A Swiss company plans to launch a quantum cloud service in orbit to deliver quantum services to institutions and companies in the future.
Semiconductor maker SEAL SQ plans to build the world’s first commercial quantum spatial orbital cloud to deliver unhackable communications and quantum security as a service to banks, federal governments, defense agencies, and enterprises.
It has teamed up with WISeSat, a sister company, to launch a 100-satellite constellation that will be fully operational by 2033, according to a press release. The recent surge in demand for data centers to power artificial intelligence applications has led to increased demand of not only power but also water for cooling needs. Many, including SpaceX founder Elon Musk, believe data centers could be placed in orbit, powered directly by the Sun and cooled by the atmosphere. Cointrin, Switzerland-based Seal SQ is taking this idea a step further to build an orbital cloud for quantum communications, where it will deliver quantum key distribution , quantum random number generation and post-quantum identity services as a subscription to its customers. Need for quantum communicationThe progress made in quantum computing technology and the speed at which it can complete complex calculations mean that conventional encryption will soon no longer be secure. To beat quantum computing, institutions will have to upgrade to quantum encryption for sensitive information, including financial transactions and defense secrets. “The QSOC is not a science project,” said Carlos Moreira, CEO of SEALSQ in a press release. “It is the commercial orbital layer that will protect the financial system, critical infrastructure, and national security communications from the quantum computing era. The quantum threat to today’s infrastructure is mathematically certain and approaching rapidly.”Its collaboration with WISeSat will see a constellation of 100 satellites deployed by 2033 with a contractually guaranteed uptime of 99.9 percent. SEAL SQ is using a well-known model to operate the orbital cloud, in which WISESat will own and operate the constellation, while SEAL SQ will own and operate the quantum orbital cloud. How will it work? WISeSat, another subsidiary of SEAL SQ’s holding parent company WISEKey, is involved in the design, manufacture, launch, and operation of small satellites, while also undertaking jobs of frequency licenses, optical links, and mission control needed to maintain a constellation. WISeSat will leverage its technical expertise across engineering teams, regulatory compliance, manufacturing, and launch infrastructure to deliver the capacity SEAL SQ needs to offer its services. On its part, SEAL SQ will deploy its proprietary quantum technology stack across the constellation, control quantum payloads, software, and security architecture, and handle the customer end. This clear separation allows SEAL SQ to scale cloud revenues without bearing the capital cost of constellation ownership, while WISeSat continues to build an orbital infrastructure platform. “WISeSat brings the manufacturing expertise, the launch network, and orbital operations capability. SEALSQ brings the quantum semiconductor technology and the cloud services layer. Together, we are not building a satellite program – we are building the quantum internet’s infrastructure,” added Moreira in the press release.The concept of a QSOC has been extensively validated. In 2017, China demonstrated intercontinental quantum key distribution over 4,700 miles using its Micius satellites. Singapore’s SpooQy-1 CubeSat demonstrated entangled photon generation in orbit and is the precursor to SEALSQ’s Phase 1 nanosatellite design. With the US dedicating $3 billion to its national quantum initiative and Europe also keen on building a quantum communication infrastructure with a satellite tier, we are likely to see this area grow substantially in the coming years.
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