Singapore startup aims for quantum cryptography satellite launch in 2025

City-state's aerospace sector grows rapidly on strength in niche fields

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Singaporean companies are developing advanced satellite communications technology and selling it globally. (Addvalue Technologies)

AIKO MUNAKATA, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- Singaporean space-related companies are boosting their global presence, developing quantum and semiconductor technologies for satellites by leveraging government support and the research capabilities of world-class universities.

A communications satellite equipped with quantum cryptography technology from a Singaporean company is to launch in 2025, making the city-state the first country other than China to use it on satellites.

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