India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently launched a proposal solicitation, urging the country's telecoms sector to submit research and development proposals to accelerate development of technologies for quantum communications networks. According to a newly released statement, the DoT plans to establish "Quantum Standardization and Testing Labs" that will serve as innovation hubs for quantum technology developers, test equipment manufacturers, and academic researchers. 

BeQCI, the consortium charged with deploying the first-ever open quantum communication infrastructure in Belgium, has reached an important milestone in its Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) mission. Belnet, the Belgian National Research Network, has successfully set up the required infrastructure and realized the first QKD links together with Imec and UGent. It is understood that BeQCI, funded by the EU and the Belgian Science Policy Office, serves as the branch of the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI) program in Belgium.