China has tested the operation of its promising Guowang satellite network, a rival to Starlink.
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According to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), researchers in the Arctic conducted a video call with the Qinling station in the South Pole.
Three polar-capable vessels participated in the test. Files and records from the vessels were also sent to the China National Maritime Data Bureau. During the test, the network achieved a maximum speed of 30 Mbps, sufficient for video calls and daily data exchange. However, the network still lags significantly behind Starlink, which has approximately 11,000 satellites and typically offers download speeds of 25–220 Mbps.
China also has another project, Qianfan, which is supposed to include 15,000 satellites in the future.
Qianfan (Thousand Sails) is an ambitious Chinese project to build a constellation of internet satellites in low Earth orbit. It is also described as China's answer to the American Starlink system.
The operator is Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies (known in Chinese as Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite), which was founded in 2018.
Funding: The project received initial funding of 6.7 billion yuan (approximately $943 million) from the Shanghai municipal government. The company is currently raising a new funding round of up to 15 billion yuan (approximately $2.2 billion), excluding foreign capital.
The constellation aims to provide global broadband internet coverage, with a focus on bridging "blind spots" in communications such as oceans, remote mountains, deserts and polar regions, where traditional terrestrial networks do not reach.
It also aims to support direct communications via smartphones, enhance national security and digital sovereignty, and secure orbital slots and frequencies that are granted on a "priority" basis.
Phase 1: Deploy 1,296 satellites by 2027 to achieve global basic coverage.
Phase Two: Adding approximately 10,000 more satellites by 2030, bringing the total to 15,000 satellites.
Current situation: As of mid-2026, 238 satellites have been launched and are operating stably in orbit.
Tropical altitudes: between 300 and 2,000 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
Tested speeds: Download speeds up to 500 Mbps, upload speeds up to 100 Mbps, with a latency (access time) of only 50 ms, which is close to the experience of terrestrial broadband.
lies in its role as part of a fierce global race for low-Earth orbit resources and frequencies, competing with Starlink (SpaceX), OneWeb, and Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper). China aims to develop an independent communications infrastructure, free from reliance on foreign networks, particularly for overseas projects, maritime trade, diplomatic missions, and as a last line of defense in emergencies and disasters.
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