are core patents.

38% of the patents are standard essential patents, involving underlying communication technologies.

Additionally, we are also leading in key technology areas:

Terahertz communication: 45.1% patent share

Space-air-ground integrated: 48.6% patent share

Communication-sensing integration: 43.8% patent share

As the global leader in telecommunications equipment, Huawei continues to maintain its strong position in 6G patent layout, ranking first with 40.3% of China's 6G patent share.

Even if you don't want to use Chinese technology, just like with 5G, we have already fully applied it. The EU will have to consider how to avoid China and build 6G. In this era, when technology leads, a few years is a technological iteration. The more they act recklessly, the worse they will end up. Although we have lost some markets, we have gained technological leadership, which is very good.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1849678254994436/

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