China has officially started piloting the certification of products and services connected to its Beidou Navigation Satellite System, reports the Economic Information Daily.

 

《经济参考报》报道，中国已正式开始试点北斗导航系统的产品和服务认证。

 

Authorities say the certification work will promote the development of the satellite navigation industry in China.

 

Certification work will first cover products such as chips, modules¹, antenna² and receivers.

 

This will eventually lead to a set of standards being developed for products connected to Beidou.

 

The Chinese government-developed Beidou Navigation Satellite System is due to go global by around 2020, with 35 satellites giving the system global coverage³.

 

The Economic Information Daily report suggests the high-tech⁴ industry surrounding Beidou is developing rapidly.

 

It says there are roughly 14,000 companies working in connection with satellite navigation and services, and the total output of the sector⁵ is expected to break 300 billion yuan (around 47 billion US dollars) this year.

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