Shanghai: the satellite Internet covering the world will be built in stages

The General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government released the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Shanghai's Digital Economy". The plan proposes that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shanghai will upgrade new digital infrastructure, strengthen the deployment of new network infrastructure, technology research and development, and application innovation, and create a future-oriented network ecosystem.

In terms of improving digital infrastructure, the plan mentions that Shanghai will build a satellite Internet that integrates space and space, aiming at medium and low orbit routes, improving the industrial chain of satellite manufacturing, a satellite launch, satellite operation and service, and exploring a new model of space-ground integrated commercial operation. Explore global Internet seamless link services, and strengthen applications in marine operations and scientific research broadband, aviation broadband, and disaster emergency communications.

In addition, the plan also mentioned that Shanghai will carry out a new network infrastructure energy level upgrading project, and advance the layout of high-speed ubiquitous, integrated heaven and earth, integrated interconnection, and safe and efficient network infrastructure. Start the initial networking of the multimedia low-orbit satellite system, and build a satellite Internet with global coverage, advanced technology, and efficient operation in stages.

The satellite Internet consists of satellite manufacturing, a satellite launch, ground systems, user terminals, downstream applications, and operation services. The inner land, ocean, sky, and other earth's surface are completely and three-dimensionally covered. The satellite Internet is not affected by the ground environment and can provide better support for Internet of Everything applications such as the Internet of Vehicles and the Internet of Things, and the network will not be interrupted by various disasters.

In recent years, the world's aerospace science and technology powers have announced or implemented their own low-orbit satellite Internet constellation plans. For example, the US "Starlink" plan has launched more than 2,000 satellites and plans to open global broadband services. In addition, Amazon announced that it will cooperate with three rocket companies to launch the "Kuiper" project, which also provides global broadband Internet access services through satellites. It is expected that the project will deploy more than 3,200 satellites in low-Earth orbit. In addition to the United States, the British government has led the "One Web" plan, and the Russian government is also preparing to launch the "Sphere" plan consisting of more than 600 satellites.

It is worth mentioning that the "Hongyun Project" launched by China Aerospace Science and Industry Co., Ltd. plans to achieve global networking by launching 156 satellites. Aerospace Science and Technology has also launched the "Hongyan Constellation" plan, which is also committed to achieving global Internet access. In April 2021, the China Satellite Network Group was formally established. The group will integrate various constellation plans and coordinate domestic satellite Internet construction and industrial development.