Volume 15, Chapter 16 The Iridium Project
The next morning, the study. Pen % fun % pavilion www.biquge.info//. qb5/
There were no more than three people present, Zhao Daxi Yang Su and Yuko who had just arrived from Bangladesh, were fiddling with a global communication control test soft tenon on the computer, and got in touch with the escort convoy of the Flamingo company through the satellite control center in Bangladesh, the convoy had just left the South African border along the west coast and entered the uninhabited grassland area of Namibia, which is also an absolute communication blind spot in theory.
Watching Yuko Tanaka in front of the computer, holding the phone in one hand to contact the base, and typing on the keyboard to debug the software with the other. Yang Su, who missed the work time, was surprised: "Has technology advanced to this extent now, can you really get a phone in a no-man's land in Namibia?" ”
Yuko, who was busy, made a gesture at will, so that Zhao Daxi was also aroused, and her eyes unconsciously fell on the slender jade hand she was typing on the keyboard. Under the suspicious gaze of Zhao Yang and the others, the phone was really connected, and when Kong Qingzhong's slightly vague greeting came from the phone, both of them were startled. Although the communication quality is a little worse, it is miraculous after all.
Kong Qingzhong just reported his safety on the phone, and he seemed to be in a good mood and casually made a joke, which also reassured Zhao Yang and the others.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Su still felt incredible: "Yuko, how did you do it*......" Yuzi suddenly became playful at this time, so she made a mystery: "This is a trade secret, I want to know how to buy me first*......"
Yang Su looked at her with disgust when he heard it, Zhao Daxi knew a little bit about this matter, Su Zhenyu had mentioned to him that Beishan Communications was about to invest 500 million US dollars to join the new physical star program of the American Iridium Company, and replaced the Modrola Company as the largest partner of the system, the entire plan is expected to be completed in the old year of the knife The construction cost is more than 3 billion US dollars, and the entire plan members include twelve large and small communication group companies around the world.
Yuzi joked with Yang Su for a while, and then he spoke: "We are now using the low-orbit mosaic launched by the Iridium company eleven years ago, and the old antique of the thirty-two processors has been running for more than ten years, but so far, these ultra-low orbit communication satellites can still maintain normal operation of all sixty-six satellites of the Iridium system, and they are still the most powerful space network on the planet so far." ”
Yang Sutong was even more surprised by these novel statements, and he was already so surprised that his eyes widened.
Zhao Daxi also didn't know much about the star mosaic system, and he was also surprised: "As far as I know, didn't Iridium go bankrupt eight years ago?" ”
Yuko is still smiling and explaining: "It's bankrupt, the reason is very simple, the design concept of the star plan is indeed too superb, with the technical conditions ten years ago, it is difficult to support such a large and complex space communication network, the main reason is because the software conditions ten years ago are too backward...... The mosaic did go bankrupt eight years ago, and the 66 low-orbit mosaic satellites and 12 spare satellites that it had launched were still unattended by the court at a price tag of $10 million each, and as far as I know, the desperate Iridium company had already uploaded a self-destruct program, do you know who saved the mosaic star*......"
The more Zhao Yang and the others listened, the more curious they felt, urging her to continue.
Yuko grinned again and looked very sweet: "The answer is that the outgoing US President at that time, Mr. Clinton, before leaving office, President Clinton instructed the US Department of Defense to use military spending to provide a five-year, 40 million US dollars per year sponsorship contract to Iridium, which is facing a desperate situation, to provide unlimited communication services to 20,000 employees of the US Department of Defense, and this money is enough to survive the star-studded salary*......"
Zhao and Yang have already heard the praise, and Yang Su is also sighing and sighing: "No wonder the current Americans still miss President Clinton, this is indeed a good president:"
Yuko also smiled and nodded: "In fact, President Clinton's face is really big, he even persuaded Boeing to provide daily maintenance services for these satellites free of charge, and persuaded Motorola to be responsible for developing a new ape phone Iridium finally made a profit last year after several years of struggle. ”
Zhao Daxi also couldn't help but whistle lightly when he heard it, and after listening to the whole story, he suddenly had a lot of respect for former US President Mr. Clinton.
Professionals like Yuko pointed to the sky playfully: "It turns out that President Clinton is still a very far-sighted and wise man, and the current technical conditions are enough to support Iridium to develop a new system and launch a batch of newly designed inlaid stars within five years, are you two ready, this planet is about to officially enter the space Internet era from the traditional terrestrial Internet era*......"
Zhao Daxi couldn't help but clap his hands lightly when he heard it, one for Yuko's ability to tell stories and the other for the foresight of former President Clinton, both of which are worth clapping. As one of the world's top 10 communication group companies, Beishan Communication is fortunate to become a partner of the Silver Star Project, but it is also at the forefront of the world.
