SIA-India congratulates ISRO on its Big Launch #PSLVC53 which successfully injected 3 important satellites into orbit. Yet another milestone for ISRO and NSIL.

PSLV-C53 is the second dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). It is designed to orbit the DS-EO satellites along with two other co-passenger satellites from Singapore. This is the 55th mission of PSLV and the 15th mission using the PSLV-Core Alone variant.

SIA also congratulates its members Ananth Technologies Ltd for their contribution towards the mission's Avionics, Integration of Sub Assemblies, Harnessing and Testing, and Dhruva Space for successfully testing and qualifying its satellite orbital deployer (DSOD 1U) which was aboard ISRO's PSLV C53.

As a part of SIA-India's ongoing efforts in building bridges with stakeholders in other countries for promoting India's role in the world space economy, Mr. Anil Prakash, Director General along with Rajeev Gambhir, Sr. Director, Technology and Policy visited the United Kingdom in the third week of June as part of a delegation organised by the CSA Catapult of the Catapult Network supported by the Department for International Trade (DIT), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and UK Research and Innovation.

The Catapult Network comprises world-leading technology and innovation centres established by Innovate UK. This included visits and interactions at the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult at Cardiff, Satellite Applications catapult at Harwell, Oxfordshire, Digital Catapult in London and the Optical Research Centre at University of Southampton. The CSA team demonstrated the unique innovation ecosystem from academic excellence to innovation and industry linkages.

Secretary of State for Wales, the Rt Hon Simon Hart MP, welcomed Indian delegates to City Hall Cardiff. The theme of the visit was the Future Telecom Programmes between India and UK that aims to create significant opportunities for trade, partnership, and Innovation exchange, building on the India-UK 2030 roadmap and the memorandum of understanding between the Indian Department of Telecoms and the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. The CSA Catapult is working with industry and academic partners to deliver transformational change in future telecom networks, from the rollout of 5G to the longer-term opportunities in optical, quantum and satellite communications.

The delegation with the Secretary of State for Wales, the Rt Hon Simon Hart MP

The Satellite Applications Catapult is at the heart of the satellite services revolution, driving take-up of space technology and applications to shape, and sustain, the world of tomorrow. We're driven by how our actions help the organisations we work with, both large and small, bring new services to market. By connecting industry and academia we get new research off the ground and into the market more quickly. Other than SIA-India, representatives from the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore, Infosys, Broadband India Forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, L&T Tech Services, Saankhya Labs and Tata Consulting Services took part in the delegation. The CSA Catapult seeks to work with these organisations to develop technologies for future telecom networks, starting with the roll out of 5G to longer-term opportunities in optical, quantum and satellite communications.

SIA at Southampton University, UK

Deputy Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Mark Lygo welcomes the delegates

SIA-India participated in ASI National Conference on DeSSEI at Hilton Bengaluru on 24th June, 2022. The Astronautical Society of India (ASI) held the National Conference on Development of Space Startup Ecosystem in India (DeSSEI) in collaboration with Geospatial World as the knowledge partner.

The conference was attended by Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Pawan Kumar Goenka, Chairperson, IN-SPACe, Dr. S. Somanath, Chairman, ISRO.

Dr. Subba Rao Pavuluri, President, SIA-India and Chairman & MD, Ananth Technologies Ltd addressed the gathering on the booming New Space sector and on the importance of collaboration between the industry, government, and academia.

Also, speaking at the event Shri AS Kiran Kumar, Former Secretary, DoS, and Chairman, ISRO

During visit to SIA-India info booth the team gave a brief to Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Pawan Kumar Goenka, Chairperson, IN-SPACe, Dr. S. Somanath, Chairman, ISRO on the India space Congress 2022 which is to be held from 18-20 October 2022 in New Delhi.

Ms. Chitrita Chatterjee, Sr. Director, Operations, SIA India was a VIP speaker at the Telecom Expo held during 27th June – 1st July 2022 in China. The virtual Expo was organised by Zhejiang Service Trade Online Fair.

Ms. Chatterjee gave a detailed presentation on the Current Situation and Future Demand of Communication Technology Service Market in India and on the role of #Satellite Solutions for Faster Rollout in India.

As the final preparations for the 5G spectrum auctions begin, the telecom department held the pre-bid conference on June 20, '22 at Dept of telecommunications, New Delhi as the first major event in the process. Mr. Deshraj Bhadana, Dy Director, Business Development & Government Relations, SIA-India attended the event.

The Cabinet has committed to enable the development and setting up of 'Private Captive Networks' as an added incentive to innovation in new-age industry applications such as machine-to-machine communications [M2M], Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) across automotive, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and other sectors.

SIA-India and National Institute of Advanced Studies [NIAS] signed an MOU on the 20th June 2022. Both the parties would collaborate in specific research studies, policy analysis, training and capacity building and related activities.

National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) was conceived and founded in 1988 by the late Mr. J. R. D. Tata and is housed in Bangalore. The Institute serves as a forum to bring together individuals from diverse intellectual backgrounds which include administrators and managers from industry and government, leaders in public affairs, eminent individuals in different walks of life, and the academicians in the natural and life sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

The Institute is unique in its integrated approach to the study of intersections between science and technology, philosophy, social issues and leadership.

To know more about NIAS please click: : https://www.nias.res.in/Home

SIA-India is a Supporting Partner at Strategic Electronics Summit (SES) organised by ELCINA on 7-8 July 2022 at Bengaluru.

Mr. Anil Prakash, Director General SIA-India has been invited as an eminent speaker and moderator of a session on "Space Sector - Opportunities for Manufacturing & Commercialisation" scheduled from 11:00 am onwards on 8th July, 2022.

SES is a well-recognised and valuable platform for showcasing equipment and technology for the Army, Air Force, Navy and Space sectors and has consistently attracted a large presence of all stakeholders.

To Register pls click: https://ses-india.in/index.php

Mr. Anil Prakash, DG, SIA-India will speak at the conference 'IP Skies Around Space, Aerospace & Defence Technologies' organised by Lex Witness on 15th July 2022.



To register please click: https://lexwitnesslive.com/

Mr. Rajeev Gambhir, Sr Director, Technology & Policy, will join the global leaders of space business to discuss how the space business will change our society, daily lives, and even the future of humanity and the world. This three-day event will be attended by approximately 80 speakers and 700 participants in hybrid format. This is the second time SIA-India will be participating as a speaker at the SPACETIDE event.

SIA-India is supporting the event as Media Partner.

The theme of the 7th annual conference, SPACETIDE 2022, is "New Value Creation".

For the details, please visit www.sia-india.com
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