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Thales Demonstrates Remote Post-Quantum Security Upgrade for 5G SIMs

Insider Brief Thales demonstrated remote deployment of post-quantum cryptography on SIM and eSIM cards to enhance 5G network security without replacing devices or interrupting service. The approach uses crypto agility to allow telecom operators to upgrade encryption over the air as standards and threats evolve. The demonstration builds on Thales’ post-quantum research and contributions to […]

Arqit and RAD Partner on Quantum-Safe Encryption for Telcos

Insider Brief Arqit and RAD announced a collaboration to deliver a joint quantum-safe encryption solution for telecom operators. The integration combines Arqit’s NetworkSecure key generation technology with RAD’s ETX Carrier Edge platform to support services such as site-to-site and site-to-cloud VPNs and Data Center Interconnect (DCI). The solution is designed to address risks from future […]

Qoro Launches Cloud Platform For Parallelised Quantum-Classical Computing Simulation

Insider Brief Qoro has launched Solo, a self-serve cloud platform that provides individual developers, enterprises, and scientists with streamlined access to classical simulation of hybrid quantum-classical workloads. Solo enables users to design, test, and scale workflows across CPUs, GPUs, and QPUs without extensive custom integration, reducing infrastructure complexity and cutting benchmark simulation times from more […]

Understanding Quantum Sensing and Its Industrial Potential

Insider Brief Quantum sensing exploits quantum properties like superposition and entanglement to measure physical quantities with precision far beyond classical instruments, making it one of the most commercially ready quantum technologies. Unlike quantum computing, which requires millions of qubits and complex error correction, quantum sensors can deliver practical value with simpler hardware, positioning the field […]

Fermilab and MIT Lincoln Laboratory Advance Ion-Trap Control Technology

Insider Brief Researchers at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and MIT Lincoln Laboratory demonstrated the trapping and manipulation of ions using in-vacuum cryoelectronics, advancing efforts toward scalable ion-trap quantum computing. The project was supported by the Quantum Science Center and the Quantum Systems Accelerator, integrating cryogenic control circuits with an ion-trap platform. The hybrid approach reduced […]

Podcast with Jonathan Reiner, Director of Product Solutions, Quantum Machines

Yuval Boger interviews Jonathan, a physicist who leads the Product Solutions team at Quantum Machines. They discuss how quantum control challenges have evolved from rapid experiment iteration to squeezing higher fidelities and enabling low-latency, accelerator-connected workflows needed for quantum error correction. Jonathan describes QM’s stack—from QUA and calibration libraries to Qualibrate, and OPX-NIC / DGX […]

SKKU Signs MoU With Classiq Technologies

Insider Brief Sungkyunkwan University’s Quantum Information Research Support Center signed an MOU with Israel-based Classiq Technologies to advance quantum computing education and launched Korea’s first open training program using the Classiq software platform. The agreement marks the Center’s first partnership focused exclusively on quantum software and builds on its cloud-based workforce programs with global hardware […]

QED-C Announces Results of NIST-Funded Quantum Control Electronics Program

Insider Brief Quantum Economic Development Consortium announced the completion of a National Institute of Standards and Technology-funded research program to improve the size, performance, and manufacturability of quantum control and readout electronics. $1.4 million in matching funds awarded in 2022 supported work by Amphenol RF, Maybell Quantum Industries, Rigetti Computing, and XMA to address supply […]

IonQ Deploys National Quantum Key Distribution Network in Romania

Insider Brief IonQ announced the deployment of the Romanian National Quantum Communication Infrastructure (RoNaQCI), a large-scale operational quantum key distribution network spanning more than 1,500 kilometers. The network includes 36 quantum-secured links across six Romanian cities and was delivered with the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest and RoEduNet. All QKD systems were […]

Analysis: Quantum Medicine’s Promise Raises New Privacy And Governance Risks

Insider Brief An analysis in Bill of Health argues that quantum technology could accelerate drug discovery and improve diagnostics, but without updated governance it risks undermining medical privacy and widening inequality. Mauritz Kop calls for a “Hippocratic Quantum” framework that adapts the four principles of biomedical ethics — autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice — to […]