High-Speed Quantum Internet. Japanese industry research and development teams have enabled a quantum key distribution (QKD) network over a distance of 7 kilometers and a bandwidth over 10 Mbps. The network was constructed with designated fiber-optic lines transmitting photons encoded with the encryption keys. The teams developed the software to manage the crypto-keys, encryption, and coordinating routines to operate this first-ever, successful, and highly-secure network of the coming quantum era.
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Japanese QKD Network enabled by quantum physics. (Image credit: Toshiba)