Welinq, a leader in quantum networking technology, has launched the first commercial quantum memory designed specifically for quantum data centers with world-record performance. Quantum computing is reaching a turning point: with more than 100 individual quantum computers deployed in dedicated infrastructures, the next challenge is networking them into scalable, high-performance architectures.

Announced in Brussels, Belgium, the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission formalised their cooperation agreement, partnering to strengthen support of a groundbreaking quantum communication network across the EU. European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI) marks a significant step forward in meeting the EU’s Digital Decade target of being at the forefront of quantum capabilities by 2030. The agreement was signed between Roberto Viola, the European Commission's Director-General of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), and Laurent Jaffart, ESA's Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications.

Three promising projects led by INRS professors will receive $7.4 million in funding over the next few years. These initiatives aim to enhance quantum communication, computing, and sensing capabilities by integrating photonics and quantum technologies.

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.

The DemoQuanDT project (January 2022 to December 2024), funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), aimed to develop and demonstrate a secure and vendor-independent QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) network in Germany. The focus was on setting up a test route between Berlin and Bonn, involving various QKD hardware manufacturers and utilizing existing fiber-optic infrastructure and regular operational sites.

Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK’s first long-distance quantum-secured video call. The team, from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge, created the network, which uses standard fibreoptic infrastructure, but relies on a variety of quantum phenomena to enable ultra-secure data transfer.

A new study led by Associate Professor Dong Zhaogang from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has found a way to achieve substantial wavelength tuning at ambient conditions using tiny, tunable nanostructures and low-voltage electrical control. This discovery is published in Advanced Materials in a paper titled, “Electrically tunable and modulated perovskite quantum emitters via surface-enhanced Landau damping”.

A research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in collaboration with several research institutions in China and South Africa, has developed the world’s first quantum microsatellite and demonstrated real-time quantum key distribution (QKD) between the satellite and multiple compact, mobile ground stations.

Quantum technologies hold the power to revolutionise industries such as cybersecurity, drug discovery and more. To help unlock the transformative potential of these technologies, the Dieter Schwarz Foundation and the National University of Singapore (NUS) are forging a strategic partnership to set the stage for a quantum-fuelled digital future.

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a method for two parties, Alice and Bob, to generate a shared secret key that is secure against eavesdropping, based on the principles of quantum physics. Recent research at ICFO has focused on continuous variable QKD (CV-QKD), which uses readily available optical components and existing telecom infrastructure.