Q-M Networks
Q-M Networks is building Canada’s first quantum-safe mobile carrier, designed from the ground up to resist anticipated quantum computing threats rather than retrofitting legacy infrastructure. The carrier operates on an ISED-licensed spectrum and can deploy as a facilities-based operator in underserved communities or as a virtual operator on host networks, with a patent-pending core architecture that enables verifiable auditability for government, defence, and critical-infrastructure users.
- Telecommunications
- Cybersecurity
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Data captured today by mobile networks can be decrypted later by quantum computers, creating an immediate threat to sensitive communications. The federal post-quantum migration roadmap treats this as urgent, yet most carriers are planning post-quantum migration on top of live legacy networks, making quantum-safe claims difficult to evidence and audit.
Solution
Q-M Networks is building Canada's quantum-safe mobile carrier from the ground up, with a cloud-native architecture that has no legacy systems to migrate. The carrier is designed to protect authentication, routing, and data sessions against anticipated quantum threats, including the risk of harvested data being decrypted later. A carrier-owned core gives Canadian control over subscriber authentication and session establishment, while the architecture is built to be operated and audited as software. The network can deploy as a facilities-based operator on licensed spectrum where a community needs coverage, or as a virtual operator across a host network, delivering the same protection either way.
Target Audience
Primary customers are government and defence agencies, Indigenous and remote communities requiring community-controlled connectivity, and enterprise or regulated industries that must demonstrate how their data is protected.
Features
- Quantum-safe architecture designed from inception to resist anticipated quantum computing threats, including harvest-now-decrypt-later risks
- Carrier-owned core providing Canadian control over subscriber authentication and session establishment
- Cloud-native design with no legacy infrastructure to migrate, enabling software-based operation and auditing
- Verifiable assurance architecture that supports procurement and oversight requirements through evidenced protection
- Flexible deployment as a facilities-based operator on ISED-licensed spectrum or as a virtual operator on host networks
- Patent-pending core technology with mechanism-level detail shared only under non-disclosure agreements