Brilliant Technologies
Brilliant Technologies (博能股份) is a Beijing-based digital twin software company serving China's civil aviation and adjacent infrastructure sectors with its BLinkOS+ AI platform, deployed at 30+ airports covering 80% of China's first-tier airports and expanding into low-altitude economy.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2005
- HeadquartersCairns, Australia
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Brilliant Technologies does
Brilliant Technologies (博能股份, legal entity Beijing Boneng Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Beijing-headquartered digital twin software company founded in 2005 and publicly listed on China's NEEQ (New Third Board) under stock code 873852. The company develops BLinkOS+, an AI-enabled digital twin operating system that integrates GIS, BIM, IoT, real-time 3D rendering, big data, and AI to build full-stack digital twin infrastructure for large-scale industrial operators. Its flagship vertical is civil aviation, where it serves 30+ large and medium-sized Chinese airports — including Beijing Capital, Beijing Daxing, Chengdu Tianfu, Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou Baiyun, and Shenzhen Bao'an — covering an estimated 80% of first-tier airports and approximately 40+ civil aviation projects nationwide with stated 90%+ national coverage.
The platform is modular, comprising a Twin Data Integration Fusion Platform (20+ database types, 10+ IoT protocols), Twin Scene Construction Tools (UE and Web), a low-code Twin Visualization Development Platform, a High-Precision Map Service Platform, and a Holographic 3D Cloud Rendering Platform with sub-40ms latency and 200+ JavaScript APIs. Vertical-specific products include the Kunlun Airport Algorithm Hub (30+ civil aviation algorithms), the Xuanhe series for airside operations, runway incursion prevention, emergency management, terminal collaboration, and passenger navigation, plus the BLink-SkyTwin LATNS platform for low-altitude economy applications and proprietary Lingxi IoT hardware (vehicle and unpowered equipment positioning terminals). The company holds 100+ software copyrights and patents, and maintains certifications including ISO 27001/9001/14001/20000, CMMI5, and the National Specialized, Refined, Novel "Small Giant" designation from MIIT.
Brilliant Technologies monetizes through a combination of software licensing (BLinkOS Basic, Enterprise, and Cloud Service editions), project-based professional services bundled with platform deployments, IoT hardware sales, and pay-as-you-go cloud subscriptions. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting civil aviation authorities, airport groups, transportation bureaus, water conservancy departments, energy operators, and municipal governments, supplemented by active conference participation, leadership in industry associations (CEO Wang Jue chairs the China GIS Association Digital Twin Technical Committee and the Low-Altitude Economy GIS Spatio-temporal Applications Working Committee), and earned media including CCTV Focus Interview coverage. The company has raised RMB 41.7M in cumulative disclosed funding across 2016, 2020, and 2021, and established wholly-owned engineering subsidiaries in Chengdu and Chongqing to support Southwest China operations.
Brilliant Technologies firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Brilliant Technologies
- Legal name
- 北京博能科技股份有限公司
- Website
- https://bjbn.net
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2005
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Brilliant Technologies (博能股份) is a Beijing-based digital twin software company serving China's civil aviation and adjacent infrastructure sectors with its BLinkOS+ AI platform, deployed at 30+ airports covering 80% of China's first-tier airports and expanding into low-altitude economy.
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Brilliant Technologies industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Digital Twin Platform Software
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Digital Twin for Manufacturing & Production Optimization (IMAIAMAO)
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Where Brilliant Technologies is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cairns
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices6 records
Markets served
Brilliant Technologies business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Digital Twin Platform Software Licenses (BLinkOS): Sale or subscription of BLinkOS digital twin operating system (Basic, Enterprise, Cloud Service editions) and its component modules. Revenue recognized from software licensing, platform deployment, and customization. Subscription model for cloud service version; one-time license for enterprise on-premise deployments.
- Digital Twin Solutions Implementation Services: Project-based services for designing, building, and deploying digital twin systems for airports, highways, water conservancy, ports, and urban governance. Covers full lifecycle from planning and design through construction and operations. Professional services typically bundled with platform licenses in enterprise deals.
