Gorilla inks post-quantum deal with CHELPIS Quantum

Gorilla Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with CHELPIS Quantum Corporation to integrate post-quantum cryptography into Gorilla's SD-WAN platform.

The agreement brings Gorilla's quantum-safe networking work closer to commercial rollout as customers in government, banking and critical infrastructure assess how to protect encrypted data against future quantum threats.

Under the arrangement, Gorilla will integrate CHELPIS's CPQC software development kit into its software-defined wide area network platform. It will also receive global resale rights to CHELPIS products including PQScan, PQTunnel, PQRP, PQStorage and CPQC.

The companies also plan joint marketing and coordinated sales efforts to sell quantum-resilient security products to Gorilla's customer base across multiple regions.

Interest in post-quantum cryptography has grown as organisations respond to the risk of so-called harvest now, decrypt later attacks. In these scenarios, adversaries collect encrypted data today in the expectation that future advances in quantum computing will allow them to read it.

That risk has pushed cryptography migration from a research topic to a planning priority in sectors that handle long-lived or sensitive data. Regulated industries and public sector bodies are among those weighing how quickly to update network and data protection systems.

Commercial focus

Gorilla has been developing what it calls a Quantum-Safe SD-WAN offering under its Gorilla Intelligent Network Director platform. The new agreement moves that effort from design into product integration and is tied to a planned market launch in April 2026.

For Gorilla, the partnership broadens its cybersecurity offering beyond network orchestration and secure connectivity. Including post-quantum technology could also generate additional revenue through resale of CHELPIS software to enterprise and sovereign customers.

Industry forecasts cited by the companies suggest the post-quantum cryptography market could exceed USD $10 billion in the early 2030s, with annual growth above 35%. They also cited estimates that the global SD-WAN market stands at between USD $8 billion and USD $10 billion and could rise above USD $30 billion by 2030.

The logic is that buyers may increasingly seek networking products with built-in cryptographic protections designed for a post-quantum environment, rather than adding them separately. That is likely to matter most in sectors where procurement already emphasises resilience, data sovereignty and long-term system trust.

Validated standards

CHELPIS is based in Taiwan and focuses on post-quantum cryptography. Its CPQC library is described as production-ready and includes NIST Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program-validated implementations of FIPS 203, FIPS 204 and FIPS 205.

Those standards matter because many large customers, especially in government and regulated markets, prefer products aligned with recognised cryptographic benchmarks before moving from pilot projects to broader deployment. Validation can also influence procurement decisions when suppliers compete for long-term infrastructure contracts.

Ming Chih, Chief Executive Officer of CHELPIS Quantum Corporation, said: "We are proud to empower Gorilla by integrating our world-class PQC technology to align their offerings with the highest international security standards. As a pioneer in production-grade PQC, CHELPIS provides the engineering maturity required to translate NIST standards into actionable, high-performance solutions-evidenced by our technology becoming among the elite few globally to achieve NIST CAVP validation for FIPS 203, 204, and 205 in early 2026. We stand firmly with our clients, empowering them to penetrate and lead in global markets through relentless innovation, ensuring our products and our partners maintain a decisive competitive edge in the quantum era."

Customer demand

The partnership is expected to strengthen Gorilla's work with customers assessing broader quantum migration strategies. By combining networking with cryptographic tools, it aims to address secure connectivity, encrypted communications, transport protection and data storage in a single offering.

Dr. Rajesh Natarajan, Chief Technology Officer of Gorilla Technology, said: "This collaboration moves our post-quantum strategy into a far more practical phase. It is not just about having a PQC narrative. It is about embedding that capability into the product and making it actionable for customers. Our earlier work defined the direction for Quantum-Safe SD-WAN. This collaboration strengthens the implementation layer and creates a clearer pathway to deployment across sectors where cryptographic resilience, digital sovereignty and long-term trust are essential. As customers increasingly recognise that quantum disruption is not a distant theoretical issue but a real security consideration, they need solutions that are deployable, scalable and commercially viable. This is exactly what we are positioning Gorilla to deliver."