Of course, it is the company that developed the Beidou satellite system, and the mainland has realized the satellite localization system through independent research and development of the Beidou satellite, breaking the monopoly of the United States for 56 years, and serving more than 100 countries and regions in the world, but because of a mistake, it is still difficult to achieve profitability.
There are four independent satellite systems in the world, and the mainland has been able to catch up and occupy a place in more than 10 years, which is also a new miracle in China's satellite science and technology. The Beidou satellite system has a group of 58 satellites, which can really get rid of the dependence on Western science and technology, and will not be limited by the bottleneck, etc., it can be said that scientific and technological freedom has also brought military encryption and information security.
The Beidou satellite system can also provide navigation and positioning services for many countries in the world, and has also been well received by a wide range of users.
However, BDStar, which built the Beidou satellite system, suffered a serious loss because of a mistake, with a loss of up to 650 million, what happened?
Many netizens still have the impression that when the US GPS system was provided to the mainland and said that it would be free, many netizens said that the United States must not have any good intentions, and sure enough, the United States suddenly turned off the satellite signal when it was conducting military exercises on the mainland, causing the fighter plane to lose navigation and almost cause an accident. The United States turned off the navigation signal for the Yinhe in the sea of China, causing the oil tanker to drift at sea for more than 10 days before finally finding a way to return home.
Behind the West's provision of technology, it is trying to find a way to obtain more intelligence and whether it can have an impact on the mainland's military security, or whether it can somehow achieve control. If the mainland wants to achieve military security and keep communications secret, it needs to have its own satellite system. Otherwise, there is no need to participate in information warfare and competition, and there is no way to compete at all.
The US GPS has not only stumbled China but also tested the shutdown of signals for many countries, and the purpose is obvious, that is, to test the range of influence that US satellites can influence through this means.
In the Gulf War, the United States turned off Iraq's satellite signals, which made it impossible to locate and navigate the other side's missiles, and ultimately suffered a crushing defeat. When the United States discovered that the control of satellites could affect the countries that used its satellite systems, it naturally got carried away, because there were very few countries in the world that could independently build satellite systems, and only the United States and Russia had this strength at that time.
The reason why the United States is eyeing China and Russia is also because these two countries are the world's largest countries with independent satellite systems, and other countries can control the satellite systems of the United States and the European Union, and the United States feels that they are all in control.
China's Beidou satellite system can not only provide navigation and positioning for China, but also be applied to the military field, provide precise guidance for missiles, and realize the escort of various industries such as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, and can also play a very key role in meteorological reconnaissance and prevention for disaster prevention and mitigation.
So since BDStar has the same advanced technology as the world's developed satellite systems, why did it make mistakes?
In 17 years from R&D to the construction of the network, the Beidou satellite finally achieved the ability of stable operation and officially entered the queue of satellite navigation.
In satellite navigation and other services, there is also an auxiliary function, that is, the satellite phone function, through the signal of the satellite phone, it can provide logistics support and rescue services for geological survey team members and field exploration and other professional teams, so that the area where the mobile phone has lost signal can continue to contact the outside world through the satellite phone.
This function has been tested by some field operators, and it is indeed safe, so the Beidou satellite phone has also become one of the important equipment for these special groups.
BDStar saw business opportunities and thought that there would be room for extensive expansion of this satellite phone business, so it increased investment and acquired a number of companies to expand satellite communication technology and business, and strive to use the selling point of satellite phone without blind spots to achieve more people to accept satellite phone services.
Therefore, it has invested heavily in the acquisition of several companies, continued to develop its business, and has also continuously increased its technology research and development. This decision-making mistake led to a loss in BDStar, and even as much as 650 million yuan of funds were invested in the project, which was difficult to turn around.
This system is very valuable, and the satellite phone is also very reliable, but BDStar just miscalculates the base of the population used, and there are not so many people who deliberately purchase satellite phones for use in order to have no blind spots, even if people go to travel, they do not need satellite phones, and only a few special professionals will consider purchasing.
And this kind of equipment is not a fast-moving consumer goods, and it can be used for several years when you buy it once, so this business of BDStar is overly optimistically estimated, and the business volume is very little after the actual development, which is in stark contrast, and the loss of 650 million is formed in this way, which also makes BDStar once fall into a tight financial situation.
Fortunately, the Beidou satellite is a reliable high-quality satellite system, more than 100 countries around the world, all use the Beidou satellite system, rave reviews, and now the operation of the Beidou satellite system can generate more than 430 billion yuan of revenue every year, and there is still a distance from turning losses into profits.