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The Republic of Korea took two bold steps into the future on Tuesday, by announcing that the last of its 2G networks will go offline in June and that it will initiate large-scale adoption of communications protected by quantum encryption. The quantum tests will build on demos conducted in 2020, but this time South Korea's government hopes to involve multiple industries and to educate them on the benefits of the tech and how to adopt it.
Thales and Senetas have collaborated to launch the world's first quantum resistant network encryption solution, capable of protecting customer data against future quantum attacks. The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology is currently selecting finalists amongst the quantum safe encryption algorithms being developed.
Cambridge Quantum Computing announce the appointment of Prof. Stephen Clark as Head of Artificial Intelligence. Prior to DeepMind, Prof. Clark spent 10 years as a member of faculty at the University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology, where he was Reader in Natural Language Processing.
Scientists at Cambridge Quantum Computing have developed methods and demonstrated that quantum machines can learn to infer hidden information from very general probabilistic reasoning models. The proofs of principle suggest quantum machines using highly expressive inference models could enable new applications in diverse fields.
Advances in IoT devices have changed the scope of what is possible in the realm of home automation; high-end control systems once costing hundreds of thousands of dollars can be put together with IoT components for a fraction of the cost. The Quantum Integration IoT platform is making the world of automation more accessible for everyone through specifically engineered hardware and software designed to allow anyone with the passion for making to build their own fully functional IoT network without any coding knowledge.
IBM announced bp has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance the use of quantum computing in the energy industry. By joining the IBM Quantum Network as an Industry Partner, bp will have access to IBM's quantum expertise and software and cloud-based access to the most advanced quantum computers available via the cloud.
A project consortium which includes startups, industry, research centers, supercomputing centers and academia has come together to accelerate Europe's Quantum leadership efforts. IQM Quantum Computers will bring the members of this project consortium together and lead this project as a system integrator.
One such document is the new EU Cybersecurity Strategy, which mentions quantum computing and encryption as key technologies for achieving resilience, technological sovereignty and leadership. Quantum technology will enable a huge leap forward in many branches of industry, as it can efficiently resolve problems technologies of today are not able to provide a solution for.
Quantum announced the launch of the H2000 Series of hybrid storage arrays to provide customers with cost-effective performance, ease of use, and scalability for data-intensive workflows. The H2000 Series launch follows Quantum's announcements in November 2020, when it unveiled its strategy to offer solutions on a subscription basis, enabling end users to realise the value of the expanded software solution portfolio in support of unstructured data across its lifecycle.
An international research team has developed a fast and affordable quantum random number generator. The device created by scientists from NUST MISIS, Russian Quantum Center, University of Oxford, Goldsmiths, University of London and Freie Universität Berlin produces randomness at a rate of 8.05 gigabits per second, which makes it the fastest random number generator of its kind.