WISeSat.Space Adva ces Post-Qua tum-Ready Satellite Commu icatio s to Suppo t U.S. Qua tum-Secu ity Objectives
I teg ati g SEALSQ semico ducto tech ology to suppo t secu e satellite ope atio s, sove eig commu icatio s a d c itical i f ast uctu e co ectivity
GENEVA, Switze la d — Octobe 12, 2026 — WISeSat.Space (Nasdaq: SAIQ) (“WISeSat.Space” o the “Compa y”) today outli ed its st ategy to i teg ate post-qua tum c yptog aphy (“PQC”) i to its ext-ge e atio satellite commu icatio s a d I te et of Thi gs (“IoT”) a chitectu e, suppo ti g the mig atio objectives established by U.S. Executive O de 14412, Secu i g the Natio Agai st Adva ced C yptog aphic Attacks.
The Compa y is developi g a secu ity a chitectu e desig ed to p otect commu icatio s, digital ide tities a d satellite ope atio s agai st both co ve tio al cybe attacks a d eme gi g qua tum-computi g th eats. Its app oach combi es post-qua tum semico ducto tech ologies f om its siste compa y, SEALSQ Co p.’s (Nasdaq: LAES) with t usted digital ide tity a d c yptog aphic key ma ageme t ac oss co ected devices, g ou d i f ast uctu e a d futu e satellite platfo ms.
“Secu ity is a co e diffe e tiato i ou st ategy to build a satellite commu icatio s busi ess se vi g gove me ts, e te p ises a d c itical i f ast uctu e ope ato s,” said Ca los Mo ei a, Fou de a d CEO of WISeSat.Space. “As satellites become i c easi gly c itical i f ast uctu e fo ou digital eco omy, p otecti g them th oughout thei ope atio al lives is ce t al to ou value p opositio . Ou ambitio is to b i g t ust i to eve y laye , f om the semico ducto a d co ected device to the g ou d statio a d satellite. By i teg ati g post-qua tum tech ologies ac oss co ected devices, g ou d i f ast uctu e a d satellites, we aim to st e gthe ou competitive positio , add ess dema d fo secu e, sove eig commu icatio s a d c eate lo g-te m sha eholde value.”
Followi g its Octobe 2026 busi ess combi atio a d Nasdaq listi g, WISeSat.Space closed a $10 millio PIPE i vestme t led by SEALSQ to accele ate the developme t of its qua tum- esilie t space a chitectu e.
Buildi g a Sove eig Space I f ast uctu eWISeSat.Space’s existi g etwo k a d pa t e i f ast uctu e i clude access to 9 active low-ea th-o bit satellites, suppo ted by g ou d statio s i Lausa e, Switze la d, a d La Lí ea de la Co cepció , Spai . This ope atio al base suppo ts the developme t of the Compa y’s ext-ge e atio Qua tum Spatial O bital Cloud (“QSOC”).
Its lo g-te m oadmap ta gets a 100-satellite sove eig co stellatio by 2033, subject to fi a ci g, tech ical developme t, egulato y app ovals a d lau ch availability. I teg atio of the ext-ge e atio PQC a chitectu e is bei g adva ced th ough pla ed deployme ts a d does ot imply that eve y satellite cu e tly accessible th ough the etwo k al eady ca ies the same post-qua tum ha dwa e.
Suppo ti g the T a sitio to Post-Qua tum Secu ityIssued o Ju e 22, 2026, Executive O de 14412 di ects the t a sitio of fede al i fo matio systems to NIST-app oved post-qua tum c yptog aphy a d suppo ts mig atio pla i g fo c itical i f ast uctu e ow e s a d ope ato s.
Fo fede al high-value assets a d high-impact systems, excludi g Natio al Secu ity Systems, the o de sets mig atio objectives of Decembe 31, 2030, fo PQC key establishme t a d Decembe 31, 2031, fo PQC digital sig atu es. It also di ects the developme t of p oposed fede al p ocu eme t equi eme ts add essi g applicable NIST sta da ds.
WISeSat.Space’s a chitectu e is bei g developed to suppo t these objectives. Regulato y alig me t a d complia ce will be assessed fo i dividual impleme tatio s agai st applicable sta da ds, c yptog aphic module validatio equi eme ts a d custome p ocu eme t co ditio s.
The Compa y’s tech ology st ategy d aws o SEALSQ’s Qua tum Shield QS7001 a d QVault TPM platfo ms, which suppo t NIST-sta da dized algo ithms i cludi g:
- ML-KEM, sta da dized i FIPS 203: A key-e capsulatio mecha ism used to establish sha ed sec ets fo p otecti g commu icatio s.
- ML-DSA, sta da dized i FIPS 204: A digital-sig atu e algo ithm used to ve ify authe ticity a d i teg ity.
