Altitude Angel and NexG CSA partner to deliver Unified Traffic Management services portfolio across Malaysia

Strategic partnership announced today will support new airspace user integration

London, UK & Lisbon, Portugal: Altitude Angel, a global leader in unified traffic management (UTM) and NexG CSA, part of the NexG Group, have chosen the second day of the Airspace World expo in Lisbon to announce a strategic commercial partnership which will revolutionise the way the sky is managed across Malaysia for a new generation of airspace users. 

The combination of Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM suite of technologies and NexG CSA’s ‘in-country’ expertise will enable the creation of competitive and innovative services aligned with the strategic goals of the Malaysian Drone Technology Action Plan 2022-2030 (MDTAP30), which will allow Malaysia to use and benefit from the array of use cases drone operations can bring.

The GuardianUTM platform will provide real-time situational awareness and data visibility, improving operational efficiency and safety across designated UAS airspace. Through live monitoring capabilities, key stakeholders will have direct insights into UAS activities, helping to maintain public safety while developing and growing the drone ecosystem as part of a new regulated environment for UAS operations.

As the partnership develops, new opportunities will be explored such as the introduction of Altitude Angel’s transformative ARROW technology to the Malaysian peninsula, which when fused with its GuardianUTM platform, detects and identifies all airspace users, enabling drones to fly BVLOS and share the airspace with crewed aviation safely and securely.

On the strategic partnership, Richard Parker, Altitude Angel, CEO and founder said: “Supporting the development of new airspace users across Malaysia and Southern Asia is one of our strategic priorities. This partnership with NexG CSA is a milestone in the development of Malaysia’s airspace, bringing together the technology, innovation, and local expertise which will provide the foundation for a new and exciting drone economy.”

On behalf of NexG CSA, its CEO Dato’ Syahril Abdullah, commented, “We are pleased to enter into this strategic partnership with Altitude Angel, a global leader in unified traffic management solutions. This collaboration represents a significant step forward in supporting the growth of drone-related services and capabilities, aligned with our broader national ambitions. By integrating advanced UTM technologies, we aim to enhance airspace safety, improve operational visibility, and support the safe and scalable integration of drone operations. As the partnership evolves, we look forward to exploring new opportunities that will further strengthen the ecosystem and unlock the full potential of drone technology in Malaysia."  

ENDS

For more information, please contact:
Stephen Farmer, Head of Corporate Communications & PR, Altitude Angel
stephen@altitudeangel.com

About Altitude Angel

Altitude Angel is an multi award-winning provider of Unified Traffic Management (UTM) software, enabling those operating or developing UTM/U-Space solutions to quickly integrate robust data and services with minimum effort.

Today, Altitude Angel’s market-defining technology is providing a critical enabling service on which the future of UTM will be built across the globe.

Altitude Angel also led a consortium of businesses to build and develop a ‘drone superhighway’ connecting airspace above Reading, Oxford, Coventry, and Rugby. The SKYWAY superhighway network, enabled using Altitude Angel’s patented Arrow® technology, demonstrated the huge potential offered by unmanned aerial vehicles and be a catalyst to enable growth in the urban air mobility industry.

Altitude Angel’s first party solutions also power some of the world’s leading air navigation service providers (ANSPs), aviation authorities and enterprises, including NATS (Services) Ltd in the UK, LVNL in the Netherlands and Avinor in Norway, empowering them with new capabilities to safely manage and integrate drone traffic into national operations.

By unlocking the potential of drones and helping national aviation authorities, ANSPs, developers and enterprise organisations, Altitude Angel is establishing new services to support the growth in the drone industry.

Altitude Angel was founded by Richard Parker in 2014 and is headquartered in Reading, UK. 

About NexG CSA Sdn Bhd

NexG CSA Sdn Bhd is a subsidiary of NexG Berhad, which serves as the Group’s lead entity in managing end-to- end execution of public sector digitalisation projects.  

NexG Berhad, formerly known as Datasonic Group Berhad, is one of the most prominent security-related integrated technology solutions providers in Malaysia with a strong track record in mission-critical national projects. It has been listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad Main Market since 2012. NexG offers strong technical capabilities that are backed up by a talented in-house research and development ("R&D") team. It specialises in multipurpose national identification cards, International Civil Aviation Organisation ("ICAO") compliant ePassports, auto gates with multimodal biometrics and facial recognition systems, financial smart cards, integrated CCTV and surveillance systems with video analytics, and healthcare-related ICT solutions. Since 2012, NexG has been the provider for the Malaysia National ID ("MyKad") project, and since 2016, it has been the vendor supplying integrated ICAO-compliant e-passport solutions to the Malaysian government. NexG is also a pioneer and a major provider of ATM/Debit Card and Europay, Mastercard, and Visa ("EMV") credit and debit card personalization systems and solutions.