QKD-TELCO aims to integrate quantum key distribution in telecom networks so to provide a modern, trustworthy ICT infrastructure. As a collaborative Austrian project it brings together academia, a research center and a company actively involved in the field of cybersecurity.
Short Facts on QKD-TELCO:
- Funding Framework: Austrian FFG-Programme FIT-IT (contract no. 835926)
- Project Lifetime: Oct. 2012 – Sept. 2015
- Project Funding: 508k €
News
Mar. 2014: Talk at the Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM) in Berlin, Germany with the title "Integration of Quantum Key Distribution in Metropolitan Area Networks".
Jan. 2014: Invited Presentation at The 5th LFPPI Symposium on Progress in Quantum Cryptography (seQur2014) in Wroclaw, Poland with the title "QKD in optical fiber networks".
Jan. 2014: Invited Presentation at the International Workshop on Quantum Commuication Networks (QCN'14), Leeds, UK.
Aug. 2013: Presentation at the International Conference on Quantum Cryptography (QCrypt’13), Waterloo, Canada, on the options and challenges for the integration of QKD in telecom networks.
Jul. 2013: Presentation at the Network and Optical Communications Conference (NOC’13), Graz, Austria, on the integration of QKD in access networks.
Jun. 2013: Presentation at the International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON’13), Cartagena, Spain, on the integration of QKD channels in metro-access architectures.
Oct. 2012: Project Kick-Off! Stay tuned for further information.