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SEALSQ and WISeSat Announce their Commercial Quantum Spatial Orbital Cloud (QSOC)
Geneva, Switzerland, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A 100-satellite constellation aims at delivering unhackable communications, certified quantum
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[{"type":"text","content":"Geneva, Switzerland, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A 100-satellite constellation aims at delivering unhackable communications, certified quantum randomness, and post-quantum security as a managed cloud service to banks, governments, defence agencies, and enterprises, from orbit. SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (\"SEALSQ\" or \"Company\"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced a strategic partnership with WISeSat.Space Corp. (“WISeSat”) (https://wisesat.space) to develop and operate the world's first commercial Quantum Spatial Orbital Cloud (QSOC). WISeSat which specializes in space-technology and secure satellite communications for IoT applications is a subsidiary of SEALSQ’s parent company, WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company. The programme plans to deploy a 100-satellite constellation delivering quantum key distribution (QKD), quantum random number generation (QRNG), and post-quantum identity services as a subscription offering to enterprises and governments worldwide. The programme plans to deploy satellites incrementally from 2024 through Full Operational Capability (FOC) in 2033. At FOC, WISeSat is expected to operate a dedicated QSOC constellation for SEALSQ, and SEALSQ is expected to deliver a contractually guaranteed 99.9% uptime service-level agreement (SLA) to its customers. This project, which is subject to, amongst other requirements, final approval by the board of directors of SEALSQ, is believed to be the first such commitment ever made for a quantum security service. A CLEAR DIVISION OF ROLES: INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLOUD The QSOC is structured on a model familiar from the world's leading hyperscale data centres: one party owns and operates the physical infrastructure as a dedicated capacity provider; the other party owns and operates the cloud services that run on top of that infrastructure and contracts directly with end-customers. WISeSat — Constellation Owner & Operator Under the agreement, WISeSat acts as the principal owner and operator of the QSOC space segment. WISeSat designs, manufactures, launches and flies the satellites, and runs the associated ground segment, frequency licences, optical links and missio...