ST Engineering Annual Report 2020

CORPORATE OVERVI EW PERFORMANCE REVI EW SUSTAINABI L ITY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE F INANCIAL REPORT offerings through collaborations with established partners. With Janus Technologies, we developed BIOS-SHIELD™, Asia’s first firmware solution with a cloud- based management portal that provides highly secure endpoint management and control. We also joined forces with the National University of Singapore to develop superior network encryption solutions that leverage quantum cryptography technology to heighten cybersecurity defence. Our cybersecurity products continued to meet international standards for security evaluation. Awarded by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, our Data Diode model 328X was certified under the Common Criteria and our NetCrypt Family Series was certified under the National IT Evaluation Scheme. Defence, Public Safety and Security As the global security landscape continues to face increasingly complex and unpredictable threats to critical infrastructure, air space and waters, it remains imperative for public safety agencies to be equipped to stay ahead of potential attacks. We continued to deliver robust and secure solutions to aid public safety agencies in securing key installations, critical infrastructures and strategic assets, optimising their workflows and resources for better communications response time and outcomes. We were appointed to develop an aviation management and maintenance system for a leading airport authority in Asia, and deployed our next-generation Perimeter Intrusion Detection System for our first airport project in the U.S. and a global pharmaceutical facility based in Singapore. In the maritime sector, we implemented a first-of-its-kind Container Lashing Warning System to enable remote on-condition monitoring of cargo-securing on shipping vessels, and made our first foray into the Japanese market with a collaboration with a Japanese ship owner to accelerate autonomous technology for ocean-going vessels. In Singapore, we incorporated the Autonomast into automomous vessels to enhance maritime security capabilities, and secured a contract with PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, to enhance its Intelligent Water Management System. In defence, we developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based sensemaking system that interprets time-sensitive events to enhance emergency response processes. We also secured a contract to operate live instrumented training systems for the upcoming SAFTI City in Singapore, to enhance the realism of urban warfare training. OUTLOOK Satellite Communications and Earth Observation While 2020 was a challenging year for the satellite communications sector, industry analysts expect the industry to recover in 2021 and return to growth in 2022. The outlook is bright with exciting new investments and technological advances in both the space and ground segments, due to new mega, multi-orbit constellations that promise thousands of terabits of high-speed capacity across the globe. New Very High Throughput Satellites (VHTS) and High Throughput Satellites (HTS) offer flexible and dynamic payloads that can deliver on-demand bandwidth with the ability to control resources, ensuring that capacity meets ever- growing demand for connectivity. There are new opportunities to align with 5G and MEF standards, enabling full orchestration and interoperability, and creating true seamless hybrid networks that Autonomast, an all-in-one modular system that provides smart and safe navigation functionalities for unmanned surface vessels 47 ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 20 /