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Toshiba Europe Limited and Quantum Bridge Technologies demonstrated an international quantum-safe communication network combining QKD and DSKE technologies.
The system connected QKD networks in Cambridge and Toronto using existing fibre infrastructure and interoperability standards.
The demonstration showed how provably secure communication could be extended beyond metropolitan QKD networks to global-scale deployments.
PRESS RELEASE — Toshiba Europe Limited (Toshiba) and Quantum Bridge Technologies Inc. (QBT) today announced the successful demonstration of an international communication network delivering provably secure, quantum-safe data transmission. The system integrates Toshiba’s Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology with QBT’s Distributed Symmetric Key Establishment (DSKE) platform and was deployed on field-installed fibre infrastructure in collaboration with Telehouse Canada Inc. (Telehouse), a subsidiary of KDDI Corporation.
