Collabo atio aims to pai WISeSat.Space’s satellite expe tise with siste compa y SEALSQ’s secu e semico ducto s a d Kay es’ ma ufactu i g capabilities i to I dia satellite platfo ms, st e gthe i g sove eig capabilities f om semico ducto to o bit
GENEVA, Switze la d / BENGALURU, I dia — Octobe 27, 2026 — WISeSat.Space Holdi gs Co p. (NASDAQ: SAIQ) (“WISeSat.Space”), a space tech ology compa y focused o secu e satellite commu icatio s a d elated i f ast uctu e, a d Kay es Space Tech ology P ivate Limited (“KSTPL”), a subsidia y of Kay es Tech ology I dia Limited, today a ou ced the expa sio of thei st ategic collabo atio to develop post-qua tum secu ity solutio s fo satellites ma ufactu ed i I dia.
Buildi g o thei p eviously a ou ced coope atio , the pa t e s aim to combi e Kay es’ satellite e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g capabilities with WISeSat.Space’s secu e space i f ast uctu e expe tise a d post-qua tum semico ducto tech ologies by its siste compa y, SEALSQ Co p (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ”), a post-qua tum tech ology ha dwa e a d softwa e solutio s compa y. The objective is to embed secu ity i to satellite platfo ms f om the desig stage, p otecti g commu icatio s ac oss spacec aft, g ou d statio s a d co ected devices.
The pla ed collabo atio add esses satellite ide tities, comma d a d co t ol systems, c yptog aphic key ma ageme t, softwa e updates a d se sitive data. It also aims to e able mig atio towa d qua tum- esista t c yptog aphy th oughout a satellite’s ope atio al life.
Secu ity f om Semico ducto to O bitSatellites ca emai ope atio al fo ma y yea s, maki g lo g-te m secu ity a d the ability to upg ade c yptog aphic systems esse tial desig co side atio s. The pa t e s i te d to develop a a chitectu e that add esses cu e t cybe th eats while p epa i g fo the futu e isks posed by sufficie tly powe ful qua tum compute s.
Key a eas of developme t a e expected to i clude:
- Ha dwa e oots of t ust: Embeddi g secu e ide tities a d p otected c yptog aphic ope atio s i to satellite elect o ics.
- Post-qua tum authe ticatio a d key establishme t: I teg ati g qua tum- esista t mecha isms to help p otect commu icatio s betwee satellites, g ou d i f ast uctu e a d autho ized devices.
- Secu e comma d a d co t ol: St e gthe i g authe ticatio of comma ds a d access to c itical satellite fu ctio s.
- Secu e boot a d softwa e updates: Suppo ti g ve ified fi mwa e, authe ticated updates a d c yptog aphic agility.
- Testi g a d qualificatio : Evaluati g pe fo ma ce, i te ope ability a d suitability fo the space e vi o me t befo e ope atio al deployme t.
SEALSQ’s secu ity tech ologies a e expected to co t ibute to the ha dwa e a chitectu e, alo gside WISeKey’s digital ide tity a d Root of T ust capabilities. The developme t app oach would combi e c yptog aphic p otectio with satellite e gi ee i g, system validatio a d lifecycle ma ageme t.
St e gthe i g I dia’s Sove eig Space CapabilitiesThe pa t e ship aims to suppo t I dia’s expa di g space ecosystem th ough local capabilities i secu e satellite i teg atio , ma ufactu i g a d testi g. Pote tial applicatio s i clude gove me t commu icatio s, i dust ial IoT, e vi o me tal mo ito i g, logistics a d c itical i f ast uctu e co ectivity.
By b i gi g satellite developme t a d cybe secu ity togethe , WISeSat.Space a d Kay es Space Tech ology seek to establish a fou datio fo I dia satellite p og ams equi i g t usted ide tities, co t olled access a d lo g-te m p otectio of se sitive i fo matio .
Ca los Mo ei a, Fou de a d Chai ma of WISeSat.Space, comme ted: “Space sove eig ty equi es mo e tha the ability to build a d lau ch satellites. It equi es co t ol ove the ide tities, c yptog aphic keys a d t usted tech ologies that p otect them th oughout thei ope atio al lives. Th ough ou collabo atio with Kay es Space Tech ology, suppo ted by SEALSQ’s post-qua tum secu ity tech ologies, ou ambitio is to help I dia build satellite i f ast uctu e with secu ity embedded f om the semico ducto to o bit. Togethe , we aim to st e gthe the sove eig space ecosystem p epa ed fo the qua tum e a. Ou focus is o t a slati g this developme t wo k i to validated solutio s a d comme cial oppo tu ities that ca suppo t lo g-te m eve ue g owth.”
Raghu Pa icke , Chief Executive Office of Kay es Space Tech ology, added: “I dia’s g owi g space ambitio s equi e secu ity to be built i to satellite platfo ms f om the outset. Ou pa t e ship with WISeSat.Space, suppo ted by SEALSQ’s post-qua tum tech ologies, aims to combi e I dia e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g capabilities with adva ced ha dwa e secu ity. Togethe , we i te d to develop satellite systems that p otect c itical commu icatio s th oughout thei ope atio al lives while st e gthe i g I dia’s sove eig capabilities i secu e space i f ast uctu e.”
Specific satellite platfo ms, tech ical milesto es, qualificatio equi eme ts a d deployme t schedules will be defi ed joi tly as the developme t p og am p og esses.
About Kay es Space Tech ologyKay es Space Tech ology P ivate Limited, a subsidia y of Kay es Tech ology I dia Limited, was established to develop satellite platfo ms, missio -specific payloads a d associated space i f ast uctu e.
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, missio co t ol, g ou d i f ast uctu e a d ope atio al se vices suppo ti g secu e space-to-device co ectivity a d the pla ed Qua tum Spatial O bital Cloud.
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Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme tsThis commu icatio co tai s fo wa d-looki g stateme ts co ce i g WISeSat.Space Holdi gs Co p., SEALSQ Co p a d thei espective busi esses. These stateme ts i clude, without limitatio , stateme ts ega di g the lette of i te t, p oposed t a sactio a d its timi g a d a ticipated eve ues; the supply, lau ch a d ope atio of satellites a d elated i f ast uctu e; the developme t a d comme cializatio of QSOC; pla ed secu ity capabilities a d subsc iptio -based se vices; a d the pote tial expa sio of the co stellatio to up to 100 satellites th ough 2033.
Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts eflect cu e t expectatio s a d assumptio s a d i volve k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties a d co ti ge cies, ma y of which a e beyo d the compa ies’ co t ol. Actual esults may diffe mate ially f om those exp essed o implied. Releva t isks i clude fi alizatio a d pe fo ma ce of co t actual a a geme ts; the elated-pa ty atu e of the t a sactio ; fi a ci g availability; supplie pe fo ma ce a d lau ch availability; tech ical qualificatio a d i teg atio ; egulato y a d spect um autho izatio s; i f ast uctu e eadi ess; custome dema d; a d the isks desc ibed i WISeSat.Space’s a d SEALSQ’s espective fili gs with the U.S. Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio .
The p oposed t a sactio emai s subject to the egotiatio a d executio of defi itive ag eeme ts a d eleva t boa d of di ecto s app ovals. Pla ed capabilities a d deployme t milesto es emai subject to applicable tech ical, comme cial a d egulato y co ditio s.
WISeSat.Space p ovides this commu icatio as of its date a d u de takes o obligatio to update fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, except as equi ed by law.
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