Luxembourg and Belgium pioneer Europe’s first cross-border quantum network, marking a new era in secure communication, as reported by Forbes Lu.
From the article, published by Forbes Lu:
“On October 17, 2024, Luxembourg and Belgium successfully exchanged encryption keys for the first time via a quantum communication network—linking a site at the University of Luxembourg in Luxembourg-Kirchberg with a Belnet data centre in Arlon, Belgium. Since then, the network has been extended by 132 kilometres to reach an antenna of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Redu. […]
Quantum computers: encryption’s greatest disruptor
Currently, securing communication between two parties involves encrypting the message and transmitting the decryption key separately. Depending on its complexity, breaking this key could take anywhere from minutes to 150 years.
Quantum computers are expected to upend this paradigm—reducing what once took a century to mere seconds. “We are on the cusp of a revolution in encryption and decryption. The solutions we rely on today will soon be completely obsolete,” warns Jean-Luc Trullemans, director of the European Space Agency centre in Redu, Belgium, a hub which focuses primarily on cybersecurity.
It’s merely a matter of time. “Intelligence services are no longer trying to decrypt data immediately. They collect and store it, waiting for quantum technology to become available in order to unlock it,” Trullemans adds. “This is why it is vital to prepare and develop quantum encryption solutions now.” […]”
Read the full articel (as also orgin of text) here: https://www.forbes.lu/from-luxembourg-to-belgium-the-first-steps-towards-a-european-quantum-communication-network/
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