Quantum Corridor, Ciena and Toshiba Test 1.6 Tb/s Quantum-Safe Network Encryption

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Quantum Corridor, Ciena, and Toshiba completed a trial of 1.6 Tb/s quantum-safe networking on a live commercial network using PQC and QKD technologies.

The trial validated Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme optical encryption with Toshiba’s QKD technology across a production network connecting data centers in Chicago and Hammond, Indiana.

The companies demonstrated a hybrid approach to quantum-safe networking that combines NIST-approved post-quantum cryptography with quantum key distribution for critical data protection.

Press release – Quantum Corridor, Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) and Toshiba have completed a successful trial of high-speed quantum-safe networking on Quantum Corridor’s live commercial network in the Midwest United States. The trial demonstrates how organizations can immediately protect critical in-flight data with Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) 1.6 Tb/s quantum-safe encryption capabilities, which support a hybrid security approach using NIST-certified PQC algorithms and seamless interworking with Toshiba’s QKD technology.