July in Beidu is almost the hottest period of the year.
The heat steaming from the road in front of the newly built National Internet Information Center even distorted the light.
At the entrance of the National Internet Information Center, a large group of people in suits and ties were holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Celebrate the founding of the agency that pretty much defines the internet in this country!
Zhang Xingyang, who was standing among the crowd, also looked at the lively scene with a happy face and kept clapping his hands to applaud.
Although Zhang Xingyang has little to do with the National Internet Information Center, the news to be announced next has a lot to do with him.
On the afternoon of the day when the National Internet Information Center was established, the first press conference of this newly established organization was held.
Because the National Internet Information Center is a newly established organization, it is not clear yet what content this organization is responsible for.
So there is not much interest in the press conference to be held at this information center.
But only those who really know the inside story can know how shocking the content of this press conference is to the world.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the time is up.
The press conference officially begins.
The person responsible for speaking was not a person from the National Internet Information Center, but a higher-level figure, Sun Hongtao, who was in charge of industrial development.
The media present who were not very clear about the content of this press conference immediately understood that today's press conference was definitely not simple after discovering that this big boss appeared.
There must be some very important news to be announced.
However, none of these media have any intention of informing others. This kind of news can definitely be obtained by oneself and will not be leaked to others.
When Sun Hongtao was sitting upright, he felt a sense of oppression, coupled with the seriousness on his face.
First of all, Sun Hongtao congratulated the establishment of the National Internet Information Center and elaborated on the country’s emphasis on future Internet development.
Then there is today’s big news, the establishment of a low-orbit satellite communication network.
After finishing a series of colorful congratulations on the establishment of the National Internet Information Center.
Sun Hongtao put down the speech he had written in advance by his secretary and placed his hands tightly on the table.
"In order to cater to the development wave of mobile communications and the rapid development of the Internet."
"It was decided to carry out mobile communication and Internet infrastructure construction work and build a completely independent low-orbit satellite communication network."
Sun Hongtao's words are very simple, but the amount of information is huge.
Among the people present, except for Zhang Xingyang and Chen Zhongyan, who have profound backgrounds in the aerospace industry, almost none of them particularly understood what a low-orbit satellite communication network was.
As for mobile communications and the Internet, everyone relatively understands them.
After all, I came to the National Internet Information Center specifically for interview work, so I still have some understanding of this basic information.
Of course, everyone’s understanding is relatively shallow.
For example, mobile communication means making calls on a mobile phone; the Internet is used for online communication or playing games.
However, not all people present were unaware of it in advance. Some official media had already obtained some information before the press conference.
At this time, it was also time for them to stand up and praise Sun Hongtao.
"Hello, I am a reporter from XX Daily."
When Sun Hongtao signaled everyone present to start asking questions, a little girl raised her right hand first, and Sun Hongtao directly called her name.
“Can you explain what you mean by a low-orbit satellite communications network?”
The little girl reporter asked in a clear voice.
"As the name suggests, the low-orbit satellite communication network is, first of all, a communication network that can provide mobile phone communications and Internet access services at the same time."
"Secondly, the construction foundation of this communication network is low-orbit satellites. Unlike our common mobile communication base stations built on the ground now, satellite communication networks build mobile communication base stations on satellites and are permanently stationed in space!"
As soon as Sun Hongtao said this, everyone present started talking. After all, the domestic aerospace industry and communications industry these days are not as developed as in later generations.
The plan mentioned by Sun Hongtao was almost radical beyond the imagination of everyone present.
"Do we have the ability to build such a huge space system now?"
"Did you take too big a step?"
"There is no such precedent in other countries. Can we do it?"
Among the people sitting in the audience, most people have such doubts in their hearts.
However, everyone did not speak out these contents directly, they just thought about it silently in their hearts.
At this time, Sun Hongtao ordered another young man with a short haircut.
"Hello, I am a reporter from XX Weekly."
"I would like to ask, how much money do you plan to invest in this project?"
This reporter's question was slightly more advanced than before, asking about the substantive content of the low-orbit satellite communication network.
"For the construction of low-orbit satellite communication networks, we plan to invest 10 billion in the first phase of the construction project!"
Sun Hongtao said such an astronomical figure calmly, as if he had invested a hundred yuan.
Everyone present was talking more at this time. Almost everyone had never heard of such a large amount before.
"Hello, I am a reporter from XX TV station."
A third reporter was called on to ask questions.
"May I ask when the first phase of the construction project will start and what are the construction goals?"
Compared with the previous two reporters, this reporter was a little more careful and asked one more question.
But Sun Hongtao doesn't care very much, because these contents must be made public.
"The first phase of the construction project will start within next year. The goal of the first phase of the construction project is to build a small-scale experimental satellite communication network."
"After the first phase of the construction project is completed, there will be 40 satellites in space serving this communication network."
The number of satellites is not very large, so everyone is not very surprised.
"Hello, what happens after the first phase of the construction project is completed? Will there be a second and third phase?" The fourth reporter began to speak.
"There will be, both in the second and third phases. Our ultimate goal is to launch 4,000 low-orbit communication satellites into space. They will be used to build a satellite communication network covering the entire country."
"After the completion of the satellite communication network covering the whole country, as long as it is within the country, whether it is snow-capped mountains or uninhabited deserts, we can use the satellite communication network to make calls!"
After Sun Hongtao fully launched the country's huge plan for this satellite communication network, the whole audience was in an uproar!
This plan seems so huge that one cannot help but doubt its authenticity. Is this a smoke bomb released by the state? !
(End of chapter)
