New Article on the Quantum Internet published
Frankfurter Allgemeine reports on the Vision of Future Quantum Networks and the Technological Challenges on the Way there – Quantum Networks have increasingly come into focus in research in recent years. They open up the prospect of not only transmitting information securely over long distances in the future, but also connecting spatially separated Quantum Systems. […]
Reorientation of Funding Activities in the Field of Quantum Technologies
Submission Deadlines and Cut-off Dates for three 2026 Funding Measures suspended – At the beginning of September 2026, the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) announced that, as part of a reorientation of its funding activities in the field of Quantum Technologies, three submission deadlines and cut-off dates scheduled for late 2026 will not […]
Advancement in Quantum Technology
Technische Universität München (TUM) develops Single-Photon Sources for Quantum Communication – Absolute eavesdropping protection while transmitting large data volumes: Quantum Communication promises many advantages over today’s standard technologies. However, it requires single photons – and generating them is very difficult. Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) and the Munich Center for Quantum Science and […]
New Article on Quantum Teleportation published
Frankfurter Allgemeine reports on the Fundamentals and Key Steps towards the future Quantum Internet – In recent years, Quantum Networks have gained increasing importance in research. They are considered a foundation for future communication systems with novel security features, for example for critical infrastructures such as banks, data centers, and government authorities. In the long […]
Technology Roadmap Quantum Repeaters published
Study highlights current State of Research, technological Approaches, and possible Development Pathways for Quantum Repeaters – Quantum Repeaters are considered a key building block for future Quantum Networks. To date, the control, storage, and distribution of Quantum Information and entanglement remain major challenges. Unlike classical telecommunications signals, Quantum Information cannot be copied or amplified arbitrarily […]
Paper on QTF Backbone published
QTF Initiative presents Proposal for the Development of a nationwide fiber-optic Backbone for Quantum Communication and Time and Frequency Distribution – In optical fiber networks, two key technologies have increasingly come into focus in recent years: Quantum Communication (Q) and the distribution of high-precision Time and Frequency (T&F) signals. Both technologies are considered important building blocks […]
Update of the SQuaD Monitoring Report published
Study by Fraunhofer ISI and Universität des Saarlandes highlights current Trends, technological Developments, and future Application Perspectives in Quantum Communication – Secure communication is a central prerequisite for free societies and the protection of critical infrastructures. With the increasing capabilities of Quantum Computers, established encryption methods could reach their limits in the long term. Quantum […]
New Article on Building Quantum Networks
Optics & Photonics News reports on Quantum Networks built on existing fiber-optic Infrastructure – Researchers worldwide have made significant progress in building Quantum Networks in recent years. A key driver of this development is the rapid advances in Quantum Computing: powerful Quantum Computers could, in the future, threaten the security of today’s public-key cryptography, making […]
On the Way to the first usable Quantum Networks
Ronald Hanson discusses technical Challenges, Advances in Photonics, and Opportunities shaping the Future of Quantum Networks – For years, researchers worldwide have been working on the development of Quantum Networks. In recent years, the focus has shifted from individual links to systems capable of distributing Quantum Entanglement reliably, with useful transmission rates, and over long […]
QR.N Status Meeting
QR.N Consortium meets in Bad Honnef for Scientific Exchange – Around one and a half years after the launch of the joint project “Quantenrepeater.Net (QR.N)”, more than 90 researchers gathered at the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef (PBH) in mid-June to take stock of the project’s progress and discuss the next steps towards future Quantum Networks. The […]