Celestia and Uzma move towards ground segment technologies partnership
Glasgow, 12th September 2024:
Celestia has announced the signing of an Expression of Interest with Uzma, a leader in the energy and technology landscape of Malaysia, that marks the start of a mutual collaboration between the two commercial partners on the development of advanced space satellite solutions for the South East Asia region.
The signing took place at Space-Comm Expo Scotland 2024, SEC Glasgow on Thursday 12th September, between Dr Malachy Devlin, CEO of Celestia UK and Dato’ Kamarul Redzuan Mohamed, CEO of Uzma.
It was witnessed by Minister Richard Lochhead, Scottish Government Minister for Business; GS Haji Azlikamil bin Napiah, Director General of the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA); and Jan Robertson, Director of Global Trade at Scottish Development International, the international arm of Scottish Enterprise.
The signing follows the successful first Space Trade Mission to Malaysia organised by Scottish Development International in partnership with organisations including the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA), the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) in February of 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 world first, it is 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.
“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 ,” he said.
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 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,” he added.
“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,” she said.
“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,” Jan Robertson added.
For more details about Celestia UK, please go to https://www.celestia-uk.com/
Celestia UK media contact: Sarah Pracey + 44 7985 112 777 spracey@celestia-tech.com
Notes to editors:
1. Celestia UK is building the next generation of Ka-Band very high data throughput satellite communication gateways for ground-based equipment to support the rapidly emerging New Space environment. It is working with the European Space Agency, UK Space Agency and commercial partners to develop compact, highly capable fully electronic scanning ground station gateways with no moving parts.
It is part of the Celestia Technologies Group http://celestia-tech.com, a pan-European supplier of innovative technology products, systems and services to the space, aerospace, defence, telecommunications and scientific markets.
2. Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s national economic development agency and a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It supports businesses to innovate and scale to transform the Scottish economy by focusing on new market opportunities through targeted investment, innovation and internationalisation.