Finally, competition looks back on the "5G Home Router" that appeared in 2021: Mobile data communication techniques knowing in 5 minutes (page 1/3)

　In a sense, 2021 was a year when the home router corresponding to 5G communication was enriched so that it could be said to be the first year of the 5G home router.NTT DOCOMO, who had been distance from the home router market so far, was fully launched and launched "HOME 5G", and au (KDDI and Okinawa Cellular Phone) and SoftBank were also in the market one after another.I put it in.

　Soon the end of January 2022 will end, but this "Mobile Data Communication Utilization in 5 minutes" will look back on the 2021 home router and talk about what you want to expect in 2022.

Anyway, DOCOMO's "HOME 5G" which had a strong impact

　HOME 5G, which was offered in August 2021, not only impressed DOCOMO finally entering the home router ... ", but also had various impacts in terms of provision.

　First of all, because it is a home router, there is no limit on the monthly data communication capacity.However, this is the same for the 5G Giga Premier for general 5G terminals (smartphones, tablets and mobile routers), so this is not the case.

　So one of the strong impacts was that the use of the installation address (location) that was reported was prohibited.This is the first restriction set up in DOCOMO's personal mobile communication service, and if you want to use it in another place, you need to change the installation address in advance with My docomo (Web).Since the number of changes is "up to once a month", it is virtually impossible to carry and use it.

　Unlike a fixed broadband Internet service that draws physical communication cables such as optical fiber, mobile communication has the advantage of "moving and using".Originally, you should be able to put it anywhere without worrying about the length of the cable, etc., and enjoy the benefits of being able to carry it when you return home or on a business trip.

　HOME 5G has actively abandoned its benefits.

　The reason for "not moving" leads to another impact.In HOME 5G, the monthly discount "Monthly Support" by purchasing a terminal has revived.In the case of "HOME 5G HR01", which is a HOME 5G dedicated terminal, a discount of 1100 yen (tax included) x 36 times is set, and the selling price at the DoCoMo Online Shop will be "real 0 yen" (terminal sales price.Can be offset with 36 discounts).Furthermore, some dealers make additional discounts separately from monthly support.

　Originally, in the current Telecommunications Business Law, MVNOs that meet major telecommunications operators and certain conditions, the profit (discounts, cashback, etc.) that can be provided when purchasing a terminal with a line contract with a lineage is limited to 20,000 yen (excluding tax).I am.In this case, discounts on the condition of "continuous use of the line" are prohibited, so discounts on monthly charges cannot be made.

　However, Home 5G is "avoided" the regulations of the current law by making it only available (= cannot be moved) only in specific places.

　Not to mention docomo, which was a distance from the home router market, entered, but it was really shocking as a writer that it was possible to provide more than 20,000 yen (excluding tax) by not being able to move. was.

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