Toshiba teams for quantum security in the US
Toshiba has teamed up with Safe Quantum to expand its quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum communication business into the US.
The company has set up a global quantum subsidiary and manufacturing plant in Cambridge, UK, following successful trials with BT.
Led by John Prisco, Safe Quantum champions the commercial adoption of quantum technology and will support Toshiba’s ongoing work to secure quantum systems.
Unlike conventional encryption, QKD solutions use encoded photons to secure the distribution of encryption key material that is unhackable – a major driver in why North America is expected to account for the largest share of the global Quantum Cryptography market. The collaboration will help meet the increasing interest among potential users in North America looking to better understand QKD solutions as a new system to safeguard their communications against future threats.
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“2022 will mark the year we see commercial quantum technology really take off, as more innovators see the future quantum-secure world as the ultimate way to protect data,” said John Prisco, CEO and founder of Safe Quantum.
“We’re proud to partner with Safe Quantum in our shared vision of keeping the transmission of sensitive information safe and secure through our reliable and ultra-secure quantum cryptography solutions,” said Tsuyoshi Sasano, who is vice president of digital solutions and leads Toshiba’s QKD business in North America. “This collaboration furthers Toshiba’s global expansion of our QKD business in North America, with previously established partnerships in Japan and the UK.”
Toshiba started research into quantum cryptography in 2003 in Cambridge and was the first to announce QKD over 100km of fibre in 2004. This means its fibre-QKD platform products are able to address quantum-secure communication requirements over hundreds of kilometers in metropolitan areas.
Toshiba was also the first with a continuous key rate exceeding 1 Mbit/second in 2010 and 10 Mbit/second in 2017. And in 2020, it set the new world’s fastest record for any QKD system to date of 13.7 Mb/s over 10km of fibre. In February, a successful proof-of-concept test secured mission-critical blockchain applications with QKD alongside JP Morgan Chase and Ciena.
Toshiba’s Global QKD Website; safequantum.com.
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