Student company Ukalta Engineering is targeting a global market, and hoping to create local opportunities
They have a good concept: a hardware device that simulates outdoor environments in order to test the quality of wireless systems, like cell phones, before they are manufactured. The pay-off for them will be huge if the company succeeds and the team can launch their careers at home and not in the U.S., as so often happens in their industry. Only a year into the business, the team has already had their product validated by a third-party and is deciding whether to license the product idea, or manufacture the hardware themselves. The team won the TEC Student Entrepreneurship Award, providing them with a $25,000 stipend and 12 month lease at TEC Centre.
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