The grandma who couldn't make the phone thanked Ye Zhou and his group in dialect. From the guide's mouth, Ye Zhou learned that she didn't understand the "no service" on the phone, and thought her son would not answer the phone, and thought she was abandoned.

For her, this was probably the most terrifying thing she encountered in her twilight age.

After making the phone call, Ye Zhou taught her how to listen to the prompt sound on the phone. Her mood immediately improved, and she even pulled the guide and insisted on keeping him for dinner. However, Ye Zhou's itinerary was not over yet, and everyone could only refuse.

After leaving the grandma's house, Ye Zhou and his group continued to go to other settlements. The maintenance maintenance supervisor had to do road tests at each settlement, so they happened to go with them. After seeing several typical left-behind elderly people in the house, Ye Zhou set off and returned, and the maintenance supervisor continued to go deeper to do his routine road test work.

After returning to the valley, Ye Lan, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally spoke.

"Brother, I know why Starlink is a waste now."

Ye Zhou looked at her and felt a little funny.

In fact, before setting off, Ye Lan argued with him about the practicality of Starlink.

From her point of view, although Starlink has various problems, its coverage advantage for remote areas is objective. We should not reject it, but should find ways to seize the initiative.

Ye Zhou did not agree with this view, but what he had told Ye Lan before were technical answers, such as insufficient effective channels, poor stability, the difficulty of infrastructure is no less than that of ground base stations, and the energy consumption of Starlink ground base stations is high and difficult to maintain, etc. If these reasons are presented in a data-based way, it is convincing, but if you say it with empty words and white teeth, others can't listen.

"Why are you saying it's a waste again? Come on, tell me?"

"The first is the cost issue. Brother, you said before that the cost of a satellite on Starlink is 2 million, but the channel width is only 40g. Now an ordinary 4g base station has 20g. And I just heard from that person that the construction cost of a small station is only 200,000 yuan."

"Although there is a certain gap in coverage, it is actually not a big problem to make up for the gap in scope through quantity."

Ye Zhou nodded and added:

"In fact, most base stations now have microwave solutions. In remote areas, the distance between the two base stations can be very far. If this technology continues to develop, it will further offset the coverage advantage of Starlink."

Ye Lan nodded and continued:

"And it's not just this, I think, this is mainly a difference in the route."

"Let me hear it specifically?"

"That's right, you see, Starlink's PPT is hyping that it is about solving the network coverage problem in remote areas, but in fact, what they solve is just network coverage."

"Maybe the residents there can use the Internet, but they don't have the extra bonus of infrastructure at all."

"There is no need for road construction, no need for patrol and maintenance, and no need for the exchange of personnel and materials. So what can we do if there is a network?"

"Can you buy something online? Can you still send it to me from a distance? You have to rely on the postman? Since you rely on the postman, why not do the ground infrastructure by the way?"

"The idea of ​​Starlink is completely different from our current idea. We really want to build a fully connected world, but Starlink... If this system is built, it will only create one information island after another."

Hearing Ye Lan's explanation, Ye Zhou nodded first, then shook his head.

"It makes sense to say this, but it is not completely correct. The Starlink system has natural benefits for ugly people because they do not have 'underground needs' like ours in essence."

"When we see a region without a network, we will further think that they have no water, electricity, and commodity circulation. So when we solve the problem of no network, we will consider how to solve all other problems with the highest efficiency synchronously."

"But they don't need it. On the one hand, their transportation network has a higher living standard than ours; on the other hand, to be honest, they don't care so much about the life and death of that small group of people."

"I can't eat? I'm hungry, who told you not to drive to buy it?"

"Under their system, treating the head with headaches and treating the feet with feet with headaches is the best solution, so Starlink will go so smoothly. But we can't do it. If we want to do it, we have to do it in one go. This is the essential difference between planning for a time and planning for a lifetime."

While speaking, the group had returned to the Turks River, which crossed the "tourist area" and "non-tourist area". They collided head-on with a State Grid maintenance staff. As expected, the State Grid had already used an exoskeleton as the previous maintenance staff said.

He was carrying a high storage box behind him. In the background of snow-capped mountains and rivers, it was really exactly the same as the scene in the death stranded.

The only difference is that he and the group he represents are not simply running for rewards and interests.

Ye Zhou took out his cell phone with emotion and took a photo of this scene. Ye Lan even ran up and took a photo with him. Looking at his back as he gradually walked away, Ye Lan said:

"Brother, the exoskeleton you made is quite useful."

Ye Zhou smiled and replied:

"What I made is useless----No, the exoskeleton is not my credit, only the battery part is related to me, don't exaggerate my contribution."

"I know, I know, you are all good comrades anyway!"

"You must also be a good comrade. Well, try to let the old man call you comrade!"

"Hmph, wait, there will be that day sooner or later."

After 6 hours of hiking, the group finally returned to the camp. The others had already prepared supper. Ye Lan ran to the old man and talked about what he had encountered today. When talking about topics such as all-terrain electric donkeys and exoskeletons, the old man couldn't help but wiped some tears in excitement.

He never thought that this problem could be solved in this way.

Not to mention him, Ye Zhou actually didn't expect it.

The impact of technological progress on this country is far more than what he can see in a high position.

At the very least, relying on the achievements of a series of industry developments such as communications, power, infrastructure, etc., some people have really made it possible to have a meal.

This is just the first step. After the subsequent cross-terrain vehicle is further developed, the difficulty of ground traffic and material transportation costs will be further reduced, and the so-called coverage advantage of Starlink will completely become a joke.

As for the equipment cost of the communication system?

Let Huaji give you a 50% discount first, but they often give you a 20% discount.

What is expensive is never equipment, but construction process, just like the lowest profit on domestic communication equipment is not equipment, but maintenance services.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon. Everyone in the camp set up a fire to cook noodles and were about to have a special afternoon tea to replenish their energy, but the guards on the outside suddenly brought someone over.

It was the supervisor who was in charge of communications coordination.

He was holding a big bag of things in his hand, looking a little uneasy, obviously scared by the camp. After seeing Ye Zhou, he spoke:

"Leader, I want to give you some things. If it is inconvenient, then forget it..."

"What?"

Ye Zhou walked up to ask curiously.

"That, the bacon given to the grandma, she said she couldn't eat it anymore. She gave it to you part of it, part of it to that brother, and some of it to me--I don't want it."

The guide on the side also stood up quickly. He took the bag from the insurer's hand and opened it. It was full of blackened bacon.

"This is all for us..."

Ye Zhou nodded slightly and said:

"It's someone's wish, just accept it. After the service point is built, please help arrange it and pay attention to her daily life."

The guide nodded quickly, and then Ye Zhou invited the insurer to eat noodles together. After refusing, the latter finally came over.

The washed bacon was cut into slices and threw it into the pot. The soup radiated a strange smoky fragrance. Ye Zhou picked up a piece of bacon from the bowl and threw it into his mouth, chewing it with great effort.

It's really hard, not something that the old man can bite.

But, it's really delicious.

His eyes crossed the camp tent and looked at the rolling mountains in the distance, then at the still blue sky, and finally stayed in a place in the void in the sky, and a problem suddenly appeared in his mind.
Chapter completed!