Deal to Use China's BDS Technology

[Daneshmand]

Deal to Use China's BDS Technology | Financial Tribune Daily


Under a memorandum of understanding between Iran’s Electronics Industries and Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, Beijing will transfer its BDS technology to Tehran.

China will establish BeiDou ground stations in Iran and IEI (Iran's national space agency) will found a center for space data collection.

Navigation satellite systems have many features and the possibility of using BeiDou BDS services under the management of IEI will be a good opportunity for the country, Mehr News Agency reported.

IEI is the largest electronic conglomerate in Iran and has contributed to the construction of Iran’s satellites such as its first domestically-made satellites Omid, Fajr and Toloo. The company is now in charge of developing Iran’s navigation satellite systems.

Until now, the US had prohibited Iran’s access to high-precision services, but with the transfer of Beidou BDS technology from China, Iran can now enjoy such services and further develop its navigation technology. The BeidDou BDS, contrary to GPS, covers all blind spots across the country.

IEI is planning to hold a seminar on introducing Beidou BDS features on 27 October. Those interested in participating in the event can visit the organization’s site at iranbeidou.ir to fill in the forms. Iran has been widening the use of satellite technology in recent years as a way to cover more remote regions in the country's south and east, which are often not covered by regular services.

The China deal follows discussions with Russia's GLONASS system in recent years to use their satellite technology for the purpose of emergencies and vehicle positioning.

 

[Daneshmand]

Here is the website for this new company set up to promote the Chinese system in Iran: ایران بیدو | بیدو برای افزایش کیفیت زندگی مردم ایران

 

[Shotgunner51]

The BeidDou BDS, contrary to GPS, covers all blind spots across the country.

Better coverage enables better & wider applications for app developers-users, good news for Iran!

 

[Daneshmand]

Better coverage enables better & wider applications for app developers-users, good news for Iran!

Indeed! Such technologies punch way above their weight in terms of investment made in them. They are force multipliers in economy as they increase productivity using the same resources. Thanks to China for investing in this technology so that the rest of the world getting the option to use.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Indeed! Such technologies punch way above their weight in terms of investment made in them. They are force multipliers in economy as they increase productivity using the same resources. Thanks to China for investing in this technology so that the rest of the world getting the option to use.

I also find in the news that now IEI is also involved, that makes Iran a stakeholder in the tech. As a co-investor, Iran may well apply it to all possible area from civilian economy, public services to national security.

Welcome on-board again!

 

[Daneshmand]

I also find in the news that now IEI is also involved, that makes Iran a stakeholder in the tech. As a co-investor, Iran may well apply it to all possible area from civilian economy, public services to national security.

Welcome on-board again!

All thanks to China. And one thing I like about COMPASS is its SMS capability which I think is really unique as the other three global systems of US, Russia and EU lack. Though I am not sure, if the SMS capability is going to be free or is it only for China itself.

But if SMS is also being offered for civilian use outside of China, then Beidou will become the standard the whole world over as NAV coupled with satellite SMS, will be a very powerful tool, providing the infrastructure to develop apps which will be an order of magnitude more useful economically over the currently available ones. Since for example GPS is a one way system, the recipient gets location data but can not communicate it without using a separate app on a separate system. With Beidou, the possibilities become endless as the communication and GPS are fused together.

With Beidou apps and terminals can be developed which act as GPS, Cospas-Sarsat and SMS node, all in one.

 

[Aramagedon]

That's just great for our missiles and other equipments!!!

We can use Russian glonass also.

 

[Shotgunner51]

All thanks to China. And one thing I like about COMPASS is its SMS capability which I think is really unique as the other three global systems of US, Russia and EU lack. Though I am not sure, if the SMS capability is going to be free or is it only for China itself.

But if SMS is also being offered for civilian use outside of China, then Beidou will become the standard the whole world over as NAV coupled with satellite SMS, will be a very powerful tool, providing the infrastructure to develop apps which will be an order of magnitude more useful economically over the currently available ones. Since for example GPS is a one system, the recipient gets location data but can not communicate it without using a separate app and system. With Beidou, the possibilities become endless.

With Beidou apps and terminals can be developed which act as GPS, Cospas-Sarsat and SMS node, all in one.

