China's Beidou satellites are powering a new era of homegrown navigation chips.
As China completes the global deployment of its BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System, officials are now focused on exporting the technology under Beijing's "Belt and Road" initiative. This move signals a shift from building the constellation to driving widespread international adoption.
The move also opens a new frontier for China's navigation chipmakers, which see rising opportunities to challenge Western dominance in positioning and timing technologies.
Author's summary: China expands Beidou satellites globally.