BTQ Technologies Corp. (the "Company"), a global quantum technology company focused on securing mission-critical networks, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gavin Brennen as Chief Quantum Officer (CQO). Dr. Brennen, who has already been serving as Quantum Information Advisor and Director of BTQ Australia, will now also drive the company's global technological roadmap and strategy.

Osaka Metropolitan University physicists have developed new, simpler formulas to quantify quantum entanglement in strongly correlated electron systems and applied them to study several nanoscale materials. Their results offer fresh perspectives into quantum behaviors in materials with different physical characteristics, contributing to advances in quantum technologies.

A significant European initiative, the PQC4eMRTD (Post-Quantum Cryptography for electronic Machine-Readable Travel Documents) project, has officially commenced today. Funded by the European Union under the Digital Europe Programme, the two-year project aims to address the security challenges posed by the rise of quantum computing, focusing on the standardization and promotion of quantum-resistant (QR) cryptographic protocols for electronic machine-readable travel documents (eMRTDs).

Today, Vodafone and IBM announced a collaboration aimed at protecting customers and their data from future risks related to quantum computers when browsing the Internet on their smartphones.

ATIS today announces publication of Preparing 5G for the Quantum Era: An Analysis of 3GPP Architecture and the Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography. The white paper makes a major industry contribution toward ensuring that 5G networks remain secure, resilient, and safeguarded against the threats presented by quantum computing. Specifically, it provides detailed insight into the integration of quantum-resistant cryptography (QRC) within 3GPP 5G network standards.

Reporting in the February 26 issue of the journal Nature, a team of scientists from AWS and Caltech demonstrate a new quantum chip architecture for suppressing errors using a type of qubit known as a cat qubit. Cat qubits were first proposed in 2001, and, since then, researchers have developed and refined them. Now, the AWS team has put together the first scalable cat qubit chip that can be used to efficiently reduce quantum errors.

Today, ID Quantique (IDQ), SK Group, Korea’s leading ICT company and IonQ, a leader in quantum computing and networking, announced that they have reached a definitive agreement for IonQ to acquire a controlling stake of IDQ, a global leader in quantum safe networking and quantum detection systems

Fortanix, Inc., the leader in data-first cybersecurity and a Confidential Computing pioneer, today announced new capabilities to its data encryption and key management platform.

This year, MWC25 will host the Quantum Europe stand. Curated by ICFO and located in Hall 6 - Stand 6A8, the stand will feature the latest achievements and advances accomplished so far by some of the companies and initiatives that comprise the Quantum Flagship. Quantum devices and technologies that cover areas such as quantum-encrypted ultra-safe communications on ground and in space, the future quantum internet, quantum simulation and computing, will be showcased by the different entities at the stand to provide an overview of the current status of maturity of these technologies to the MWC audience that is interested in cybersecurity, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, connectivity, finance, healthcare, reliability and agility in secure communications, among others.

SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced the deployment of its PQC technology across its sovereign data centers in Switzerland and France. In collaboration with its parent company, WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”), which focused on global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT, SEALSQ is pioneering the secure and scalable adoption of quantum technology by integrating expertise in hardware, software, and operational security.