ICSL

ICSL

ICSL GmbH

Wien, Austria

Communications & SATCOMDefense Software & AIDual-use
Founded 1995Software Developer, System IntegratorSupplies Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: October 15, 2026

About

Founded in 1995, ICSL is a defense software developer based in Wien, Austria working in communications & satcom, defense software & ai.

ICSL is a Vienna-based communications security company founded in 1995 and focused exclusively on communications security. It develops and operates secure communication solutions for government, military and critical infrastructure customers. Its main product, Silentel, is NATO-approved and quantum-resistant, and is offered as on-premise, hosted/cloud or managed as-a-service deployments. The company also provides custom secure devices, a biometric authentication card (AGSES), crisis backup communications, COMSEC advisory and training services. ICSL states that it holds a facility security clearance and personnel clearances for work in classified environments up to secret level, and that it does not disclose customer names. The company describes itself as privately run and financially independent. Its legal entities are ICSL GmbH and ICSL Consulting for Information-Technology and Telecommunications GmbH, both located at Khunngasse 14, 1030 Vienna.

Location

Wien, Austria

Founded

1995

Company type

Private company

Legal name

ICSL GmbH

Registration

FN 412283z

VAT number

ATU51039102

Focus areas

COMSECsecure communicationsSilentelNATO-approvedpost-quantum cryptographyclassified communicationsgovernment communicationscrisis communicationsend-to-end encryptionVienna

Languages

DEEN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Communications & SATCOMDefense Software & AI

Supply-chain role

Software DeveloperSystem Integrator

What they offer

SoftwareHardwareEngineering ServicesTraining

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Silentel On-Premise

Secure communications software

End-to-end encrypted voice, messaging and data communications run fully within the customer's own infrastructure, with customer-held certificates and keys.

Silentel Hosted / Cloud

Secure communications service

Hosted end-to-end encrypted voice and messaging service with data centre hosting in Austria, Germany, Finland or Singapore, or on Azure Europe.

Silentel as-a-Service Premium

Managed secure communications service

Managed, independently operated secure voice and messaging service run by ICSL in Vienna, requiring no customer IT infrastructure.

Crisis Backup as-a-Service

Crisis communications

Independent communications service that can be activated immediately as a backup to the primary communications infrastructure, including during a cyberattack.

AGSES

Biometric authentication card

Biometric multi-factor authentication card with EAL4 chip, fingerprint reader, trusted display and 128 independent crypto slots, developed by a spin-off founded in 2008.

Custom Devices

Secure endpoint devices

Secure devices from off-the-shelf hardware to custom hardware, with endpoint security and mobile device management.

End users

Homeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

NATO approvedFCL & PCL Secret

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Facility Security Clearance (FCL)

Personnel Security Clearance (PCL Secret)

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