Toshiba: Commercialization of “quantum cryptography”: BT Group, Verizon Inc
Toshiba: “Quantum cryptography”
We have officially announced that we will commercialize quantum cryptography communication in Japan, Europe and the United States next year.
Commercialization in Japan:
We have already received an order from the Japanese government as a security measure for communication networks.
This is the first commercialization in Japan.
Commercialization overseas:
Also, in the case of commercialization overseas,
With “British Telecom” in England
With “Verizon Communications” in the United States
We have partnered.
Development trends in China:
Regarding quantum cryptography, China has set out a policy to spread it throughout the country by 2025.
International development competition is intensifying.
Toshiba leads research and development with the largest number of patents held in this field in the world.
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Toshiba : News Release (19 Oct, 2020):
Toshiba launches Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) System Business
TOKYO―Toshiba Corporation
today announced it will start providing quantum key distribution (QKD) platforms and commence deployment of a system integration business in the fourth quarter of FY2020.
In Japan, Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation (hereinafter “TDSL”)
has been awarded the contract from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) to deploy and manage the QKD systems
that will be installed at multiple locations on their network.
Toshiba
plans to deliver the system in the fourth quarter of FY2020 and the deployment will start to roll out from April 2021.
Outside of Japan,
Toshiba Europe Ltd.,
in collaboration with BT Group plc.,
has enabled the UK’s first industrial deployment of a quantum-secure network between two industry-leading organizations and began joint verification from September 16, 2020.
In the US, Toshiba
has participated in the recent QKD demonstration by Verizon Communications Inc. in alliance with Quantum Xchange.,
announced by Verizon on September 3. From FY2021, the company will collaborate with regional business partners
not only in the UK and the US, but also in Europe and Asia, to promote the QKD system integration businesses worldwide.
In order to promote the businesses,
the company
introduces two types of quantum key distribution platforms.
First
is its innovative multiplexing platform that allows the data and the quantum keys to be transmitted on the same fiber, eliminating the need for costly dedicated infrastructure for key distribution.
The other
is the platform for long-distance applications that maximizes speed and distance of key delivery.
These technologies
will be exhibited at CEATEC 2020 ONILINE, October 20-23, and at IQT Europe, October 26-30.
The company
has developed a manufacturing base in Cambridge, UK, and will begin providing the platform products to specific users as early as the third quarter of FY 2020.
Toshiba
plans to build a QKD network in Japan and other countries by FY 2025 and launch a QKD service for organizations focusing on financial institutions.