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Antaris Partners with Indonesian Startup to Test Satellite-based IoT
Antaris, a space startup based in Silicon Valley that provides software-defined satellite platform in software-as-a-service business model, and Netra, a space startup based in Indonesia that offers satellite-based IoT connectivity and application services.
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Ajie Nayaka Nikicio co-founder and CEO of Netra (left), Robertus Heru Triharjanto Head of Research Organization of Aeronautics and Space at BRIN & Shankar Sivaprakasam co-founder and Chief Product and Revenue Officer of Antaris (right).
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ntaris, a space startup based in Silicon Valley that provides software-defined satellite platform in software-as-a-service business model, and Netra, a space startup based in Indonesia that offers satellite-based IoT connectivity and application services, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the flight of Netra’s proprietary space transceiver module, as a part of Antaris’ Tech Demonstrator mission to Low Earth Orbit launching in Q3 2022.
This mission will provide an opportunity for Antaris to test its ground-breaking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for next-gen satellite systems. The microservices based platform with digital engineering and digital twinning capabilities with spacecraft on orbit enables truly agile satellite design, build and management. In turn, this mission will provide an opportunity for Netra to test its satellite-based IoT communication system and eventually let Netra’s partners enjoy low-cost low-power IoT connectivity and enable digital transformation across Indonesia’s rural areas. This mission will complement Netra’s space transceiver module that will be launched onboard LAPAN-A4, a microsatellite developed by the Satellite Technology Research Center, Research Organization for Aeronautics and Space at the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), formerly known as LAPAN. As a homegrown startup supported by BRIN, Netra has benefited from BRIN’s world-class satellite assembly, integration, and test (AIT) facility and expertise based in Bogor.
Speaking at the signing of the MOU, co-founder and Chief Product and Revenue Officer of Antaris, Shankar Sivaprakasam, said “It is a privilege to be assisting an Indonesian startup, supported by BRIN, to space qualify its payload and eventually assist the company with its region focused low-cost IoT constellation. Antaris SaaS platform, together with the trusted marketplace, will provide Netra with control, flexibility, lower cost and shortest time to space. For BRIN, the partnership between Netra and Antaris is a testament to their ongoing indigenous space capability building through startups like Netra.”
“Low-cost, low-power satellite-based IoT will play a pivotal role in boosting productivity and sustainability of Indonesia’s key industrial sectors in the blue and green economy. Additionally, we also plan to open our communication system to the public, such as the members of Indonesia’s amateur radio community that can test and use our space IoT module for disaster mitigation and other humanitarian purposes.”, said Ajie Nayaka Nikicio, co-founder and CEO of Netra. “This partnership with Antaris will help Netra to test our satellite-based IoT connectivity, from 500 up to 2000 km off the ground, and accelerate our time to market. For a country with 17,000 islands and large bodies of water like Indonesia, satellite communication is simply a must-have. We would also like to express a special thanks to Dr. Robertus Heru Triharjanto and Dr. Wahyudi Hasbi from BRIN for supporting Indonesian startups in the space sector. This is just the beginning for Indonesia’s New Space industry.”
Commenting on the partnership announcement, Dr. Robertus Heru Triharjanto, the Head of Research Organization of Aeronautics and Space at BRIN, said “Netra is one of the research-based startups (PPBR) that collaborates intensively with BRIN. Today, we are very proud to see that our startup can form an international collaboration with Antaris that will accelerate the development of Netra’s satellite technology.”
Also, Dr. Wahyudi Hasbi, the Head of the Satellite Technology Center at BRIN, said “As a government institution and national space agency, we are proud to be able to support homegrown space startups in Indonesia such as Netra with our facility and expertise. This is a very important MOU for all of us, and that aligns with the vision of the Indonesian space sector. We are looking forward to watching the launch and to supporting more partnerships that will benefit the Indonesian public like this.”
