Focus: Quantum

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Thales Alenia Space a further contract for the SAGA mission to develop a space-based system for generating cryptographic keys.  The contract announced Wednesday...

SES has been making some interesting moves in the quantum arena. Earlier this year, SES teamed up with Singapore-based SpeQtral to develop an interoperable optical ground station (OGS) to establish long-distance satellite-based...

Sky Perfect JSAT is joining an R&D project to demonstrate satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) led by Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).  The project is part...

Quantum computing company IonQ has signed an agreement to acquire Capella Space to accelerate its plans in quantum networking. IonQ, based in College Park, Maryland, announced the move on Wednesday. ...

Maryland-based quantum computing company IonQ entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korean satellite antenna and gateway developer Intellian Technologies to explore a partnership that would merge quantum...

SES has made an interesting move when it comes to quantum-secure communications. It has teamed up with Singapore-based SpeQtral to develop an interoperable optical ground station (OGS) to establish long-distance...

Honeywell Aerospace Technologies will develop new quantum-secure encryption keys for space-to-terrestrial networks under the terms of a new strategic partnership with Nokia and Numana. “Honeywell Aerospace Technologies welcomes the opportunity...

Thales Alenia Space and Hispasat initiated the development, manufacturing, verification and validation phase of the first QKD-GEO prototype, the companies announced Jan. 21.  The QKD-GEO mission, which stands for quantum...

Quantum computing is set to impact space networks, and the past year saw a number of updates in quantum regulations. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and...

Boeing is working on a satellite mission to demonstrate quantum entanglement swapping capabilities in space. Boeing called it a first-of-its kind space mission that lays the groundwork for a global...