On January 7, 2009, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued three third-generation mobile communication (3G) licenses to China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom (600050, stock forum), marking the official entry of our country into the 3G era. Among them, China Mobile received the TD-SCDMA license, China Unicom received the WCDMA license, and China Telecom received the CDMA2000 license. TD-SCDMA is a 3G standard with independent intellectual property rights in our country. As China welcomed the 3G era, in the survey "Would you consider using 3G services?" on the sina platform, a total of 140,193 people participated, and 65.27% said they definitely would. Consumers were full of anticipation for 3G. But what can 3G do? Its main function is wireless high-speed internet access, namely mobile internet. Therefore, the terminal device that complements it is the key for users to fully enjoy 3G.
Currently, the mobile internet we know generally uses laptops, MID, or phone-like devices to connect to the internet through GPRS, CDMA1X, WIFI, 3G, Wimax, etc. Due to the need for mobility, many laptop manufacturers have developed a new generation of netbooks and UMPCs. However, the problems with netbooks and UMPCs are insufficient personalization, still relatively large size, low performance, and the need for a laptop bag to carry them. This is also an important reason why laptops cannot become the core device for mobile internet.
Phone-like devices, including smartphones and other mobile devices primarily functioning as phones, mainly rely on WIFI or 3G to connect to the internet. The screen of most phones is no larger than 3 inches. Such a narrow width can only be used to browse specially adapted websites like 3G portals to ensure browsing comfort. However, when browsing regular web pages, there will be issues with style and format incompatibility. Although the internet speed of future mobile terminals will get faster, due to the limitations of the screen and the mobile phone system itself, phone-like devices do not have a competitive advantage in accessing the standard internet. After all, the massive amount of internet information currently spreads first through the standard internet, and special websites need to adapt their formats themselves to be browsable on phones.
As hardware equipment for mobile internet, after Intel and aigo and other manufacturers announced their MID product plans, MID was given great hope by the industry.
MID is Intel's designated mobile internet device. With the advent of Patriot MID products, people seem to already see the future of mobile internet. The aigo MID uses Intel's Menlow platform, equipped with a 4.8-inch high-resolution (800*480) touch screen, measuring only 152*80*22mm in size, and weighing less than 320 grams. The goal of Patriot MID is simple: reduce power consumption. Compared to Centrino, power consumption is reduced by 10 times, allowing it to enter the category of ultra-small, ultra-portable devices. The Patriot MID also provides a completely new operational feel akin to home appliances, adopting Linux as its operating system. The advantages of this approach are twofold: reducing costs and further achieving an operation feel similar to PSP. As a member of the Linux family, Sinoredflag has launched a specialized operating system for MIDs - Midinux. From practical use effects, not only has the boot time been shortened, but stability and operational convenience are also guaranteed. The development of MID products will become a crucial part of the new mobile internet industry.
In summary, MID is currently the most suitable device for 3G, wifi, and other mobile internet applications. Although there are some objective issues at present, with the joint efforts of companies like Intel and Patriot, MID will surely become the new favorite of mobile broadband internet.