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New satellite centre aims to combat global cyber attack threat

The facility at Heriot-Watt uses laser technology to identify potential incidents

Vanessa Kennedy

A cutting-edge £2.5m facility that will help secure next-generation communications against cyber threats has opened near Edinburgh.

The Quantum Communications Hub Optical Ground Station at Heriot-Watt University sees advanced laser technology to communicate with satellites in ways that could make data breaches a thing of the past.

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