What Solution Space does

Solution Space Software is a privately held Singapore-based IT services company founded in 2003 that provides consultancy, research, design, and development services for custom software systems, with deep specialization in real-time information exchange for transportation and aviation infrastructure. The company's core technology is sol-core, a closed-source framework of reusable libraries with bindings to C++, Python, and .NET, complemented by Vides (XML-driven screen rendering software), Pinxi (Windows-based layout design tool), Mimic (status monitoring dashboard), and SolLinux (a customized embedded Linux distribution built with OpenEmbedded for 24/7 unattended operation). This core platform underpins domain-specific products including FIDS for airports, RATIS for Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit, DMM digital signage for SMRT, TAPAS public announcement systems for Thai airports, ELSE interfacing middleware for Changi Airport, and a low-latency trading engine developed for a local proprietary trading firm.

The business operates primarily as a project-based professional services and custom-software-development firm, with a secondary revenue stream from licensing the sol-core libraries. It engages enterprise and government clients directly through field sales and partners with system integrators (NCS Pte Ltd in Singapore, Primotech Thailand in Thailand) for larger government and aviation deployments. The company is owned and operated by three directors—Erik van Helvoort (Business Development), Rob Kramer (Software Development), and Pek Boon Ang (Project Development)—who maintain full control with no external funding. Its customer base includes SMRT, the Land Transport Authority, Changi Airport, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, five Thai international airports, and airports in China, with a geographic footprint spanning Singapore, Thailand, and China.

Name

Solution Space

Legal name

Solution Space Software

Website

https://solution-space.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Solution Space Software is a privately held Singapore IT services firm that builds Linux-based real-time information systems—flight/train displays, announcement systems, and digital signage—using its proprietary sol-core framework, serving government, aviation, and transit operators in Singapore, Thailand, and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services / Real-Time Information Systems

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Terminal Operating Systems (TOS) & Yard/Gate Digitization (TLAHAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Experience Monitoring & Management (DEX/DEM, AIOps for EUC) (BPAEAIAF), Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Real-time information systems
• Flight information displays
• Embedded Linux development
• Passenger information systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development Services: Provides consultancy, research, design and development services for custom software systems. Revenue derived from project-based engagements for enterprise clients in transportation and aviation sectors.
2. Sol-Core Licensing: Solution Space Core modules sold as closed-source licensed product with lifetime warranty on bugs. Core libraries provided with API and communication protocols shared with customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Solution Space provides consultancy, research, design and development services for custom Linux-based software systems centered on real-time information exchange. Its proprietary sol-core library framework underpins domain-specific solutions including flight information display systems (FIDS), train information display systems (RATIS), digital signage (DMM), automated announcement systems (TAPAS), interfacing middleware (ELSE, FLINK), and a low-latency trading engine, sold as licensed software products and bespoke deployments for enterprise and government clients.

Product overview

Solution Space offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered around sol-core, a closed-source framework of reusable libraries providing real-time information exchange capabilities. The core platform is complemented by specialized display system products: Vides (screen rendering software), Pinxi (layout design tool), and Mimic (monitoring dashboard). These integrate with SolLinux, a custom embedded Linux distribution. Solution Space applies this core technology to domain-specific solutions including FIDS (flight information displays), RATIS (train information displays), DMM (digital signage for SMRT), and TAPAS (public announcement systems). Additional specialized offerings include a high-performance trading engine and interfacing/link software products (ELSE, FLINK) that bridge legacy systems with modern infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vides: Screen software used in all display systems, pronounced like 'vee-desk' meaning 'you see' in Latin. Separates content from presentation using XML layout documents.
• Pinxi
• Mimic
• SolLinux
• sol-core
• TAPAS

