GlobalConnect’s knowledge in secure, digital infrastructure in the Nordics, has led to the possibility to join the Danish critical infrastructure project QCI.DK (The Danish Quantum Communication Infrastructure). The project works to establish the infrastructure that can secure Danish communication in the future, when the giant quantum computers soon make their way into the world
The project is part of the large pan-European project EuroQCI. EuroQCI has a total investment framework of 258 MEUR and the Danish project has a framework of 6 MEUR. In the Danish project, i.a. more than 200 km of secure fiber network, which GlobalConnect, which operates half of all internet traffic in the Nordics, must deliver and test.
The actors are – in addition to GlobalConnect – DTU, University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark, Danish e-Infrastructure Consortium and Sparrow Quantum.
The Danish Quantum Communication Infrastructure is the national Danish contribution to the pan-European infrastructure EuroQCI, whose purpose is to establish a pan-European quantum secure communication network. The project is financed by the European Commission under the Digital Europe program and by the Danish government. It is a close collaboration between Danish universities, companies and public authorities.
«The quantum race is really moving right now in the world. It will be the new industrial revolution that will change a lot in our society. Our online banking and our mobile phone, for example, become open like a door, and so do many other sensitive areas. Denmark is doing well in quantum technology. But we have to be better. Much better. Therefore, we at GlobalConnect find it very important that this project has been started, and we are happy to be able to make our contribution with our knowledge to creating the next generation of secure communication infrastructure in Denmark and the EU,» says Martin Lippert, CEO in GlobalConnect.
In QCI.DK, a quantum-secure metropolitan network is established between five Danish public authorities and two associated data centers in the Copenhagen area. In addition, the infrastructure will include a 200 km long-distance link connecting three participating university partners via the metropolitan network.
QCI.DK will combine three different kinds of QKD – quantum key distribution – and it is a secure communication method that implements a cryptographic protocol involving components from quantum mechanics.
Above, Martin Lippert, CEO in GlobalConnect / image credited to GlobalConnect
