Telefónica, in collaboration with Vithas and technology providers LuxQuanta and QoolNet, has successfully established a quantum-secured fiber-optic link between two hospitals in Madrid. This project demonstrates the feasibility of Quantum-Safe communication for healthcare institutions, ensuring the long-term protection of sensitive medical data against emerging threats from quantum computing.

Telefónica, in collaboration with Vithas and technology providers such as LuxQuanta and QoolNet, has managed to communicate two hospitals within the Community of Madrid by protecting them through a quantum fiber optic link. With this project, the operator demonstrates the viability of Quantum-Safe securitization of communications between healthcare centers, so that in the future it will be possible to guarantee the immunity of sensitive data such as healthcare data against possible attacks from quantum computers.

Singtel today announced that it will be enhancing its suite of quantum-safe offerings to help enterprises fortify their defenses against cyber threats and scale more securely in the quantum age. This involves integrating Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) technology, which is algorithms engineered to resist the computational power of attacks from quantum computers, from leading cybersecurity solutions providers, Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet, into Singtel’s nationwide Quantum Safe Network (QSN).