ADVA plays key role in new QKD projects to accelerate commercial rollout

Each of the three projects involves a consortium of industry and research partners with leading expertise in quantum technologies, cryptography, optical communication, and network operation. Coordinated by Deutsche Telekom, the DemoQuanDT project will demonstrate secure quantum key exchange over a fiber optic link between Berlin and Bonn and investigate key management in a multi-vendor environment. Led by Infosim, the QuNet+ML project will research methods for optimizing quantum key distribution in large-scale networks using machine learning. And finally, the DE-QOR project led by ADVA will develop compact and cost-effective continuous-variable QKD (CV-QKD) technology compatible with existing metro and long-distance fiber infrastructure.