Maturing of a European industrial ecosystem for security-certified terrestrial QKD technologies and systems
Funds up to five projects that mature and security-certify European quantum key distribution hardware and systems for deployment in telecom networks.
Maturing of a European industrial ecosystem for security-certified terrestrial QKD technologies and systems is a European Commission grant, part of the EuroQCI call, that funds up to five projects to mature and security-certify European quantum key distribution (QKD) hardware and systems for deployment in telecom networks. It runs as a single-stage Digital Europe SME Support Action with a topic bu…
This call funds the maturing of European quantum key distribution (QKD) components and complete systems — photonic transmitters, receivers, quantum random number generators, single-photon detectors and key-management software — into compact, cost-effective, manufacturable products ready for security certification. It targets integration into real telecom networks and collaboration with the EuroQCI testing and evaluation infrastructure.
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