News from Consortium
2nd Open Call is open for submission !
We are pleased to announce that the 2nd Open Call is opened. Please refer to the submission page here.
OpenQKD presentation
OPENQKD presentation will be held at the EPIC Online Quantum Technology Meeting on Implementing Secure Strategies for Past, Present & Future Communications 9 April 2021 15:00 – 17:00 CEST.
Resource-effective Quantum Key Distribution: a field-trial in Padua city center
A recent field-trial successfully demonstrated Quantum Key Distribution over a deployed metropolitan fiber-network in Padua!
OPENQKD document on the QKD standardization aspects.
The Project has published document "Current Standardisation Landscape and existing Gaps in the Area of Quantum Key Distribution" which is a result of WP9 activities.
Conference talk about the OpenQKD and EuroQCI projects
Dates: March 16 - 17, 2021 Our colleague Eleni Diamanti will explain how EU will bridge the gap between the current OpenQKD-project and to future EuroQCI initiative.
BQIT:21 The Virtual Bristol Quantum Information Technologies Workshop
Dates: April 26 - 30, 2021, OPENQKD will contribute to the conference and present several talks during this workshop and show selected use cases. Fututre dates:
The Medical Data use case in Graz.
The use case ‘Medical Data Protection Graz’ for quantum key distribution (QKD) is successfully proving new results.
The Medical Data Protection use case is online.
The use case ‘Medical Data Protection Graz’ for quantum key distribution (QKD) is successfully proving the highest possible protection of the most sensitive data imaginable, medical records. Together with the Medical University Graz, the Hospital (Landeskrankenhaus) Graz II, fragmentiX and its partners managed to successfully set up the QKD and encryption hardware.
Videos from Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland 2020
The videos, presentations from the Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland 2020 are available.
OPENQKD at European Quantum Week – ”Securing medical data in transit and at rest”
OPENQKD will present one of its use-cases at European Quantum Week. Follow the online presentation and discussion !
OPENQKD presentation during Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland 2020 !
Project coordinator - Austrian Institute of Technology gave an overview and update regarding OPENQKD project during Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland 2020.
Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity researching next-generation encryption projects.
Rohde & Schwarz publishes information regarding its involvement and commitment to OPENQKD project.
ID Quantique OPENQKD blog
ID Quantique updates OPENQKD activities progress on its blog site.
Future-proof datacenter interconnection
The OpenQKD project partners IDQ, ADVA and SIG successfully integrated QKD and Layer 1 Encryption to their real-world use-case in Geneva
Deadline Open Call July 3rd
The first round of Open Calls is launched with the deadline of July 3rd 2020.
Quantum Industry Board QIB
The QIB of OpenQKD is ready and will provide an industry driven platform.
First OpenQKD use-case is running
ID Quantique and Mt Pelerin start testing their quantum-safe digital asset custody solution in Geneva
Europe News
SPIE Photonex + Vacuum Technologies Programme
Conference announcement - 14. April 2021. The submission deadline for quantum conference “Quantum Technology: Driving Commercialisation of an Enabling Science" relevant to high TRL is soon.
OPENQKD at GÉANT infoshare.
OPENQKD and its partners were present at GÉANT Infoshare: Quantum Key Distribution - Practical Implementations, Challenges, R&E Use Cases and Standardisation outlook. The infoshare and recording can be accessed at GÉANT website.
Successful field trial of quantum-secured transport in Germany
February 17, 2021 The OpenQKD partners Idquantique together with ADVA demonstrate high-speed encryption with frequent key exchange over COLT’s deployed metro network in Frankfurt.
GÉANT Infoshare: Quantum Technologies – Principles, Challenges and Applications.
GÉANT organized on 20.01.2020 a dedicated Quantum Technologies Infoshare with particular focus on QKD technologies. OPENQKD project is recognized in GÉANT whitepaper: Quantum Technologies Status Overview.
European Quantum Week
Follow the presentations and discussions during the European Quantum Week !
Unique testbed in Eindhoven paves the way for unhackable ‘quantum internet’
Platform will provide world's first field tests with autonomous driving cars whose communications are secured with promising quantum tech.
Support for young Quantum Researchers
Applause to this initiative! Missing young workforces will be disadvantageous for a new technology, which was also experienced by OpenQKD partners.
QCrypt 2020 online
As every year Qcrypt will open its door in mid of summer. In 2020 it was shifted from Amsterdam to the online space. Watch out for the YouTube-channel!
Quantum safe cryptography – the big picture
David Shaw published an informative article on Fact-Based-Insight about the ecosystem of security applications and how their security can be improved
Global News
Opening of the Cybersecurity track: Cybersecurity in the quantum era.
The following meeting will be organized by ITU-T FG-QIT4N/ETSI on Thursday, 8 April 2021, 15:00–17:30 (UTC+02:00)
Day of Photonics 2021
Celebrate Day of Photonics 2021 !
Pilot QKD infrastructure in public, medical and industrial sectors
IDQ and SK Broadband selected to build a pilot QKD infrastructure in public, medical and industrial sectors in Korea.
US telecom operator Verizon trials quantum security
Verizon performs QKD technology trials in its operational environment.
University of Arizona will develop quantum internet further
In the US the next round of funding was distributed to connect quantum information processing devices in future.
A step closer to secure global communication
New distance record for QKD. Entangled photons have been distributed by the Chinese satellite “Micius”
