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Thales Prepares to Secure European Infrastructures Against Attacks From Future Quantum Computers

Retrieved on: 
Friday, April 14, 2023

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230414005211/en/
    By 2040, quantum computers could use their unprecedented computational power to decode encrypted data, incomparably threatening the security of even the best-protected communication systems.
  • Certification of quantum communication: PETRUS – led by Deutsche Telekom – is the official coordinator of 32 EuroQCI projects, on behalf of the European Commission.
  • Satellites quantum communications: TeQuantS – led by Thales Alenia Space – aims at developing quantum space-to-Earth communications technologies, necessary for cybersecurity applications and future quantum information networks, through the construction of satellites and optical ground stations by the end of 2026.
  • These new consortia will all benefit from Thales's multi-disciplinary expertise, in particular in the field of secure communication networks.