Biometric Security Couples With Quantum Random Number Generation to Provide Fast Identity Online

SK Telecom unveils fingerprint recognition security key based on quantum random number generation Read More… +  South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom unveiled a fingerprint recognition security key based on quantum random number generation which is one of the most mature quantum technologies with many alternative generation methods. The security key called “EzQuant” can […]

South Korea’s SK Telecom and IDQ Develop Quantum Secure Virtual Private Network

SK Telecom applies quantum cryptographic communication technology to IP equipment Read More… +  SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, opened the way for the wider use of its security solution by applying quantum cryptographic communication technology to corporate IP equipment such as routers and switches. Companies with no dedicated networks can use […]

South Korea’s KT Advances Quantum Communication Hardware Switching Technology

KT develops new technology for uninterrupted quantum cryptographic communication service In brief… +  KT, a major telecom company in South Korea has developed a new technology that enables a quantum cryptographic communication service without interruption. It can increase the stability of quantum cryptography communication infrastructure in the defense and financial sectors that require high levels […]

First Quantum-Powered Service in the Banking Industry?

[DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS] First Quantum-Powered Service in the Banking Industry? SK Telecom and DGB Daegu Bank to Launch Mobile Banking Powered by 5G Quantum Cryptography SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today [August 20, 2020] announced that it, together with DGB Daegu Bank, will apply its 5G quantum cryptography technology to IM Bank, the mobile banking app of DGB Daegu […]

Quantum-Safe Technology Standards Closer to Reality

Quantum-Safe Technology Standards Closer to Reality SK Telecom and ID Quantique Lead International Standardization of Quantum-Safe Technology SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) and ID Quantique today announced that their technical report titled ‘Security Considerations for Quantum Key Distribution Network (TR.sec-qkd)’ has received final ITU-T approval at ITU-T Study Group 17 (SG17) e-meeting held from March 17 to […]

International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Piecing Together Quantum Random Number Generator Standards

International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Piecing Together Quantum Random Number Generator Standards Though quantum random number generation may be naturally secure, caution is needed when making the presumption of complete security.  Into the flow of the QRNG numbers, it is possible to inject non-random data.  Recent studies indicate potential for eavesdropping attacks on the QRNG.  See […]

IDQ to Supply Quantum Key Distribution Equipment for SK Telecom’s EU Open QKD Project

IDQ to Supply Quantum Key Distribution Equipment for SK Telecom’s EU Open QKD Project SK Telecom to Build Quantum Cryptography-Based Communications Networks in Europe Excerpts and salient points ~ +  SK Telecom and its subsidiary IDQ, which joined forces a year ago, have received orders for quantum cryptography-based communication networks one after another in Europe […]

5G, Quantum Random Numebr Generation, and Korea

5G, Quantum Random Numebr Generation, and Korea.  In a short 9 months, the South Korean communications company, SK Telecom, hopes to deploy its 5G service to 85 cities.  The quantum nexus to this is the quantum cryptography they plan to employ.  With the help of ID Quantique, their quantum random number generator on a chip, and […]