Products and services

• sol-core (Solution Space Core) A comprehensive closed-source licensed framework of libraries and off-the-shelf applications for real-time information exchange, with bindings to C++, Python, and .NET. Provides the foundation for Solution Space's deployment projects and is licensed to customers with API and communication protocols shared to prevent vendor lock-in.
• Vides Screen software used in all display systems that separates content from presentation. Runs XML layout documents containing objects, components, styles, and scripts that define how information is displayed on screens. Supports data sources from databases, XML files, RSS feeds, and more.
• Pinxi Windows-based graphical layout design tool used to create, maintain, and deploy layout documents used by Vides. Provides graphical design functionality for creating screen layouts and supports deployment to screens or central repositories.
• Mimic Status monitoring tool that visualizes the status of display devices, server hardware, external interfaces, and server software modules. Shows status changes as they occur and serves as a graphical command center for troubleshooting.
• SolLinux A highly trimmed and customized small-footprint Linux distribution maintained using OpenEmbedded for deployment on resource-constrained embedded controllers. Designed for 24x7 operation without unwanted popup messages or system events.
• FIDS (Flight Information Display Systems) Flight information display systems for airports. Solution Space has worked extensively in the FIDS industry and provides maintenance, modifications, and consulting services for various airports in Singapore and China.
• RATIS (Rail Travel Information System) Train information display system showing train arrival times, disruption information, text messages, and advertisements to commuters. Legacy system deployed for Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) North-South and East-West lines and the Boon Lay Extension.
• DMM (Digital Media Manager) Digital signage solution developed for Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) that uses Vides, Pinxi, and Mimic combined with customized back-end services to deliver content including advertisements, RSS feeds, news headlines, live train information, and weather to high-resolution screens.
• TAPAS (Thailand Automatic Public Announcement System) Announcement system that combines pre-recorded human voice fragments into configurable sentences for natural-sounding public announcements. Controls Bosch Praesideo equipment, supports multiple languages, and configures audio paths to target zones. Deployed at five of Thailand's international airports.
• ELSE (External Link System Extension) Interface software for Singapore's Changi Airport that translates the legacy B-Line serial protocol into XML, communicating through WebSphere MQ to external clients including Singapore Airlines Terminal Services.
• FLINK (FIDS-link system) FIDS-link system designed for five of Thailand's international airports that collects real-time flight information and makes it available through HTTP to a central database.
• Trading Engine Low-latency, high-frequency spread trading engine built using Solution Space core libraries, benchmarked for microsecond-level performance with strict testing regime for stability and reliability. Deployed with a local proprietary trading firm in Singapore.

Quantifiable outcome

• Microsecond-level latency achieved in trading engine benchmark testing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NCS Pte LtdcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSystem integrator partner for most projects with the Land Transport Authority and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. NCS is a major Singapore-based IT services firm.
• Primotech Thailand LtdcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSystem integrator partner and representative in Thailand. Handles local project delivery and representation for Thai market operations.
• ZeroC Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationPartner providing ICE (Internet Communications Engine) middleware technology. ZeroC's ICE is the preferred middleware for Solution Space's high-performance systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• DAMM Cellular Systems: DAMM provides critical communications and information systems for transportation. Comparable to Solution Space in mission-critical real-time infrastructure, focused on TETRA/GSM-R communications.

Broad incumbents

• Collins Aerospace (ARINC): Collins Aerospace owns the legacy ARINC aviation IT portfolio including FIDS and airport information systems. It serves the same airport customers as Solution Space and competes for FIDS maintenance and modernization deals globally.
• Thales Transportation: Thales provides signaling, communication, and passenger information systems for rail and urban transit globally. Overlaps with Solution Space's RATIS-style passenger display work for transit operators.
• SITA: SITA is the dominant global IT vendor for airports, offering FIDS, messaging, and operational systems. It directly overlaps Solution Space's airport display and interfacing work and competes for the same tenders (e.g. Changi, Thai airports).
• Frequentis: Frequentis delivers voice communication, information, and operational systems for air traffic control, airports, and public transport. Comparable to Solution Space in mission-critical transportation information systems, at much larger scale.
• ADB Safegate: ADB Safegate provides airfield and airport IT solutions including visual guidance and information display systems. Overlaps with Solution Space on FIDS and airport operational displays for tier-1 hubs.
• Siemens Mobility: Siemens Mobility supplies rail and transit systems including passenger information displays. Competes with Solution Space on MRT/metro digital signage and information platforms.
• Indra Sistemas: Indra delivers IT and digital systems for airports, rail, and transport operators worldwide, including passenger information displays. Competes with Solution Space on transport digitalization tenders, especially outside Asia.

Direct peers

• Primotech Thailand: Primotech is Solution Space's Thailand SI partner for TAPAS and FLINK deployments. As a local IT services firm in the transport vertical it executes similar work and is a partner channel for Solution Space's Thai customers.
• NCS Group: NCS is Solution Space's strategic SI partner for LTA and CAAS engagements and itself delivers large-scale IT services for Singapore transport and government. It is both a partner and a competitor for similar government IT contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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