Together with our partner CESNET, a provider of IT services for academia and science in the Czech Republic, we are performing integration tests of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) into the CESNET campus network to prepare solutions for a quantum-safe future. This is part of the EU flagship project SEQRET, led by KEEQuant and funded by the Digital Europe Programme. The project’s goals are to provide customer-centric, certifiable and scalable QKD solutions.
The KEEQuant “Andariel Testbed Series” product relies on Continuous-Variable QKD (CV-QKD). It is currently the only QKD technology that can be fully chip-integrated. Consequently, in the future, high-volume manufacturing and lower manufacturing costs will become tangible for CV-QKD, which is going to lead to a more widespread adoption of the technology. Further advantages of an integrated solution are significant reductions in size, weight, and power consumption, along with improved ruggedness of QKD.
With the collaboration between CESNET and KEEQuant, both parties ensure that the engineering of the CV-QKD device is aligned with real-world network requirements. This will be further explored in the collaboration within the SEQRET project.
Stay tuned for more updates on how we are securing the future of communication!