A vivid story" Speaking of Yang Su, he also praised repeatedly: "This star mosaic system is really so powerful, it can make phone calls from any corner of the world?" ”
Yuko unconsciously straightened her thin waist and corrected her with a smile: "To be exact, you can get through the phone in any corner of the world without shelter, and the star system is also very flawed, if the phone can't be reached in the house, but this does not affect the huge commercial value of the system in the future, and the technical defects will always be made up......."
And Zhao Daxi was already very satisfied, and laughed: "Order a hundred Yixing phones for me, ha, I want the most expensive." ”
Yuko was said again by him and laughed: "Of course, hehe, when it comes to the problem of shelter, it is obvious that it is in the empty Namibian no man's land, and this is not a problem. ”
Even Yang Su laughed when she said it funny, and realized that this powerful communication system has infinite application prospects on the African continent. It is conceivable that in five, ten, or twenty years, once the system solves the most painful cost problem and compensates for a series of technical shortcomings, it will prevail, at least on the African continent, where communication is very difficult due to sparsely populated populations.
Sanha) People were chatting happily, Yang Su suddenly came back to his senses and shouted: "Oops, I'm late for work*......" Zhao Daxi laughed and sent her out, leaning on the car door before Yang Su sat in the car.
At this time, he also mentioned it meaningfully: "William is also in the convoy, and now he is in the same car as Lao Kong." ”
Yang Su subconsciously froze when he heard it: "What is he doing, it's just nonsense." ”
Zhao Daxi still quietly spread his hands and explained: "I can't help him if he insists on going, and I can't stop him." ”
Yang Su is certainly not a stupid person, naturally he can hear the deep meaning of his words, this is a great opportunity to get rid of the heir of the family, once the first heir of the family, Young Master William, dies in an accident, then the five major steel groups and countless industries under the Levante family will all belong to Yang Su, the duchess.
Yang Su was stunned for a while, and finally spoke decisively: "This kid is really getting bolder, it's time to take care of ......it, I'll clean him up when he comes back."
Zhao Daxi unconsciously grinned and took a few steps back, let her go to work, and her heart warmed up at the same time. Watching Yang Su's car drive away, I also think it is quite interesting in retrospect that the process of the transformation of this female devil is also very interesting.
She is two extremes of reading people like Tanaka Qin, Tanaka Qin read too many books when he was a child, and he slowly deteriorated when he grew up. Yang Su read too little when he was a child, and as he grew older, his social status improved, he knew more and more words, and he became more and more knowledgeable, and the two people who were completely opposite on the road of life formed an interesting contrast. Of course, Yang Su didn't need to lie in front of him, listening to her tone, she seemed to really regard William as half a son, and she still had a bit of a motherly attitude when she spoke.
Since Yang Su didn't want to get rid of William, Zhao Daxi suddenly felt relaxed and untied this knot.
I went back to the study and continued to talk to Yuko about the topic of the physical star project, and I still felt that this thing was very wonderful and powerful, sixty-six low-orbit satellites could cover every corner of the world, which made people feel that the Americans may not be the smartest scientists in the world, but they are definitely the most imaginative and creative designers, and people who lack imagination will never be able to design such a complex system.
Yuko also excitedly went back to the computer and explained to him the application prospects of the system: "One of our research groups, in collaboration with MIT labs and Iridium, is developing a new type of digital radiator that, once we solve the bandwidth problem and the sensor performance problem, we can theoretically monitor any corner of the world, any object, such as a pipeline, a power grid, a polar bear and a bicycle...... And people, of course. ”
The more Zhao Daxi listened, the more he felt that his scalp was numb, and he asked himself that he was a very knowledgeable person, but he still felt that this future system was too powerful. It was he who single-handedly founded Beishan Communications, and now Beishan Communication Group has finally entered the world's cutting-edge science and technology field, thinking about it is almost moving to cry, and it is really enough to know this sense of accomplishment when the dream comes true, which is really satisfying and proud.
I spent a morning in the study with Yuko before we had lunch together.
Yuko couldn't find Ji Lin left and right, and she was surprised: "What about Linlin, where did you go?" ”
Zhao Daxi couldn't resist her clear big eyes, and replied a little evasively: "She recently went to Europe to handle some liaison matters for me." ”
Yuko was eating delicious Chinese food, and her pretty face was slightly red, but a sentence suddenly popped up: "Heh, aren't you afraid that the canary in the cage will fly away?" ”
Zhao Daxi didn't expect her to suddenly speak amazingly, and she was embarrassed and coughed unconsciously.
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