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NIGCOMSAT and OneWeb Partner for LEO Connectivity in Nigeria

Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited with Eutelsat OneWeb to deliver LEO partnership marks a major milestone for
(NIGCOMSAT) has reportedly struck a satellite services across Nigeria. According NIGCOMSAT, allowing us to bridge Nigeria’s
multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership to Space in Africa, NIGCOMSAT will digital divide with OneWeb’s advanced
leverage OneWeb’s network to provide LEO satellite technology,” she said in
high-speed, low-latency connectivity a statement. “Together, we will deliver
solutions for various sectors, including scalable and reliable connectivity solutions
government services, businesses, and rural to drive growth across government services,
communities. No financial details were businesses, and communities nationwide.”
disclosed. NIGCOMSAT managing director Egerton-Idehen also said Eutelsat and
Jane Egerton-Idehen said the OneWeb NIGCOMSAT aim to combine resources
partnership will enhance nationwide to “foster innovation, accelerate digital
remote communications, mobile transformation, and expand connectivity
connectivity, and offshore operations, as opportunities within Nigeria and beyond,”
well as fill in coverage gaps in underserved the report said.
and unserved areas across Nigeria. “This

WISeSat.Space to Launch Next-Generation Satellite for Secure IoT Coverage

WISeKey International, a leading global across the network. WISeSat.Space’s
cybersecurity, AI, and IoT company, satellite constellation addresses the
announced that its subsidiary WISeSat. growing demand for secure and scalable
Space, on January 14, 2025, will launch a infrastructure to support the exponential
new-generation satellite, an innovative rise of IoT devices, projected to exceed 75
system designed to provide comprehensive billion by 2030. Beyond connectivity, this
Earth IoT coverage with ultra-low latency, initiative offers advanced Earth observation
enabling real-time tracking and monitoring services for environmental monitoring,
of trillions of IoT devices. These satellites logistics optimization, and disaster
incorporate advanced technology to deliver response, providing real-time data and
secure and scalable global connectivity, actionable insights. With tiered subscription
addressing critical concerns around data models, governments, enterprises, and
security, privacy, and geopolitical neutrality. organizations can access a robust suite of
By leveraging Switzerland’s neutrality, services tailored to their specific needs.
political stability, and rigorous data Positioned as a neutral and secure
protection laws, WISeSat.Space is building alternative to satellite systems operated by
a trusted infrastructure for secure global corporations or national governments,
communications. This constellation WISeSat.Space offers a solution free from
integrates SEALSQ Corp post-quantum geopolitical risks, data misuse, and
semiconductors, future-proofing the transparency issues. By operating under particularly in underserved and remote
network against emerging quantum Swiss jurisdiction, the system ensures regions. By bridging the digital divide, the
computing threats. These advanced chips compliance with the most rigorous privacy constellation supports educational and
utilize post-quantum cryptography, and data protection standards globally, economic growth while providing on-
ensuring secure data transmission and making it a trusted choice for critical demand connectivity solutions for disaster
protecting the constellation from potential communications. The integration of recovery and emergency communications.
adversarial quantum attacks. Additionally, blockchain technology enhances data The secure communication channels
the satellites feature WISeKey’s WISeID security, enabling decentralized, tamper- enabled by post-quantum cryptography
identity management system, a platform proof smart contracts and facilitating offer unparalleled security for governments,
for authenticating connected devices, and seamless transactions across industries financial institutions, and enterprises
Hedera distributed ledger technology to such as shipping, logistics, and finance. requiring the highest level of data
provide a decentralized framework for WISeSat.Space also addresses the growing protection.
maintaining data integrity and transparency need for reliable global internet access,

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