Sofant Secures £6.25m Investment for Low-Power Beamforming for Satellites and NTN

Edinburgh-based Sofant has raised £6.25 million in equity funding to accelerate the commercial rollout of its low-power RF MEMS beamforming technology, targeting satellite communications and next-generation 5G/6G networks. The round was led by EMV Capital, with participation from Scottish Enterprise.

With the developments on Non-Terrestrial Networks with electronically steerable, power-efficient antennas for LEO and multi-orbit systems, RF MEMS beamforming can enable lower power consumption, reduced size and weight, and lower cost, all of which are critical for user terminals, gateways, and future direct-to-device and IoT NTN applications.

The company has been in an extended R&D phase and says the new funding positions it for full commercial launch, as satellite and hybrid terrestrial–non-terrestrial architectures transition from trials to deployment. Investors see Sofant’s approach as a potential architecture-level shift for next-generation wireless systems spanning satellite, aerospace, defence, and high-performance enterprise connectivity.