IrelandQCI

Waterford’s Walton Institute, in South East Technological University (SETU), is leading IrelandQCI on behalf of CONNECT. The €10 million IrelandQCI project within the EU-wide Quantum Communications Infrastructure (EuroQCI) programme. The ‘Building a National Quantum Communication Infrastructure for Ireland’ project incorporates integrating innovative and secure quantum devices and systems into conventional communication infrastructures. They will do this by enhancing ESB Telecoms’ optical fibre network with an additional layer of security, all based on quantum physics, in particular quantum key distribution (QKD).