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Company Profile
Network Integrity Assurance Technologies Sdn Bhd (NiAT) was founded in May 2010 to deliver cost-effective, resilient, and secure satellite communication connection solutions to marine, remote, and rural locations. NiAT is Brunei Darussalam’s ONLY satellite telecommunications service provider licensed and accredited by the Authority for Info-Communication Technology Industry (AITI) to offer C-band, L-band, and Ku-band satellite connection solutions.
NiAT has provided very small aperture terminal (VSAT) and mobility satcom services to a wide range of clients, including the oil and gas sector, the government, and local as well as international security and defence organizations, with the ability to deploy within days. NiAT has solid partnerships with a number of global satellite and terrestrial companies, including APT Satellite, ABS, Inmarsat, Thuraya and Iridium.
In 2021, NiAT launched Brunei’s first VSAT hub-based services, dubbed as ACTIVATE, and actively test and deploy innovative satellite and wireless communications technologies for its clients. NiAT’s satellite ground station and network operations centre are located in Telisai Earth Satellite Station, a highly secure facility with acess to the main telecommunication grid and internet exchange, as well as dependable power supply and backup power systems. The station operates around the clock and provides unrivalled service level availability of up to 99.95% connectivity uptime.
Moving further into the space applications, NiAT now boasts capabilities in satellite imagery and remote sensing, as well as geographical information systems (GIS) platform named OBSERVE, which could be outfitted with automated data analytics by partnering with industry leaders such as ESRI, Maxar, and MDA Corporation.
NiAT was recently announced second runner-up in the ICT Industry Catergory for the Brunei Info-Communication Technology Awards (BICTA) 2022 Royal Patron Award for their software application OBSERVE for Maritime.
NiAT team is 100% Bruneian, with more than half working in technical and engineering roles, and are certified by the Global VSAT Forum, bolstered by various ITIL Service Delivery standard, HSE and BOSIET certifications to travel to offshore oil and gas sites, as well as Cisco network and security specialists, geospatial analysts, and software engineers.
Our Strategic Mission
Through constant innovation and
customer-focus, we add value
to our stakeholders by empowering
our people.
Our Vision
To be the preferred solution services
provider globally.
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CEO Profile
With a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronic engineering and a master’s in communication management, Lim Ming Soon has been a pioneer in the telecommunications industry for the past 11 years. He began as a field technician then moved up in his career to chief marketing officer at TelBru.
Over the years at NiAT, Ming Soon’s ethos has been to train, upgrade, and maintain the competency of the company’s local staff. His effective leadership, which focuses on open communication and embracing teamwork culture towards developing a high performing managerial team, has generated tremendous strides in the satcom industry. This ultimately culminated in NiAT receiving the Best Asia Start up Award at the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability (ACES) Awards in 2018.
When Ming Soon is not busy running the grand strategy of the company, he occupies his time by planning training regimes as a personal trainer.
Yearly Milestones
2024
- NIAT won Asian Telecom Awards for Satellite Company of the Year
- NIAT joining Brunei 40th National Day for the 1st time
- NIAT x UBD renew Collab
2023
- NiAT x BIL Signing, Providing New Opportunities
- OBSERVE Seminar: Harnessing Geospatial Intelligence for Climate Change
- Awarded 5-year contract with an Oil and Gas Company
- NiAT Rebranding
- BICTA Awards, Winner under Consumer & Business Services for OBSERVE’s MataGrid
2022
- MoU Signing between NiAT & UTB
- NiAT x UBD Commerates MoU for Academia Grant
- BICTA Awards, 2nd Runner Up under ICT Industry for OBSERVE’s Maritime Domain Awareness
- Sukang & Melilas 4mbps link install and start officially under education ministry
- GIS Day Hackathon with IBTE Students
2021
- Launch of ACTIVATE services to our end users
- First Ku Band vessel installation and service delivery to local defence ministry
- Achievement Forum award (excellence in quality award)
- World GIS Day Webinar
- Testing and POC Sukang & Melilas link using KA Band
2020
- Collaborative partnership with MAXAR
- Awarded a 5-year contract for c band site (Aviation Monitoring)
- First satellite imagery customer with local ministry
2019
- Launched OBSERVE™
- Training and certification of staff at ESRI Malaysia for geospatial and drone services
2018
- Received Asia’s Best Startup Award from Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) 2018 in Singapore
- First service order for offshore Ku-band services from local Oil and Gas company
2017
- Head office relocated from iCentre, Berakas to Kg Menglait
- First solar energy project for UBD
- First proof of concept for Ku Band services
- IT & Network Management Services
2016
- Started offering Thuraya and Iridium Services
- Awarded 5-year contract local Oil & Gas company (Teleport and Backhaul Telecommunications Project)
- Awarded 2-year C band contract with an international service provider
2015
- NiAT underwent and completed ITIL Certification for system standardisation
- Started offering equipment testing and basic repair services
2014
- Upgraded Telisai Satellite Earth Station to achieve high SLA
- Fleet Broadband Proof of concept and commissioning (Defence and oil & gas sector)
2013
- Joined the Brunei Pavillion in CommunicAsia
- Start offering Technical Services and AAIC Services
- Signed Collaboration Agreement with Telbru
- Digital Microwave Network set up to increase SLA level and redundancy system
2012
- Signed Channel Partner Agreement with Inmarsat
- Signed first oil and gas C-band VSAT customers for 3-year contract
2011
- Awarded dealer license from AITI
- Awarded SeTi license from AITI
2010
- Incorporated in May (1 June 2010)
- Joint venture between TelBru and TS Global Networks Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
- First 2 C-Band VSAT customets sign up within 1 month of incorporation