{"id":624041,"date":"2024-06-12T12:58:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T09:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/european-telecoms-leading-the-way-in-quantum-tech-adoption-report-finds-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T12:58:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T09:58:26","slug":"european-telecoms-leading-the-way-in-quantum-tech-adoption-report-finds-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/european-telecoms-leading-the-way-in-quantum-tech-adoption-report-finds-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#European telecoms leading the way in quantum tech adoption, report finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfe06c66b5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfe06c66b5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/european-telecoms-leading-the-way-in-quantum-tech-adoption-report-finds-2\/#Telecoms_a_driving_force_for_quantum_adoption\" >Telecoms a driving force for quantum adoption<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/european-telecoms-leading-the-way-in-quantum-tech-adoption-report-finds-2\/#Quantum_networks\" >Quantum networks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/european-telecoms-leading-the-way-in-quantum-tech-adoption-report-finds-2\/#QKD_and_post-quantum_cryptography\" >QKD and post-quantum cryptography<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/european-telecoms-leading-the-way-in-quantum-tech-adoption-report-finds-2\/#Challenges_for_Europes_quantum_tech_sector_moving_forward\" >Challenges for Europe\u2019s quantum tech sector moving forward<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/european-telecoms-leading-the-way-in-quantum-tech-adoption-report-finds-2\/#Market_opportunities_and_challenges_for_quantum_in_telecoms\" >Market opportunities and challenges for quantum in telecoms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Say quantum technologies and most people probably still imagine something decades into the future. But, as a new report released today demonstrates, quantum is already here \u2014 especially as it relates to the telecom industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After years of incremental progress confined to research institutions, the emerging quantum <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> sector has begun to gather commercial momentum. While most of the developments have been related to the quantum computing domain and its future promises, there are many other use cases for quantum tech \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licable already today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Telecoms_a_driving_force_for_quantum_adoption\"><\/span>Telecoms a driving force for quantum adoption<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum communications, including networks and forms of encryption, are currently being commercialised by a growing number of major telecom industry players and startups throughout the world. And Europe has a major part to play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a report released today by <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.infinityqd.nl\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infinity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a startup and ecosystem support branch of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/quantumdelta.nl\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum Delta NL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 32% of the 100 quantum startups, scaleups, and SMEs servicing the telecom and telecom infrastructure sector are based in continental Europe. Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and Spain are the strongest ecosystems. An additional 14% are in the UK and Ireland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, 50% of the enterprises that serve as consumers of the technology are located in continental Europe, with a further 11% in the UK and Ireland. Indeed, there are already more than 25 quantum networks being deployed in Europe today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes a commercial quantum network in London, launched through a partnership between BT and Toshiba Europe, and an EU-wide quantum communications network being developed by Deutsche Telekom and two consortia called Petrus and Nostradamus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTelecom companies are becoming a driving force for real-world adoption of quantum technology,\u201d said Teun van der Veen, Quantum Lead at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). \u201cThey are at the forefront of integrating quantum into existing infrastructures and for them it is all about addressing end-user needs.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quantum_networks\"><\/span><strong>Quantum networks<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum networks utilise the unique properties of quantum mechanics such as superposition and entanglement to connect systems and transmit data securely. This is done through quantum channels, which can be implemented using optical fibres, free-space optics, or satellite links.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The promise of quantum networks and quantum encryption is that they would be near-impossible, if not entirely impossible, to hack, thus offering ultra-secure forms of communication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Infinity\u2019s report states, they can be used to establish quantum-secure links between data centres, Earth and spacecraft and satellites, military and governments, trains and rail network control centres, hospital and health care sites, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum networks can also form the backbone of a global quantum internet, connecting quantum computers in different locations. Furthermore, they can offer opportunities for \u201cblind\u201d cloud quantum computing, which keeps quantum operations a secret <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to everyone but the user.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"QKD_and_post-quantum_cryptography\"><\/span><strong>QKD and post-quantum cryptography<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With geopolitical tensions on the rise and looming cybersecurity threats, companies and governments are increasingly looking into ways of securing IT infrastructure and data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps unsurprisingly then, Infinity\u2019s report finds that Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is the most popular use of quantum technology in the telecom sector. QKD utilises quantum mechanics to allow parties to generate a key that is known only to them, and is used to encrypt and decrypt messages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One startup that knows a lot about QKD technology is Q*Bird. The Delft-based communications security company just raised \u20ac2.5mn to further develop its QKD product Falqon, already in trial with the Port of Rotterdam <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(the largest port in Europe)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cQuantum communications solutions see increased interest across digital infrastructure in the EU,\u201d said Ingrid Romijn, co-founder and CEO of Q*Bird. \u201cTogether with partners like Cisco, Eurofiber, Intermax, Single Quantum, Portbase and InnovationQuarter, Q*Bird is already testing quantum secure communications in the Port of Rotterdam using our novel quantum cryptography (QKD) technology.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romjin further stated that moving forward, more industries and companies will be able to implement scalable solutions protecting data communications, leveraging next-generation QKD technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another technology garnering interest is post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Q-day (the day when a quantum computer \u201c<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ig.ft.com\/quantum-computing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breaks the internet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d) is, in all probability, still some way into the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, most classical cryptography methods will be vulnerable to hacking from a sufficiently powerful quantum computer sooner. PQC algorithms are designed to be secure against both classical and quantum attacks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other technologies with potential applications for the telecom industry are quantum sensors, clocks, simulation, random number generation, and, naturally, quantum computing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Challenges_for_Europes_quantum_tech_sector_moving_forward\"><\/span><strong>Challenges for Europe\u2019s quantum tech sector moving forward<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, despite the increasing market interest, the report also finds that Europe\u2019s quantum technology startups require more support and investment to help achieve the technical and market breakthroughs to drive the field forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, only 42% of the quantum tech for telecom startups worldwide have external funding, having raised a total of \u20ac1.9bn between them.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And despite the relative forward-thinking approach of the EU as demonstrated by the Deutsche Telekom network project, the US still leads in terms of private sector activity and investment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other challenges include raising awareness among business leaders, increasing skilled workforce, overcoming technical limitations, and building a stronger business narrative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These can be surmounted partially through more regulatory standardisation, more collaboration with industry, and more early-stage support and investment for startups, the report says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Market_opportunities_and_challenges_for_quantum_in_telecoms\"><\/span>Market opportunities and challenges for quantum in telecoms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key market opportunities for the quantum communications sector going forward are <\/span>in government bodies including military and security services, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure departments, as well as companies in the energy, defence, space, and technology sectors.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGrowing collaboration between enterprises and startups in telecom signals the industry\u2019s commitment to integrating quantum solutions into commercial applications,\u201d said Pavel Kalinin, Operations and Platforms Lead at Infinity. \u201cSuccessful implementation of such technologies will depend on coordinated efforts to prepare the workforce, facilitate collaborations, and set industry benchmarks and standards.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can read the report in its entirety <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docsend.com\/view\/spytq2jqdcdazyw5\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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