Our solutions continued to expand network connectivity around the world and improve lives, while helping customers capture growth opportunities. We continued to win contracts for our integrated security management solutions in Singapore. To maintain technology leadership, we developed nextgeneration contactless Smart Security innovations that leverage AI, biometrics and automation. Our new AGIL Secure Biometric e-Gate solution is equipped with advanced multimodal biometric authentication technology that accurately verifies travellers’ identities for quick and seamless border clearance. In another deployment, we worked with customers to pilot the nextgeneration Automated Vehicle Clearance System, using advanced biometric technology to enable robust and accurate identity authentication of car travellers for a seamless clearance experience. URBAN ENVIRONMENT SOLUTIONS We have always served as a strategic partner to Singapore, especially in times of need. Our medical-grade surgical mask business was set up to help establish local manufacturing capabilities and strengthen Singapore’s supply chain resilience. We will continue to maintain these capabilities to ensure sufficient mask supply for our healthcare and frontline workers. To green data centres, we launched the Airbitat DC Cooling System that delivers breakthrough cooling performance and reduces energy usage, enabling tropical data centres to reach a targeted Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of below 1.3. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS While our Satcom business saw a gradual pick up in most of its market segments, global chip shortages continued to weigh down the business. Despite the mitigative measures to reduce business impact, Satcom is expected to take time to recover. Looking beyond the nearterm challenges, we increased investments in product development and capability expansion to advance our vision of shaping the future of how the world connects. As part of our strategy to virtualise our satcom solutions on the cloud, we successfully demonstrated the first milestone towards fully virtualising our remote satellite modem in partnership with Microsoft Azure Space. This augments our ongoing work with the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) to define open standards in satellite ground technology. In addition, our Manufacturing Competence Center in Belgium received European Space Agency certification which allows it to manufacture components used in spacecraft flight systems that meet European Cooperation for Space Standardization standards. This will help open doors to new opportunities in the spaceflight sector. We kept our focus on driving innovation and achieved breakthroughs that revolutionise satellite connectivity, reliability and service agility. Our new MCX8000 multi-carrier satellite gateway innovation is engineered to offer the highest availability, reliability and density to support present and future broadcasting needs. We also partnered with Eclipse Global Connectivity and Smiths Interconnect to deliver an integrated airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance satellite communications capability for military aircraft, which is interoperable with current and future commercial and military satellites. Meanwhile, our solutions continued to expand network connectivity around the world and improve lives, while helping customers capture growth opportunities. We secured a contract with Türksat to provide futureproofed ground systems for greater agility in service delivery across the Middle East and Africa. In addition, our award-winning Mx-DMA® MRC return technology is powering X2nSat and Dejero’s cloud media production and IP news-gathering services to ensure reliable bandwidth for live broadcasts and disaster recovery communications. CORPORATE OVERVIEW PERFORMANCE REVIEW SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL REPORT 39
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