I am impressed by your knowledge of this tech, hats off bro! It does seem like this tech, with unique features, is gonna bring additional benefits compared with its counterparts. After pioneering its from China, and now with Iran on-board as a stakeholder, co-developer, instead of just a user, effectively making this a China-Iran tech. Let people from both countries combine efforts in refining this tech, and making the best uses out of it.

That's just great for our missiles and other equipments!!!

We can use Russian glonass also.

That's true, future warfare is net-centric, satellite NAV could be be applied from C4ISR all the way down to each single piece of weaponry/platforms in the chain. Welcome on-board to co-develop this tech bro!

 

[Aramagedon]

I am impressed by your knowledge of this tech, hats off bro! It does seem like this tech, with unique features, is gonna bring additional benefits compared with its counterparts. After pioneering its from China, and now with Iran on-board as a stakeholder, co-developer, instead of just a user, effectively making this a China-Iran tech. Let people from both countries combine efforts in refining this tech, and making the best uses out of it.



That's true, future warfare is net-centric, satellite NAV could be be applied from C4ISR all the way down to each weaponry/platforms in the chain. Welcome on-board this tech bro!

Thank you bro.

 

[-SINAN-]

Why not have your own regional positioning system ? You need only 6 positioning satellites to do that.

 

[haman10]

Thanks to China ! thats a very strategic step for Iran . i hope these kind of cooperations don't just stop here and grow to bigger opportunities .

Why not have your own regional positioning system ? You need only 6 positioning satellites to do that.

Cause that needs a shyte load of money and Iran cannot possibly cover it with its current economic situation .

We can build them , we can launch them , but we don't have the funding needed .

If you're talking about regional co-funding of such project , i can assure you the region is busy with sectarian shyte-slinging and is no longer interested in cooperation .

Cooperation between regional countries is now a no-no . maybe 10 years from now the region can stabilize .

 

[-SINAN-]

Thanks to China ! thats a very strategic step for Iran . i hope these kind of cooperations don't just stop here and grow to bigger opportunities .


Cause that needs a shyte load of money and Iran cannot possibly cover it with its current economic situation .

We can build them , we can launch them , but we don't have the funding needed .

If you're talking about regional co-funding of such project , i can assure you the region is busy with sectarian shyte-slinging and is no longer interested in cooperation .

Cooperation between regional countries is now a no-no . maybe 10 years from now the region can stabilize .

If Turkey can do it, i believe Iran can do it also. We are not the richest country you know.

 

[haman10]

If Turkey can do it, i believe Iran can do it also. We are not the richest country you know.

Sorry , i just missed the part when Turkey launched 6 satellites to space . did that happen in the past 24hrs ? i was taking a night shift at the hospital .

^ i was not trying to be sarcastic here . this is NOT gonna happen anytime soon .

Iran plans to send a human to space in 1-2 years . the key word here is that she "plans" to do it . will she do it ? will it be successful ? will the dude even survive the launch ? lol

 

[-SINAN-]

Sorry , i just missed the part when Turkey launched 6 satellites to space . did that happen in the past 24hrs ? i was taking a night shift at the hospital .

^ i was not trying to be sarcastic here . this is NOT gonna happen anytime soon .

Iran plans to send a human to space in 1-2 years . the key word here is that she "plans" to do it . will she do it ? will it be successful ? will the dude even survive the launch ? lol

I'm not following you. Turkey as far now do not have a SLV. How ever we are sending our satellites via other countries (Göktürk-2 from China, Türksat 4B from Kazakhstan, Göktürk-1 will be launched from French Guyana one month later).
Sending satellites is not a problem.

Now this is the satellite road map for Turkey.

Türksat 4B launched in 2015, Göktürk 3 will be launched in 2019, there is a set back in the program. Let's say sat back is for 4 years then in 2023, we will have functioning regional positioning system.

Why can't Iran do the same ?

 

[Hack-Hook]

Why not have your own regional positioning system ? You need only 6 positioning satellites to do that.

well the answer is we just cant make that global ,and with this deal we gain access to the technologies that would have taken us years if we wanted to reinvent the wheel from scratch.