2023-11-30 19:23:56
It will be encryptedthe brand specialized in secure communications and cybersecurity of Grupo Oesía, has been one of the protagonists of the Quantum Communication Innovation Forum meeting that was held on November 28 and 29 in Bilbao and in which the main actors in the sector have presented some of the most relevant projects in terms of quantum communications that are being worked on in Spain.
The event, inaugurated by Ager Izaguirre, Provincial Deputy of the Department of Public Administration and Institutional Relations (Diputación Foral de Bizkaia), is part of the EuroQCI (European Quantum Communications Infrastructure) initiative, created by the European Commission with the aim of create a secure quantum communication infrastructure that will span the entire EU.
The consortium is made up of universities and research centers such as ICFO (Project Coordinator), UPM and CSIC, industrial entities such as Cipherbit-Grupo Oesía and Indra, and telecommunications companies such as Telefónica and Cellnex.
During the opening session, in which they participated Enrique SanchezCoordinator of the Brussels office of the EU Quantum Flagship (QCN), Oscar DiezHead of the Quantum Computing Sector at the European Commission and Luis FurnellsExecutive President of Grupo Oesía, highlighted the commitment of the Basque government and its strategic commitment to becoming a reference center in the knowledge and development of quantum technology.
In the words of Luis Furnells: “We are very proud to be part of this consortium leader in the area of quantum communications and to support the Provincial Council of Bizkaia in its development of a research and business ecosystem around these technologies.” “At Grupo Oesía we know that quantum is the technology that will shape communications in the next decade and the investment we make in it now will condition our national sovereignty in key capabilities, as well as our role as a reference country within Europe. ”, confirmed Furnells.
A European network of European quantum communications network
EuroQCI is the infrastructure to be deployed by the European Union that will safeguard sensitive data and critical infrastructure by integrating quantum technologies into existing communication infrastructures, providing an additional layer of security based on quantum physics. EuroQCI will strengthen the protection of European government institutionsits data centers, hospitals and energy networks among other facilities, becoming one of the main pillars of the EU Cybersecurity Strategy for the coming decades.
The initiative will thus contribute to European digital sovereignty and industrial competitiveness, and will help meet Europe’s Digital Decade objective of being at the forefront of quantum capabilities by 2030.
Oesía Group Projects
Currently, Cipherbit-Grupo Oesía participates in two of the specific projects promoted by EuroQCI:
Quarter, an industrial project in which Cipherbit is responsible for analyzing and implementing the security functions associated with QKD modules, as well as developing an industrialization roadmap for this technology and contributing to its certification. EuroQCI Spain, the project that will lay the foundations for the deployment of QKD technology in Spain through the design and deployment of different use cases. In this project Cipherbit has two main roles: select and validate the technology that will be deployed in the different use cases, and create a national-European quantum communications ecosystem that integrates industry, universities, institutions, demand companies and public entities.
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