- IoT Hardware Products: Sale of proprietary hardware including 灵犀·智能车载终端 (Lynx Smart Vehicle Terminal) and 灵犀·无动力设备定位终端 (Lynx Unpowered Equipment Positioning Terminal). Positioning sensors and visual analysis hardware bundled with software platforms for airport and industrial applications.
- Standardized Product Modules and Add-ons: Individual modules such as data integration platform, scene construction tools, visualization development platform, high-precision map service platform, and holographic 3D API interfaces sold as standalone or bundled products. Community version offered free for ecosystem development.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | BLinkOS 基础版 (Basic Edition) — Simple, easy-to-use digital twin visualization development tool for partners to quickly build basic twin applications |
| Subscription | Annual | BLinkOS 企业版 (Enterprise Edition) — Full digital twin spatio-temporal platform and twin body service for large organizations |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | BLinkOS 云服务版 (Cloud Service Edition) — Online public cloud PaaS providing one-stop digital twin application development and operations |
| Unit Pricing | One time/ perpetual license | IoT Hardware Products — 灵犀·智能车载终端 and 灵犀·无动力设备定位终端 |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Brilliant Technologies product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Brilliant Technologies (博能股份) develops and sells the BLinkOS AI Digital Twin Operating System, an integrated platform combining GIS, BIM, IoT, real-time 3D rendering, AI, and big data for building digital twin applications. Primary customers are large airports, civil aviation authorities, transportation bureaus, and government agencies; the company also delivers verticalized smart airport modules (airside operations, emergency management, passenger services, runway incursion prevention), a low-altitude economy management system, and proprietary IoT hardware terminals.
Product overview
Brilliant Technologies (博能股份) offers the BLinkOS+ AI Digital Twin Operating System as its flagship core product, a comprehensive platform for building and managing digital twins across aviation, transportation, and urban infrastructure. The platform architecture consists of multiple integrated modules: the Data Integration Fusion Platform for multi-source data collection; Twin Scene Construction Tools (UE/Web versions) for 3D scene creation; Twin Visualization Development Platform for low-code application building; High-Precision Map Service Platform for GIS management; Holographic 3D Cloud Rendering Platform for high-fidelity visualization; and Holographic 3D API Interfaces for custom development. Specialized vertical solutions include smart airport products (Kunlun Algorithm Hub, Xuanhe series for operations, emergency, and passenger management), Lingxi IoT hardware terminals, and the BLink-SkyTwin LATNS for low-altitude economy management. The modular architecture enables rapid deployment across airports, highways, ports, water conservancy, and smart cities.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- BLinkOS+: AI digital twin operating system; core technology platform integrating ontology modeling, physical intelligent decision-making, and business twin empowerment; built on spatial intelligence, temporal information, industry physical mechanisms, business operation logic, and full-chain multi-dimensional data.
- BLinkOS 基础版
- BLinkOS 企业版
- BLinkOS 云服务版
- 昆仑·机场智枢算法中台
- 玄鹤·机场空侧运行管理系统
- 玄鹤·机场跑道侵入防范系统
- 玄鹤·机场应急管理系统
- 玄鹤·机场航站楼协同管理系统
- 玄鹤·机场旅客导航服务系统
- 灵犀·智能车载终端
- 灵犀·无动力设备定位终端
- BLink-SkyTwin LATNS (低空孪枢运行服务系统)
- 低空孪枢运行服务系统 (SkyTwin LATNS)
Products and services
- BLinkOS+ AI Digital Twin Operating System The flagship AI-powered digital twin operating system providing end-to-end digital twin capabilities including data integration, scene construction, 3D visualization, simulation, and AI-driven decision support for airports, transportation, and urban infrastructure. Available in Basic, Enterprise, and Cloud Service editions.
- Twin Data Integration and Fusion Platform (孪生数据集成融合平台) A microservices-based platform for rapid collection and integration of physical world business data and dynamic sensor data, supporting 20+ database types (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Hive, Elasticsearch, etc.) and real-time protocols (Kafka, MQTT, OPC-UA, etc.).
- Twin Scene Construction Tools (孪生场景构建工具) Tools available in UE and Web versions for rapidly building digital twin visualization scenes, supporting multi-source data import including BIM, oblique photography, GIS data, and industry-specific asset libraries.
