World’s first scalable quantum internet connection built at Port of Rotterdam

A consortium of parties that includes the Port of Rotterdam Authority, as part of the Quantum Delta NL programme, has succeeded in being the first in the world to build a scalable quantum internet connection in the port. 

Other members of the consortium include Q*Bird, Single Quantum, Cisco, Eurofiber, Portbase, Intermax and InnovationQuarter with a trial setup demonstrated that the use of quantum technology prevents access to sensitive information. 

Therefore, the new communication system could improve security of the tens of thousands of seagoing vessels that visit the port every year and better secure the resultant economic traffic from the threat of quantum computers, according to the port authority.