Security News > 2021 > July > SES-led consortium defines quantum communication infrastructure for Europe

The Luxembourg's Quantum Communications Infrastructure project, coordinated by the Department of Media, Telecommunications and Digital Policy of the Luxembourg Ministry of State, and supported by the European Space Agency and the Luxembourg Space Agency under the Luxembourg National LuxIMPULSE programme, will create a secure communications shield against cyber threats based on quantum technology.

To design the LuxQCI, Luxembourg has put in place a consortium comprising InCert, itrust consulting, LuxConnect, LuxTrust and the University of Luxembourg, that is led by SES's fully-owned affiliate SES Techcom.

QCI will ultimately evolve into a Quantum Internet, linking quantum processors and sensors and enabling an EU-wide distributed quantum computing and communication capability.

Luxembourg's first national Quantum Communication Infrastructure will support the country's ambitions within the EuroQCI strategy, resulting in a roadmap for its implementation.

Luxembourg's national QCI will leverage SES's extensive expertise in developing relevant technologies, such as QUARTZ. Under this ESA-funded initiative, SES and a consortium of partners have since 2018 been developing an engineering model for the QKD system that allows the generation of encryption keys from space, as well as their secure transmission to users on Earth via laser.

Marc Serres, CEO of the Luxembourg Space Agency, said: "ESA and a consortium led by SES are already developing the QUARTZ system for generating cryptographic keys in space and their secure transmission to earth. LuxQCI will integrate this technology, being the next major milestone in building the quantum communications infrastructure. This underscores the complementary roles of space and terrestrial technologies in ensuring globally available and reliable systems of the future. It sets the path to an integrated European infrastructure, and Luxembourg takes a clear lead in this groundbreaking development."

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