- Twin Visualization Development Platform (孪生可视化开发平台) A low-code platform for rapidly building digital twin holographic 3D visualization applications and dashboard data analysis displays, with drag-and-drop interface and over 40 visualization components.
- High-Precision Map Service Platform (高精度地图服务平台) A proprietary GIS data management, editing, and sharing service platform for managing geographic information data including upload, classification, editing, preview, custom map creation and publishing (OGC services: MVT, WFS, WMS, WMTS).
- Holographic 3D Cloud Rendering Platform (全息三维云渲染平台) Cloud rendering platform using server-side GPU resources to real-time render 4K game-level high-fidelity holographic 3D scenes, delivered as interactive video streams to user terminals with sub-40ms latency.
- Holographic 3D API Interfaces (全息三维API接口) JavaScript-based development interfaces providing over 200 APIs for holographic 3D scene loading, browsing, data overlay, 3D spatial analysis, BIM operations, and industry-specific micro-applications.
- Kunlun Airport Algorithm Hub (昆侖·机场智枢算法中台) AI algorithm service platform integrating multi-source heterogeneous data and business rules for unified algorithm services, addressing data silos and algorithm duplication issues in airport intelligence with 30+ aviation-specific algorithms.
- Xuanhe Airport Airside Operations Management System (玄鶴·机场空侧运行管理系统) Builds airport airside 'one map' digital foundation for unified intelligent management of all elements, business, and processes in the flight area.
- Xuanhe Airport Runway Incursion Prevention System (玄鶴·机场跑道侵入防范系统) Uses BeiDou high-precision positioning technology with cloud-edge-end collaboration for accurate early warnings of runway incursions, enhancing airport safety.
- Xuanhe Airport Emergency Management System (玄鶴·机场应急管理系统) Integrated airport emergency platform for sensing, management, rehearsal, rescue, training, and evaluation, enabling standardized emergency processes and efficient disposal.
- Xuanhe Airport Terminal Collaborative Management System (玄鶴·机场航站楼协同管理系统) Integrates passenger flow, operational resources, and multi-department data for process optimization, dynamic scheduling, and intelligent upgrades in terminal operations.
- Xuanhe Airport Passenger Navigation Service System (玄鶴·机场旅客导航服务系统) Terminal positioning navigation and passenger services providing 'one-stop' travel experience with personalized high-quality services for airport passengers.
- Lingxi Smart Vehicle Terminal (灵犀·智能车载终端) Smart IoT hardware product for vehicle positioning, monitoring, and scheduling in airport apron management — bundled with software platforms for airport deployments.
- Lingxi Unpowered Equipment Positioning Terminal (灵犀·无动力设备定位终端) IoT positioning terminal hardware for tracking and managing unpowered ground support equipment in airport operations.
- BLink-SkyTwin LATNS Low-Altitude Twin Nexus System (低空孪枢运行服务系统) Low-altitude management system providing spatial-temporal data integration, simulation, and intelligent decision support for drones, general aviation, emergency rescue, and urban air mobility operations.
- BLinkOS 2022.1 Digital Twin Operating System Major version release of the BLinkOS digital twin operating system with enhanced 3D rendering, data integration, and visualization capabilities.
- BLinkOS 2023.1 Digital Twin Operating System Annual product update of the BLinkOS digital twin operating system with enhanced capabilities for digital twin scene development, data integration, and visualization.
Quantifiable outcome
- Beijing Capital Airport: automated gate allocation reduced from 3-person, 4-hour workload to 2 minutes; apron bridge rate increased 3-5%, adding ~5,000 additional passengers using jet bridges daily; average passenger boarding/deboarding time reduced 10-15 minutes; aircraft taxiing time reduced average 2.09 minutes per departure, saving ~9.75 tons of fuel daily for 500 daily departures.
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Companies that use Brilliant Technologies
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Brilliant Technologies technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration14 records
AI capability10 records
Feature9 records
Brilliant Technologies partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- 上海低空经济产业发展有限公司 (Shanghai Low-Altitude Economy Industry Development Co.)coreBoneng as first batch enterprise to settle at Shanghai Pudong Low-Altitude Test Base. Joint participation in Shanghai low-altitude economy industry mid-test capability system construction. Collaboration with Shanghai Pudong New Area Construction Commission and low-aircraft industry chain enterprises for technology verification and achievement transformation in intelligent connected and low-altitude economy areas.
