I vestme t builds o a fou -yea elatio ship with FOSSA a d suppo ts WISeSat’s ext phase of scalable, post-qua tum- eady space i f ast uctu e
The i vestme t st e gthe s a st ategic elatio ship that bega i 2021, whe WISeKey fi st pa t e ed with FOSSA to suppo t the developme t of small-satellite platfo ms fo secu e IoT commu icatio s f om Low Ea th O bit. Si ce the , FOSSA has co t ibuted to WISeSat’s ea ly satellite- elated activities a d pilot missio s, helpi g establish tech ical lea i g, flight he itage a d ope atio al expe ie ce that suppo t WISeSat’s pla ed t a sitio towa d la ge a d mo e capable satellite i f ast uctu e.
Agai st this backd op, WISeSat’s co ti ued i vestme t i its FOSSA elatio ship ei fo ces its objective to build a Eu opea – ooted secu e satellite i f ast uctu e platfo m. WISeSat’s oadmap is focused o p ovidi g satellite capacity, o bital i f ast uctu e a d elated g ou d-segme t capabilities fo secu e commu icatio s, IoT co ectivity a d futu e post-qua tum a d qua tum-secu e use cases.
This latest i vestme t eaffi ms WISeSat’s co fide ce i FOSSA’s small-satellite capabilities a d st e gthe s the i dust ial elatio ship betwee the two compa ies. WISeSat expects this elatio ship to emai eleva t as it evaluates ext-ge e atio satellite platfo ms, futu e lau ch equi eme ts, payload i teg atio , g ou d-segme t a chitectu e a d missio ope atio s fo secu e space-based i f ast uctu e.
SEALSQ has also established its Qua tum Fu d, SEALQUANTUM.COM, to suppo t the developme t of sove eig qua tum a d post-qua tum tech ology capabilities. While WISeSat’s i vestme t i FOSSA is a WISeSat st ategic i vestme t a d does ot by itself make FOSSA a SEALSQ Qua tum Fu d po tfolio compa y, it is alig ed with the b oade WISeKey a d SEALSQ objective of developi g secu e, t usted a d qua tum- esilie t i f ast uctu e ac oss the semico ducto , cybe secu ity a d space laye s.
WISeSat’s ole i this ecosystem is focused o satellite i f ast uctu e. SEALSQ’s pla ed Qua tum Spatial O bital Cloud, o QSOC, is expected to be a SEALSQ-ow ed qua tum a d qua tum- esilie t i itiative i te ded to use WISeSat satellite capacity a d i f ast uctu e as pa t of a futu e o bital laye fo qua tum key dist ibutio (“QKD”), qua tum a dom umbe ge e atio (“QRNG”), post-qua tum ide tity a d othe secu e commu icatio s se vices. A y such use would emai subject to defi itive ag eeme ts, tech ical validatio , fi a ci g, egulato y app ovals, lau ch cade ce a d custome dema d.
Ca los Mo ei a, Fou de a d CEO of WISeKey, said: “FOSSA has bee a key i dust ial pa t e i i the ea ly developme t of WISeSat’s satellite capabilities, p ovidi g c itical tech ical expe tise a d flight he itage as we established ou i itial p ese ce i low Ea th o bit. This i vestme t eflects ou co fide ce i FOSSA’s platfo m a d ou sha ed visio fo scalable, secu e satellite i f ast uctu e. As we t a sitio f om pilot missio s to a mo e adva ced a d i teg ated o bital a chitectu e, st e gthe i g this elatio ship is a impo ta t step i de- iski g executio a d accele ati g ou oadmap.”
M . Mo ei a co ti ued, “At the same time, we see a clea a d g owi g ma ket oppo tu ity as Eu ope p io itizes sove eig , esilie t a d secu e space-based commu icatio s. By combi i g WISeSat’s satellite i f ast uctu e oadmap with WISeKey’s Root of T ust a d SEALSQ’s post-qua tum semico ducto capabilities, we a e buildi g the fou datio s fo a t usted Eu opea space-tech ology platfo m desig ed fo the ext e a of secu e commu icatio s. We believe this i teg ated app oach positio s us to captu e lo g-te m value i secu e commu icatio s, IoT co ectivity a d futu e qua tum- esilie t applicatio s.”
Juliá Fe á dez, CEO of FOSSA Systems, said: “FOSSA a d WISeSat have wo ked togethe si ce the ea ly stages of WISeSat’s satellite oadmap. We welcome WISeSat’s co ti ued suppo t as pa t of ou Se ies B fi a ci g ou d a d look fo wa d to explo i g fu the coope atio a ou d small-satellite i f ast uctu e, secu e commu icatio s a d futu e missio capabilities.”
SEALSQ is pio ee i g the developme t of Post-Qua tum Semico ducto s that p ovide obust, futu e-p oof p otectio fo se sitive data ac oss a wide a ge of applicatio s, i cludi g Multi-Facto Authe ticatio toke s, Sma t E e gy, Medical a d Healthca e Systems, Defe se, IT Netwo k I f ast uctu e, Automotive, a d I dust ial Automatio a d Co t ol Systems. By embeddi g Post-Qua tum C yptog aphy i to ou semico ducto solutio s, SEALSQ e su es that o ga izatio s stay p otected agai st qua tum th eats. Ou p oducts a e e gi ee ed to safegua d c itical systems, e ha ci g esilie ce a d secu ity ac oss dive se i dust ies.
Fo mo e i fo matio o ou Post-Qua tum Semico ducto s a d secu ity solutio s, please visit www.sealsq.com.
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