{"id":49239,"date":"2025-05-05T23:08:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/phemotron-systems-ceo-femi-ishola-on-building-africas-satellite-ecosystem\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T23:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:08:35","slug":"phemotron-systems-ceo-femi-ishola-on-building-africas-satellite-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/phemotron-systems-ceo-femi-ishola-on-building-africas-satellite-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Phemotron Systems CEO Femi Ishola on Building Africa\u2019s Satellite Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-395492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-800x395.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-800x395.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-1536x759.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-640x316.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s episode, On Orbit interviews Femi Ishola, founder and CEO of <strong>Phemotron Systems<\/strong>, winner of the 2025 Startup Space competition at SATELLITE. Ishola is from Lagos, Nigeria, and has worked and studied all over the world including in Japan, Australia, and the U.S. Now he is taking his global experience developing space systems to use small satellites to solve challenges in Africa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Phemotron Systems plans to launch its first satellite next year, an Earth observation satellite with an AI engine for onboard edge computing, called AI-Motherbox-1. Ishola wants to establish the company as a key satellite integrator in Africa, help grow the space industry, and expand Africa countries\u2019 access to satellite solutions. He hopes his startup space win encourages more investment in the African space industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This episode is sponsored by AvL Technologies. AvL Technologies is a leading manufacturer of multi-band and multi-orbit satellite communications ground terminals, serving both government and commercial markets. With terminals ranging in size from 60 cm&nbsp; to 4.6 m AvL provides efficient, cost-effective solutions for voice, video, and data connectivity without the need for specialized training. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>AvL\u2019s innovative and visionary approach to engineering and design ensures the critical requirements of today\u2019s missions are met.&nbsp;For more information please&nbsp;visit avltech.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Listen Here:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phemotron Systems CEO Femi Ishola on Building Africa\u2019s Satellite Ecosystem by On Orbit Podcast by Via Satellite\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2090657499&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;maxheight=750&amp;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Get this podcast directly in your podcast feed by subscribing to On Orbit wherever you listen to podcasts:&nbsp;Apple Podcasts,&nbsp;Amazon Music,&nbsp;Spotify,&nbsp;Soundcloud,&nbsp;and&nbsp;YouTube.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s episode, On Orbit interviews Femi Ishola, founder and CEO of Phemotron Systems, winner of the 2025 Startup Space competition at SATELLITE. 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