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News from the QR.N Network
The partners of the QR.N consortium regularly participate in events such as workshops and conferences to exchange ideas with stakeholders from the Quantum Communication Community and stay up to date. News from the field of Quantum Communication and the project itself can be found on this page.

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

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

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.

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

Open Consultation on future EuroQCI Activities
European Commission calls for public Participation – The development of infrastructures for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), as well as technological advances in the field of Quantum Communications, position Europe at

Roadmap for Quantum Technology published
Federal Government presents Milestones and Objectives in four Key Areas of Quantum Technologies – On 20 May 2026, the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR), acting on behalf of