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Preface
Nowadays, in life, the Beidou system independently developed and put into use by the mainland can be seen everywhere.
For example, at present, most of the domestic navigation software is a combination of Beidou system and GPS for positioning.
When we are driving with a navigation software, we will also hear the navigation voice broadcast the sound of using the Beidou lane.
And all this, in addition to the results of the efforts of scientific researchers day and night for many years, there is also the credit of BDStar.
BDStar Beidou-1 information service system project has successfully obtained the qualification of Beidou satellite navigation for civil use.
Under his promotion, the Beidou satellite system has gradually entered our lives.
But such a promising company was just a wrong decision, losing nearly a decade of profits and losing a lot of money......
Beidou system
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everything was in ruins, and the level of science and technology and national defense was very backward compared with Western countries.
Of course, this also includes satellite positioning systems.
At that time, there were only two satellite positioning systems in the world.
One is the GLONASS system of Russia (inherited from the former USSR), and the other is the GPS system of the United States.
Among them, the GPS system in the United States is the most widely used, and the satellite positioning system can be used free of charge in the mainland.
It sounds like a very good deal, and you can get access to high-end technology without having to pay for it.
But they didn't know that this was a huge hidden danger for the mainland.
GPS often fails, and control is in the hands of the United States.
In 1997, the lead was lit and we tasted the pain of being "controlled by others".
At that time, the mainland's "Yinhe" departed from Tianjin and passed through Singapore, Dubai and other places.
The cargo was finally unloaded at the port of Kuwait with a total of 38 crew members and a total of 628 containers.
The items in the box are some hardware and daily necessities.
It was just an ordinary merchant ship, but when it was in the Gulf of Oman in the Indian Ocean, it was stopped by the United States.
At that time, the international situation was tense, and the United States was taking large-scale sanctions against Iran.
I don't know where I got the information, but the United States said that there was contraband on our ship, which would not go to Iran at all.
The contraband was thiodiethylene glycol and thionyl chloride, raw materials for the manufacture of chemical weapons, and the destination was Iran.
With such groundless and groundless accusations, the mainland crew did not compromise, refused the US request to search for the ship, and did not return to China.
As a result, the United States resorted to coercive measures.
Warships and helicopters were directly arranged to make the inspection compulsory, and after the mainland refused, the GPS was turned off.
At one time, the mainland crew lost their direction in the endless sea and were trapped for more than 30 days.
In the end, for the sake of the safety of mainland citizens, the state can only compromise.
With the participation of a third party, under the supervision of the Americans, the ships were inspected.
As a result, there was no so-called contraband, and the United States also compensated for the corresponding losses.
But this kind of thing still makes the people feel very "nested", and at the same time, they are also aware of the importance of the positioning system.
If you want to prevent a recurrence of the tragedy, you can only solve the problem at the root, have your own satellite positioning system, and control your own destiny.
But this process is indeed a long road.
Not only the mainland, but also many Western countries understand the importance of having a satellite positioning system.
So in the nineties of the last century, they began to develop a satellite positioning system, which is now Galileo.
Continental did not have the technology at that time, so it invested 230 million euros to join the team in European countries.
I thought we could jointly develop a new satellite positioning system, but I didn't want to be kicked out of the team on the grounds that it was not an EU country.
At that time, the mainland was not strong, so it could only silently suffer this loss and come back to develop its own Beidou satellite system.
The hard work paid off, and the mainland's Beidou satellite system was developed rapidly, and soon went hand in hand with the Galileo system.
In the process, the mainland also competed with "Galileo" for the same frequency band.
Before its use, the frequency band belonged to the whole world, but eventually it was occupied because the mainland launched satellites earlier.
The former "dumb loss" can be regarded as giving "Galileo" a beautiful counterattack with his strength.
Today, the mainland's Beidou system has been successfully networked.
It is the third mature satellite navigation system after GLONASS and GPS.
At present, it has reached cooperation with 137 countries in the world.
Directly broke the 56-year monopoly of the United States.
Now in our lives, the Beidou satellite navigation system is everywhere.
And all this, in addition to the efforts of the scientific research team, there is also an important company support.
That is Beijing BDStar Navigation Technology Co., Ltd., also known as BDStar.
Hokuto-dori
The founder of BDStar is Zhou Ruxin, a member of the Communist Party of China and a graduate of Nankai University majoring in artificial intelligence.
In 2000, after being discharged from the army, Zhou Ruxin founded BDStar.
Because of his previous research experience in satellite navigation systems, Zhou Ruxin wanted to participate in the research and development of the Beidou system.
However, due to the change in identity, it was difficult for Zhou Ruxin to implement this decision.
After all, the importance and confidentiality of the Beidou navigation system determine that it is controlled by the state and is not open to private enterprises.
Moreover, Zhou Ruxin's company has just been established, and the funds are not sufficient, and it is not like many mature companies with rich experience.
But Zhou Ruxin was not defeated, he insisted on overcoming the problem.
Finally, it became the first enterprise authorized by the competent authority in mainland China to engage in the operation and service business of the Beidou system.
BDStar also responded smoothly and successfully won the BDStar No. 1 information service system project.
Since then, the Beidou navigation system has been promoted to private enterprises.
It can be said that the use rate of the Beidou navigation system in the private sector is inseparable from the efforts of BDStar.
For example, the application of the Beidou navigation system in fishing boats, national defense, and intelligent medical care is the result of the promotion of BDStar.
Nowadays, the Beidou navigation system has long been infiltrated into our lives through navigation software.
As the first authorized private enterprise of Beidou navigation system, the future situation is also very good.
However, BDStar suffered serious losses because of a wrong decision, and even burned all its profits for nearly ten years.
Now, BDStar's market capitalization is 7.5 billion.
This is not a "rich man" for a company that has been in the company for more than 20 years and has a Beidou navigation system.
This is because of the losses in 2020.
At that time, work on the Beidou navigation system was in full swing.
To this end, BDStar has carried out a number of "Beidou"-related projects and cooperated with various fields in order to cover all aspects.
In this process, BDStar spent a lot of money on the smooth development of the project, merging and absorbing a number of companies such as French Intech and Dongguan Yuntong.
At the same time, BDStar also has to invest nearly 200 million yuan in follow-up scientific research.
This led to the fact that in that year, BDStar lost about 500 million to 600 million, and according to the consumption information on the Internet, BDStar's income in the first ten years was only about 500 million.
In other words, one year loses all the hard work of the previous years.
Of course, doing business is a cyclical process, and although BDStar has spent a lot of money on investment, as long as it can make a return, the loss will also be remedied.
As for the Beidou navigation system, it will be more applied to our lives in the future.
It is hoped that BDStar will seize the opportunity in the new wave of Beidou navigation system in the next ten years to take back what has been lost.
There is no need to set up, when we use navigation software in our lives, we apply the Beidou navigation system.
There is no charge, there are more detailed instructions, and more intimate service.
While catching up with GPS, the Beidou navigation system has also surpassed it in some aspects.
It is hoped that the Beidou navigation system can continue to operate stably, and that our country's scientific research can reach a higher level, and that there will be no more "Yinhe" incidents.
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