Disclaimer: This post was written when Quantum Xchange was focused on building and selling the first quantum network in the U.S.
We have since pivoted our business and product offering, with the invention of Phio Trusted Xchange (TX), a first-of-its-kind quantum-safe, out-of-band key delivery system. While our technology offering can support QKD deployments, we are not a quantum communications provider or reseller. Our quantum-safe key exchange supports quantum keys generated from any source(QRNG or QKD) protected by any method (all PQC key encapsulation algorithms).
In a recent discussion, Cliff Holt, Senior Editor of SciTech Europa talks with John Prisco, Quantum Xchange CEO about the challenges and opportunities presented by quantum computing and the role quantum key distribution will have moving forward. Using the laws of quantum physics, the future of unbreakable quantum keys will enable organizations to send protected data over any distance without interference.
Leading the way, Quantum Xchange is the first and only quantum-secured network in the United States. Prisco went on to say that securing the channel for critical communication is possible over any distance using quantum protected keys. To illustrate the power of quantum computing, Prisco explains that it would take billions of years to break the current keys that are used in RSA-2048 encryption. However, because a quantum computer is much faster it could break the key in about a minute.
When asked, Prisco noted the USA was in no better position with quantum computing than the rest of the world. With the 2018 Quantum Initiative Act, there are now three government agencies involved to explore the future potential of quantum computing. There is additional investment in the technology, but not enough compared to China’s progress who has launched a huge development campaign on quantum technology. Prisco explains the USA is currently doing two things: quantum computers and post-quantum cryptographic algorithms.
With expansion in mind, Quantum Xchange’s quantum network already has 800 km of fiber optic cable that will connect Boston to New York to Philadelphia to Washington DC. With 15 data centers along the way, the goal is to expand to the mid-west and eventually to the West coast to create a nationwide quantum network within the next two years.
Read the full article: Quantum computing: Creating quantum-proof communication
