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This demonstration validates a practical pathway for integrating quantum-safe encryption into existing live satellite networks without disrupting operations or requiring hardware overhauls. By successfully deploying Arqit's technology within Es'hailSat's operational environment, the collaboration addresses the critical need to protect long-life communications infrastructure from future quantum decryption threats. This milestone confirms that securing government, maritime, and energy sectors against emerging quantum risks is technically feasible using current satellite assets.
Arqit, EshailSat and AIEE Demonstrate Quantum - Safe Satellite Security
LONDON and DOHA, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arqit Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQQ, ARQQW), a global leader in quantum-safe encryption, Es’hailSat – the Qatar Satellite Company – a world-class satellite operator and service provider with coverage spanning the MENA region – and Advanced International Electronic Equipment Company (AIEE), a specialist systems integrator for secure communications infrastructure, today announced the successful demonstration of quantum-safe security across operational satellite communications infrastructure. The collaboration demonstrates a practical way for satellite operators and critical infrastructure providers to strengthen communications resilience in the face of emerging quantum threats, without interrupting live operations. As governments and infrastructure operators prepare for the cybersecurity implications of quantum computing,…
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