These capabilities a e i te ded to compleme t ha dwa e-based p otectio of c yptog aphic keys a d t usted ide tities. Usi g sta da dized algo ithms p ovides a fou datio fo mig atio ; e d-to-e d secu ity also depe ds o thei impleme tatio , i teg atio a d ope atio .
P actical Applicatio s Ac oss Space a d Ea thWISeSat.Space is developi g its a chitectu e a ou d seve al applicatio s whe e commu icatio s secu ity a d lo g-te m data p otectio a e esse tial.
Gove me t a d sove eig commu icatio s. Post-qua tum key establishme t a d authe ticatio ca suppo t p otected satellite co ectivity fo gove me t age cies, emote facilities a d eme ge cy- espo se teams. Combi ed with sove eig ide tity a d key-ma ageme t a a geme ts, the a chitectu e is i te ded to help custome s etai co t ol ove access to se sitive commu icatio s.
C itical i f ast uctu e mo ito i g. Satellite-co ected se so s ca p ovide telemet y f om e e gy i stallatio s, wate etwo ks, t a spo t co ido s a d othe assets beyo d te est ial etwo k cove age. T usted device ide tities a d authe ticated messages ca help ope ato s ve ify the sou ce a d i teg ity of eadi gs used fo mai te a ce, i cide t detectio a d ope atio al decisio s.
Satellite comma d a d softwa e i teg ity. Post-qua tum sig atu es ca suppo t ve ificatio of satellite comma ds a d softwa e updates, helpi g p otect agai st impe so atio a d u autho ized modificatio s. Ha dwa e-p otected keys p ovide a fou datio fo authe ticati g ope atio al systems, while secu e update mecha isms ca suppo t c yptog aphic upg ades du i g a satellite’s se vice life.
Remote i dust ial IoT a d logistics. Co ected equipme t, co tai e s a d mo ito i g devices ca use satellite li ks to epo t locatio , co ditio a d ope atio al status. Authe ticatio a d p otected commu icatio s a e i te ded to help custome s t ust the data eceived f om emote assets a d educe exposu e to fo ged messages.
Lo g-te m p otectio of se sitive i fo matio . Gove me t, i dust ial a d i f ast uctu e data may emai co fide tial fo yea s. Post-qua tum key establishme t is i te ded to educe exposu e to “ha vest ow, dec ypt late ” attacks, i which adve sa ies collect e c ypted t affic today fo possible dec yptio usi g futu e qua tum compute s.
About WISeSat.SpaceWISeSat.Space Holdi gs Co p. (NASDAQ: SAIQ) is a space tech ology compa y focused o secu e satellite commu icatio s a d elated space i f ast uctu e. Its app oach combi es satellite i f ast uctu e with cybe secu ity a d digital ide tity tech ologies to suppo t t usted commu icatio s betwee co ected devices a d g ou d-based systems. WISeSat.Space i te ds to p ovide satellite capacity a d elated space a d g ou d i f ast uctu e that may suppo t SEALSQ’s pla ed QSOC oadmap. Visit wisesat.space.
Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts
This p ess elease i cludes “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the “safe ha bo ” p ovisio s of the U ited States P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts may be ide tified by the use of wo ds such as “estimate,” “pla ,” “p oject,” “fo ecast,” “i te d,” “will,” “expect,” “a ticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “ta get” o othe simila exp essio s that p edict o i dicate futu e eve ts o t e ds o that a e ot stateme ts of histo ical matte s. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts also i clude, but a e ot limited to, stateme ts ega di g estimatio of the listi g. These stateme ts a e based o va ious assumptio s, whethe o ot ide tified i this p ess elease, a d o the cu e t expectatio s of WISeSat’s ma ageme t a d a e ot p edictio s of actual pe fo ma ce. These stateme ts i volve isks, u ce tai ties a d othe facto s that may cause the actual esults, levels of activity, pe fo ma ce, o achieveme ts to be mate ially diffe e t f om those exp essed o implied by these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Although WISeSat believes that it has a easo able basis fo each fo wa d-looki g stateme t co tai ed i this p ess elease, WISeSat cautio s you that these stateme ts a e based o a combi atio of facts a d facto s cu e tly k ow a d p ojectio s of the futu e, which a e i he e tly u ce tai . The fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i this p ess elease ep ese t the views of WISeSat as of the date of this p ess elease. Subseque t eve ts a d developme ts may cause those views to cha ge. Except as may be equi ed by law, WISeSat does ot u de take a y duty to update these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts.
CONTACTS
WISeSat:Ca los Mo ei aChai ma & CEOTel: +41 22 594 3000i fo@wisesat.com
WISeSat I vesto Relatio s:The Equity G oup I c.Le a CatiTel: +1 212 836-9611Le a.cati@theequityg oup.com