- 北京交通大学 (Beijing Jiaotong University)coreJoint establishment of '轨道交通数字孪生智能应用创新基地' (Rail Transit Digital Twin Intelligent Application Innovation Base). Inaugurated July 19, 2023 at Beijing Jiaotong University Tangshan Research Institute. Focus on joint research, technology development, achievement transformation, and talent cultivation in rail transit digital twin applications.
- 易智瑞信息技术有限公司 (GeoScene/GeoViation)coreStrategic partnership for product integration. BLinkOS digital twin platform integrated with GeoScene GIS platform for joint solutions targeting new infrastructure construction, geographic information industry chain, smart city, and other sectors. Products deeply integrated at data, service, and application layers. Joint product launch at 2022 Geographic Information Technology Innovation Conference.
- 京东科技集团 (JD Technology Group)coreStrategic cooperation signed at 2021 JD Cloud Summit. Collaboration covers new infrastructure construction, AI applications, airport cargo logistics, enterprise e-procurement, and technical/business training. JD Technology provides cloud computing capabilities and IoT/blockchain/AI integration for airport digital transformation, while Boneng provides digital twin airport domain expertise. Joint go-to-market for smart aviation digitalization. Partnership officially signed July 13, 2021 at JD Cloud Summit in Beijing.
- 中国地理信息产业协会数字孪生技术与应用工作委员会 (China GIS Association Digital Twin Technical Committee)coreIndustry association body initiated by Boneng. Wang Jue (CEO) serves as Committee Chairman; Han Jingting (VP) serves as Secretary General. Boneng acts as inaugural Chairman unit. Committee aims to advance digital twin technology applications across industries including new infrastructure mapping, smart cities, smart parks, smart energy, smart water affairs, smart transportation, and smart factories.
- 飞腾 (Phytium)coreJoint solution built on Phytium FT-2000+/64 and Phytium Cloud (Feiteng S2500) processors. Full localized digital twin platform combining Phytium CPU high-performance, high-security, high-reliability characteristics with Boneng BLinkOS digital twin OS for smart transportation, smart energy, smart ports, and smart city applications.
- 南京禄口国际机场空港科技有限公司 (Nanjing Lukou Airport Air Transport Technology Co.)minorAirport technology subsidiary listed as main partner. Collaboration for airport digital twin project delivery and technology services in east China.
- 中国地理信息产业协会低空经济时空信息应用工作委员会 (China GIS Association Low-Altitude Economy GIS Spatio-temporal Applications Working Committee)coreCo-established by Boneng with Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping. Wang Jue serves as Committee Chairman. Committee brings together government, industry, academia, research, and application stakeholders to work on key technology research, standard development, and industry ecosystem cultivation for low-altitude economy spatio-temporal information applications.
- 泰瑞数创科技有限公司 (Terra Digital Technology)coreStrategic cooperation established with Terra Digital Technology (泰瑞数创) for joint digital twin solutions. Both companies serve as Co-Chairmen of China GIS Association Digital Twin Technical Committee. Joint participation in major industry events and standards development. Terra specializes in 3D reality capture and semantic modeling; Boneng specializes in digital twin platform and applications.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Brilliant Technologies competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- 51World (五一视界): Beijing-based digital twin platform provider offering 51Sim One and WDP for industrial, smart city and autonomous-driving simulation. Most direct Chinese competitor to Brilliant's BLinkOS+ with comparable data-fusion, scene-building and visualization capabilities across multiple verticals.
- ThingJS (优锘科技): Chinese digital twin platform targeting smart buildings, parks, factories and cities with low-code 3D visualization. Direct competitor in the modular, browser-based digital twin OS segment with overlapping customer base in government and enterprise accounts.
- DataMesh (数据网格): Shanghai-based digital twin platform focused on industrial training, operations and XR-enabled scenarios. Comparable in providing digital twin infrastructure with content authoring, data integration and visualization layers for enterprise and government customers.
