You can't be in the business of Satellite Quantum Communications without going to space....

We're beyond thrilled to finally share that, thanks to the continuing support of the Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne, QEYnet will soon carry out an orbital demonstration of its space-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology.

Eliminating the complexity of typical QKD systems, QEYnet's Quantum Receiver is compact, highly manufacturable, and affordable. Uniquely designed to put QKD into the hands of the space industry, this technology will protect satellites against existing and emerging cyber threats, safeguard the valuable data they carry, and enable novel, zero-trust architectures not previously possible. Watch this space for future developments as we approach launch.

Huge thanks to our partners Akula Tech and C-CORE for supporting this ambitious demonstration. Additional special thanks to Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS), the incredible program that funded the development and qualification of this technology.

We are thrilled to share that, via Innovative Solutions Canada, QEYnet has successfully delivered its first free-space QKD system to the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada. To be used by the NRC for a series of terrestrial QKD networking experiments, this system incorporates all the major elements needed for a space-based QKD system, and represents a major milestone in QEYnet's mission to develop novel commercial QKD products and applications. Stay tuned for further exciting news in the near future.

QEYnet is excited to be part of the Reliable and Agile Quantum Key Distribution Networks and Beyond project! Led by the University of Waterloo, this project was recently awarded almost $3M of funding by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces through the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program. We look forward to working with UW and other project partners to utilize QEYnet's satellite QKD expertise in the development of next-generation QKD networking technologies.

QEYnet’s CEO Cordell Grant will be a panelist on Panel II: Fiber Versus Satellite in Quantum Networks on Nov 4 at the Inside Quantum Technology Conference - please join us!

More information can be found here.

QEYnet will be attending this year’s IAC conference in Washington from Oct 21st to 25th. Come by the Canada Pavilion to see us!

We had a great time at this year’s the Elevate Tech Fest where QEYnet participated in the ElevateR pitch competition.

A wonderful video from ESA highlighting the power of Quantum Key Distribution. Quantum security on a global scale is imminent and QEYnet is excited to be working toward that future.

QEYnet will be participating in the Industry Panel on August 29 at QCrypt 2019. See you in Montreal next week!

Earlier this year we sat down with Macfab to discuss QEYnet’s vision. The result is this awesome profile video that they put together:

QEYnet was honoured to be chosen as one of the startups to participate in the pitch competition at the inaugural InvestSpace event in Toronto. Here’s a picture of QEYnet’s Cordell Grant in front of the judging panel. Based on the success of this year’s event, we hope it comes back again next year.

We had a great time at the Creative Destruction Lab session #3 on February 20th. The team also got to meet Chris Hadfield!

QEYnet has been chosen to present at InvestmentSpace 2019. InvestmentSpace 2019 is taking place on February 22 and is being organized by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and the Ontario Center of Excellence (OCE).

If you are planning to attend, please introduce yourself!

Information about the event can be found here.

We’re excited to announce that we have been selected to present at Startup Space at the Satellite 2019 conference on May 7. More conference details are available here.

We are very excited to be presenting at RBC’s next FutureMakers Talks event on November 28 titled “The Reality of Quantum Computing”. The talks will focus on the status of quantum computing technology and on work that people and organisations in Toronto are doing in this area. Looking forward to a great event!

More information and registration can be found on EventBrite here.

On Monday, October 8, QEYnet’s CEO, Cordell Grant presented a pitch at Starburst Aerospace Accelerator’s annual East Coast Selection Committee event. Starburst is an aerospace-focused accelerator that brings together startups and established companies across the aerospace spectrum. We had a great response to our pitch and we were able to learn more about the problems that other aerospace startups are solving.

Find out more about Starburst here and read a summary of the event here.

We are excited to announce that we were recently accepted into Creative Destruction Lab’s Space Stream as part of the 2018-2019 cohort. The Creative Destruction Lab is a leading accelerator, and we look forward to working with their team to help us develop QEYnet.

Here is a great video showing what the CDL’s Space Stream is all about:

On April 11, our CEO Cordell Grant gave a talk at the Ottawa Cyber Security Meetup on the threat of quantum computers and QKD via satellite. We highly recommend this meetup group as a great place to learn and network. Check it out here : https://www.meetup.com/Ottawa-Cyber-Security-Meetup/

QEYnet is attending the University of Toronto’s Startup Day on March 1, 2018. More information about the event can be found here. If you are interested in learning more about us, please send us a message on our contact page.

This was the largest year yet at SecTor, Canada’s premier IT security conference. Representatives from QEYnet attended the expo and met many of the exhibitors, some of whom are beginning to think about how the post-quantum threat will affect them and their customers.

The inaugural Post-Quantum Cyber Security Technologies Conference was held at the University of Toronto on November 9th. The keynote speaker was Prof. Hoi-Kwong Lo who holds a Canada Research Chair in Quantum Information at the University of Toronto. In his talk, he covered an overview of the current state of QKD research. A number of panel discussions were included in the event, including a panel on the “Next-Gen Cyber Security Technologies” where QEYnet’s Cordell Grant laid out the case for satellite QKD and our vision of how the technology will be developed in the future.