SQS and Vescent to Unveil Quantum Photonics Demo and First-of-its-Kind Testbed Program at Space Symposium

SQS and Vescent, a Golden, Colorado company that provides frequency combs, lasers, and controls for quantum technologies, gave a joint technology demonstration at the 40th Space Symposium on April 9th, 2025, at the Space ISAC booth, showing quantum communications, integrated photonics, and classical-quantum orchestration working together. SQS also announced the Quantum Testbed and Proving Ground, a controlled environment hosted at Space ISAC for validating technologies and use cases.

We built the Quantum Testbed to help early movers safely validate, refine, and prepare their systems for the quantum era. This is the path to deployment for quantum, grounded in real-world constraints and real infrastructure. If you're serious about security and speed, this is where you start.

Ray Schouten, CEO, SQS

We're excited to collaborate with SQS on this early demo in the spirit of bringing operational quantum systems into the real world.

Scott Davis, CEO, Vescent

The testbed pilot program described here has since been replaced by the Platform pilot.