The chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Group Lei Jun said in an interview with NetEase today that there is a gap between China's satellite Internet and the United States, but this gap can soon catch up.
He said the essence of commercial aerospace is to change the aerospace from scientific research to an industrial model.
Lei Jun mentioned that satellite Internet is listed as an important development category of new infrastructure, bringing broad development opportunities for the commercial aerospace field, he suggested further reducing the threshold for private enterprises to enter the satellite Internet.
For the commercial aerospace field, Lei Jun said in response to a question from NetEase, the essence of commercial aerospace is to move from scientific research to an industrial model.
Lei Jun believes that in the aerospace field, previously relied mainly on the national team, private enterprises have just emerged, is still a cooperative role.
Lei Jun told NetEase that China is a spacefaring nation, he himself is a space enthusiast, but currently there is no commercial space law in the country; Lei Jun said last year he was pushing commercial space legislation.
Lei Jun believes that satellite Internet is the most important application of commercial spaceflight, for example, 5G signal can be covered by satellite Internet, this way is cheaper.
He also said that there is still a gap between China's satellite Internet and that of the United States, but China is an Internet power and this gap can be quickly caught up.
