kvmb Chapter 247 Technological Advantage
Chapter 247 Technological Advantage
The question of UNESCO's elderly remains unanswered, but another test has already begun.
The Singapore Quantum Summit was the final, but prior to that, 402 had already faced off against global competitors in seven different tracks. These tests weren't requested by 402; they were conducted voluntarily by various independent organizations. If a technology simply claims to be leading, no one cares. But if the conclusions are drawn from repeated testing by authoritative third-party institutions, then it's not just hype, it's fact.
Han Lu stacked seven comparative test reports on the table, their thickness exceeding twenty centimeters. Each report's cover bore the official seal of a different international organization. Some were from laboratories, some from academic societies, and some from specialized committees under the United Nations.
The first report comes from an international brain science research organization. They conducted double-blind tests in twelve independent laboratories worldwide, evaluating the accuracy of neural signal decoding. Interstellar Neuro's third-generation 3200-channel solution achieved 97.8% accuracy. Neuralink's latest solution achieved 88.5%. These are not comparable figures. 97.8% means a bit error rate of 2.2%, a figure that, in the field of brain-computer interfaces, could expedite approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The second report comes from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). A global satellite internet test report shows that SkyDome's average latency is 19 milliseconds, while Starlink's is 41 milliseconds. SkyDome's coverage is 99.9%, while Starlink's is 92.2%. Nineteen versus forty-one—a difference of more than double. The 99.9% coverage means that the probability of a SkyDome signal dead zone in any corner of the Earth is 0.01%. This 0.01% dead zone rate is approaching the reliability level of terrestrial fiber optic networks.
The third report comes from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). In 1,000 standard scenario tests, vehicles equipped with the 402 cloud-based dispatch system achieved a 99.7% accuracy rate in complex scenarios. Vehicles equipped with Tesla's self-developed system achieved 95.3%. The error rate of 0.3% is more than 15 times higher than the 0.47% error rate.
The fourth report comes from the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its global assessment of space solar energy, the 402 proposal has a cost of 0.5 yuan per kilowatt-hour. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) proposal has a cost of 0.97 yuan per kilowatt-hour. The European Space Agency (ESA) proposal has a cost of 1.3 yuan per kilowatt-hour. 0.5 yuan versus 1.3 yuan. When your cost is less than half that of the other party, even the most advanced technology is meaningless. The IEA report concludes with the statement: Space photovoltaics is the clean energy technology with the greatest potential for cost reduction over the next thirty years, and currently, the only company on the path to large-scale commercialization is 402.
The fifth report comes from the Global Encryption Standards Organization. In its assessment of quantum attack resistance, the 402 quantum encryption scheme is currently the only scheme globally to have passed all attack vector tests. Only. Not the first, but the only one. There isn't even a second scheme that has passed some tests. The Global Encryption Standards Organization tested all encryption schemes on the market that claimed to be resistant to quantum attacks, against all twelve attack vectors; only the 402 scheme failed.
The sixth report comes from McKinsey. In the global smart city rankings, Hangzhou jumped from seventeenth place last year to first place, surpassing Singapore and Dubai. A city that was seventeenth last year has now risen to first place. McKinsey specifically noted in its report that Hangzhou's leap is the largest single-year change since the smart city rankings were first established.
The seventh document was a summary report from within 402. Han Lu combined the conclusions of the seven reports into a table and then stared at it for a long time.
She discovered a pattern.
Behind the overwhelming data in these seven reports lies a common reason: it's not a lead in a single aspect, but a lead across the entire value chain. The dominance in quantum computing stems from self-developed technology across the entire process, from chip design and error correction algorithms to system architecture. The dominance in brain-computer interfaces is due to the seamless integration of electrode materials, signal decoding, and clinical applications. The dominance in satellite communications is because everything from rocket launches to satellite design and ground terminals is manufactured in-house. The dominance in autonomous driving is due to a complete closed-loop system encompassing communication, computing, and scheduling. The dominance in space photovoltaics is due to complete control over everything from photovoltaic materials to space assembly and ground reception. And the unparalleled dominance in quantum encryption is because the underlying physical principles are the original creation of 402.
The result of developing everything in-house can be summed up in one sentence: competitors can catch up at most in a certain link, but they can never catch up in the entire chain.
The global media reached a consensus very quickly.
The New York Times used an analogy: competing against 402 is like competing against an athlete who competes in the 100 meters, marathon, high jump, shot put, swimming, triathlon, and gymnastics, and who has won gold medals in every single event.
The Economist's analysis is more precise: 402's real advantage isn't a technological gap. Once a technological gap is established, by the time competitors try to catch up in one area, 402 has already created new technological gaps in six other areas. You can catch up with one car, but not a whole convoy. Even more frightening is that these seven tracks are accelerating each other. Quantum computing accelerates the scheduling optimization of autonomous driving, satellite communication accelerates the real-time response of smart cities, and neural signal data from brain-computer interfaces trains AI models for quantum error correction algorithms. Every advancement in these seven tracks drives progress in the other six.
Seven days after the Singapore Quantum Summit concluded, three internal decisions were almost simultaneously revealed to the media.
Microsoft announced an indefinite suspension of further development of Frontier One. Google secretly disbanded its core team at its quantum artificial intelligence lab, with 27 key researchers being reassigned to other departments or leaving the company within a month. IBM completely shut down its quantum hardware division, sealing off its remaining 200-plus experimental devices.
None of the three companies mentioned 402 in their official statements. Microsoft's statement only said "based on strategic adjustments," Google said "optimizing resource allocation," and IBM said "focusing on core businesses." All three statements convey the same meaning.
But they don't need to be mentioned.
Han Lu sent screenshots of the three news articles to Zuo Cheng. Zuo Cheng replied with a message after reading them.
"The competitors have left the market, and the market is now vacant."
Han Lu looked at the message, then at the seven reports stacked twenty centimeters thick on the table. The overwhelming victory in all seven tracks was no accident. While Tianyan-2 was dominating the Singapore competition, the reports for the other six tracks had been sitting in the drawer for at least two weeks. Zuo Cheng waited until the Quantum Summit was over before letting her take out all the reports. Because the final blow had to be delivered at its loudest moment.