Singtel Announced the Launch of Southeast Asia’s First National Quantum-Safe NetworkSingtel yesterday announced the launch of Southeast Asia’s first National Quantum-Safe Network Plus (NQSN+), which employs modern quantum security solutions to protect enterprises against quantum threats, as well as a customised programme for enterprises to trial the technology before adoption. 

Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven security for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced three new partnerships with intellectual property (IP) distributors in the Asia-Pacific region, Kaviaz Technology for Taiwan, LoMicro for China, and KRM for Japan and Korea. The distributors will support semiconductor makers in implementing on-chip, quantum-driven IoT security and regulatory compliance.

Quantum eMotion, a developer of quantum security solutions, announced yesterday that it has developed an advanced hardware wallet technology tailored for the cryptocurrency industry. This cutting-edge solution offers a low footprint and competitive cost, incorporating Quantum eMotion's Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG) and intelligent key generation scheme selection technologies into new commercial applications. This new hardware wallet technology aims to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets. 

SandboxAQ recently announced that it has joined the FIDO Alliance, an open industry association with the mission of reducing the world’s reliance on passwords. SandboxAQ said it will collaborate with other key FIDO Alliance members to further improve and evolve the FIDO2 protocol. It is understood that this protocol enables secure, passwordless authentication in web applications using hardware tokens with cryptographic credentials. 

Swiss company Zurich Instruments has recently signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with South Korean quantum security company Norma and Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), aiming to deepen its partnership in South Korea. Reportedly, Zurich Instruments's cooperation with Norma is to improve the offering of full-stack quantum computing to Korean customers, and its partnership with KAIST aims to elevate quantum computing education in Korea to cultivate quantum professionals.