Posts tagged with: European Space Agency (ESA)

Arianespace Chosen to Blast Europe’s QKD System EAGLE-1 Into Orbit

EAGLE-1 satellite for ESA’s end-to-end Quantum Key Distribution system to launch on the Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2024. The satellite will be placed into Low...

Arthur Herman: The Quantum Space Race Is Here

[I]t was China that launched the first quantum satellite in 2016, dubbed Micius, and a year later used it to establish how to achieve long-distance QKD communication... So where is...

European Consortium to Field Eagle-1 Satellite-Based End-To-End Quantum Key Distribution System, Set In Orbit in 2024

An SES-led consortium of 20 European companies, with the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission support, will design, develop, launch and operate the EAGLE-1 satellite-based end-to-end system for secure...

European Conglomerate of Companies, Gov’t Organizations Set to Study, Develop, Operationalize Quantum Internet by 2027

The European Quantum Communication Infrastructure, or EuroQCI, commission is to conduct a study on the design and feasibility of a quantum-secure network across Europe.  The developed quantum technologies will enhance...

ESA, EU, AIT, QKD, QUARTZ

The Austrian Institute of Technology joins the European Space Agency and global satellite operator SES in a venture to secure communications. Using quantum key distribution techniques, the goal is to...

Global Quantum Key Distribution Network Partners Announced

In May, the European Space Agency (ESA) teamed with Satellite-Enabled Solutions (SES) to develop the Quantum Cryptography Telecommunication System, aka QUARTZ. Last week, SES announced ten partners in the project,...
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