Senetas and Nokia announce strategic alliance

Senetas Corporation and Nokia announced a strategic alliance to deliver joint capabilities specifically designed for mission-critical network environments. This partnership combines Senetas’ globally certified, quantum-resistant encryption technology with Nokia’s trusted mission-critical network solutions, underpinned by its Defence-in-Depth cybersecurity framework.  As countries across Asia strengthen their sovereign defence capabilities and critical infrastructure resilience, this alliance ensures end-to-end security, from core networks to the tactical edge. Nokia’s Optical LAN, IP, and Optical portfolios, integrated with Senetas’ encryption, will provide uncompromising protection against sophisticated cyber threats across dispersed operational environments. Together, they are closing attack vectors from the data centre to the network edge, including critical autonomous platforms, for enhanced Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and combat operations. In modern defence environments, secure communications are as critical in the field as they are in core network infrastructure. Senetas’ quantum-resistant network encryption solutions extend military-grade security to every location duty calls—from submarine depths to aerial missions—arming military assets with uncompromising protection against sophisticated state and criminal cyber threats. The joint Nokia and Senetas solution will ensure that defence and government customers can maintain data integrity and confidentiality across diverse, high-speed networks while meeting the stringent requirements for independent sovereign and international security certifications (such as FIPS, Common Criteria, or equivalent). The partnership proudly features Senetas, an Australian-founded defence technology provider, alongside Nokia, a global leader in secure mission-critical network solutions. This combined focus on sovereign and trusted technologies ensures that customers benefit from solutions developed and controlled within secured and reliable jurisdictions. Together, this provides an essential layer of assurance and strategic advantage in highly sensitive defence and national security applications. Donny Janssens, Head of Partners for Network Infrastructure, Asia Pacific Nokia, said: “Nokia is a trusted partner to the defence community, providing scalable, secure and resilient mission-critical networks, be it making military bases smarter with field-proven fibre technologies or by deploying secure multi-service wide area networks for modern defence operation with IP/MPLS and optical networks. By partnering with Senetas, we are enhancing our quantum-safe solution to address additional defence-specific needs as well as expanding our Defence-in-Depth strategy.” Andrew Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Senetas, said: “At Senetas, we’ve engineered highly certified encryption solutions designed for the most demanding environments and this strategic alliance will bring those capabilities into critical defence and government networks globally. By combining our independently-certified, quantum-resistant technology with Nokia’s world-class network infrastructure, we are delivering a new benchmark for secure, end-to-end communications.” For Editorial Inquiries Contact: Editor Kym Bergmann at [email protected] For Advertising Inquiries Contact: Group Sales Director Simon Hadfield at [email protected]