Origin Wukong tests show up to 98% single-router transmission for QRAM on the 72-qubit third-generation chip. Physical Review X reports a two-layer network at 93% transmission and 82.4% random-access fidelity, two different metrics. Partner names, TCG method, and the Tian Feng caution sit in the full report.
Sparkle and Hellas Sat have run a live quantum-safe satellite connection on a 72,000 kilometer geostationary hop between Greece and Cyprus. The trial extends Sparkle Quantum Safe Interconnect, a software post-quantum overlay on IPsec, after a March ground PoC announcement. Quotes and the commercial evaluation plan sit in the full report.
Yale University has completed an optical facility in New Haven forming the third facility in a free-space optical quantum link with Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory. The demonstrated 13-mile Stony Brook–Brookhaven leg has transmitted quantum states and entangled photons through open air, adding wireless capability to the 161-mile fiber network. Technical details on adaptive optics, the forthcoming 30-mile Q-LATS connection, and SCY-QNet integration show the path toward extended entanglement distribution across Long Island Sound.
Allot Ltd. is a founding member and Chair of a new Post-Quantum Communications Consortium supported by the Israel Innovation Authority. The group brings together nine technology companies and six Israeli academic institutions. Details on the research scope covering PQC, QKD, and hybrid approaches are available.
DARPA has awarded Qunnect a contract to advance the next-generation polarization compensation nodule in its Carina quantum entanglement distribution system. Carina already anchors quantum-network deployments in New York, Bozeman, Berlin, and Albuquerque. The funding targets real-time correction of fiber-induced polarization drift that can degrade quantum signals on commercial infrastructure.
The Network research group at FAU’s Regional Computing Centre Erlangen is participating in the Infosim-coordinated QDD – Quantum Domain Dynamics project. The consortium has secured €3.26 million in BMFTR funding for a total volume of €3.84 million to develop automated hybrid quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography management across network domains through 2029. Intent-based networking exploring large language models forms a core technical component for orchestration.
Fraunhofer ISI has released “Quantum Repeaters – A Technology Roadmap,” prepared with Saarland University within the SQuaD project. The study compares hardware platforms including diamond color centers, trapped atoms and ions, atomic ensembles, rare-earth crystals, and semiconductor quantum dots. No single platform has emerged as dominant. First demonstrations of quantum repeaters capable of lower-loss long-distance transmission are projected before 2035. Near-term applications center on extended-range quantum key distribution, with longer-term potential in distributed quantum computing and sensor networks.
Aliro Technologies and zerothird demonstrated a live entanglement-based quantum key distribution network at Cisco’s Photonics Center in Vimercate, Italy. Aliro Orchestrator manages zerothird’s BBM92 hardware and delivers keys via Cisco SKIP into 8000 Series routers for quantum-safe MACsec. Continuous telemetry of QBER, eavesdropper detection, and polarization drift supports automated remediation with full audit logging. The deployment marks Aliro’s first European quantum network and validates multi-vendor operational quantum-secure networking on commercial hardware.
Xairos Systems has completed two-kilometer free-space range testing for its Ares Quantum Optical Terminal. The demonstration successfully established simultaneous quantum and optical links with 10 Gbps free-space optical communications. This validates quantum-secure communications and resilient PNT capabilities for contested environments. The system supports future mesh networks across aircraft, UAS, ships, and space assets.