Celestia has signed an Expression of Interest (EOI) with Uzma for a mutual collaboration between the two commercial partners on the development of advanced space satellite solutions for the South East Asia region.
The signing follows the successful first Space Trade Mission to Malaysia organized by Scottish Development International in partnership with organizations that included the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA), the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (Malaysian Investment Development Authority), and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) earlier this year as well as closer dialogue between Scottish and Malaysian space industry players, leading to the identification of several key development projects for the Malaysian space industry.
These include new satellite communications and ground segment infrastructure for MicroGEO satellites with investment in leading-edge technologies. Celestia brings extensive experience in developing and deploying innovative solutions, such as its Ka-band, multi-beam, phased array SATCOM gateway, a new generation of gateway ground terminal with no moving parts for increased reliability and less downtime, minimal footprint requirements and the ability to be connected to multiple multi-orbit satellites providing full 2.5 GHz instantaneous bandwidth in Ka-band.
The partnership between Celestia and Uzma represents a significant step forwards for both companies as they seek to bring cutting-edge satellite communications technology to the South East Asia market.
“We are delighted that Uzma, one of Malaysia’s leading space businesses is interested in partnering with our company and harnessing our capabilities, experience and solutions,” said Dr. Malachy Devlin, CEO of Celestia UK. “We are leaders in advanced SATCOM technologies such as phased array antennas which will be an important part of the infrastructure in which Malaysia is investing, and we bring extensive expertise in the ground segment to support their ambitions. We have already demonstrated our solutions with other commercial partners, and we look forward to becoming Uzma’s trusted partner in this exciting venture.”
“We are pleased to announce our partnership with Celestia UK, with the help of Scottish Development International, marked by the signing of an Expression of Interest (EOI),” said Dato’ Kamarul Redzuan Mohamed, CEO of Uzma. “Scotland has established itself as a hub of space innovation, with the necessary infrastructure, policies and capabilities to drive the growth of the space industry. We look forward to collaborating and contributing to this dynamic ecosystem.”
“We’ve been working hard to support Scotland’s drive to become a leading space nation, so it’s great to see companies like Celestia choosing Scotland as a location for its R&D activities,” said Jan Robertson, Director of Global Trade at Scottish Development International. “Scotland’s space industry has the potential to be worth more than £4 billion to the country’s economy by 2030 and we’ve thrown our weight behind that goal by identifying space as a priority under our new missions-based approach. Building partnerships and fostering international collaboration is of critical importance to the space sector’s growth. This EOI is an exciting milestone in Scotland’s space journey, bringing together key players from Scotland and Malaysia to develop and deepen relationships with our Malaysian partners and cement a genuine desire to get deals over the line. It’s particularly fitting that it’s all coming together at Scotland’s first ever Space-Comm. We look forward to continuing to work with Celestia as it grows and scales.“