- Bentley Systems: Global infrastructure engineering software vendor whose iTwin Platform offers digital twin capabilities for roads, rail, airports, utilities and cities. Direct international peer in infrastructure digital twins, particularly relevant for Brilliant's transport and water-vertical ambitions.
Broad incumbents
- Esri China (易智瑞 GeoScene): China arm of Esri, the global GIS leader, with GeoScene GIS platform. Listed as Brilliant's partner (joint product 2022) but also a broader incumbent providing underlying GIS technology that could be substituted for or bundled with Brilliant's twin layer in city/transport deals.
- SuperMap Software (超图软件): Largest domestic Chinese GIS software vendor (Shenzhen-listed) with SuperMap GIS platform and growing digital-twin / 3D capabilities. Direct competitor in serving government, transportation and infrastructure customers with spatially-enabled digital twin platforms.
- Hexagon AB: Global geospatial and industrial sensor / measurement vendor (NEXTSENSE, Leica Geosystems) with strong positioning in smart cities, infrastructure and digital twin through HxGN SDx. Broader incumbent with deeper international footprint but less aviation specialization.
- Huawei (Smart City / Digital Twin): Chinese tech major offering digital twin, smart city and smart airport solutions as part of its broader cloud, IoT and AI portfolio. Broad incumbent threat across non-aviation verticals where government customers may prefer one-stop procurement.
- Alibaba Cloud (City Brain / Digital Twin): Hyperscaler offering City Brain and digital twin solutions for Chinese municipal governments. Bundles digital-twin functionality with cloud, AI and big data services, creating pricing and ecosystem pressure on standalone platforms like BLinkOS+.
- Tencent Cloud (WeCity / Digital Twin): Hyperscaler offering WeCity smart-city suite and digital twin solutions in partnership with Chinese municipalities and transport authorities. Competes for the same government digitalization budgets as Brilliant in smart-city and transportation verticals.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
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Brilliant Technologies compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance6 records
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Brilliant Technologies leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Brilliant Technologies subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
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Funding rounds2 records
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Frequently asked questions about Brilliant Technologies
What does Brilliant Technologies do?
Brilliant Technologies (博能股份) develops and sells the BLinkOS AI Digital Twin Operating System, an integrated platform combining GIS, BIM, IoT, real-time 3D rendering, AI, and big data for building digital twin applications. Primary customers are large airports, civil aviation authorities, transportation bureaus, and government agencies; the company also delivers verticalized smart airport modules (airside operations, emergency management, passenger services, runway incursion prevention), a low-altitude economy management system, and proprietary IoT hardware terminals.
Is Brilliant Technologies a public or private company?
Brilliant Technologies is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Brilliant Technologies founded?
Brilliant Technologies was founded in 2005. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Brilliant Technologies based?
Brilliant Technologies is headquartered in Cairns, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Brilliant Technologies make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Digital Twin Platform Software Licenses (BLinkOS) is the primary driver. The others are digital Twin Solutions Implementation Services, ioT Hardware Products and standardized Product Modules and Add-ons.
Who are Brilliant Technologies's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are 51World (五一视界), ThingJS (优锘科技), DataMesh (数据网格) and Bentley Systems. Broad incumbents are Esri China (易智瑞 GeoScene), SuperMap Software (超图软件), Hexagon AB, Huawei (Smart City / Digital Twin), Alibaba Cloud (City Brain / Digital Twin) and Tencent Cloud (WeCity / Digital Twin).
Does Brilliant Technologies have an API?
Yes. The platform offers over 200 JavaScript-based API interfaces for holographic 3D development. These APIs provide capabilities for 3D scene loading, scene browsing and operations, layer management, point/line/polygon/model data overlay, 3D spatial analysis, BIM slicing/exploding operations, weather/environment/effect special effects, and industry-specific micro-applications. The interfaces are designed for rapid, simple, and flexible digital twin application development. Developer documentation is at www.yuque.com/bonengshuzhi/dn1vhv/rthcr6vq38yzw1w7?singleDoc#.
What industry is Brilliant Technologies in?
Brilliant Technologies's product category is Digital Twin Platform Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAMAO, Digital Twin for Manufacturing & Production Optimization. Its NAICS code is 541512 and its SIC code is 7373.