Toshiba Wins UK Quantum Network Contract With BT and Colt
Building a quantum network is one thing. Making it affordable enough for telecom companies to actually use is another.
That’s the challenge Toshiba is taking on after securing a new UK government contract to develop long-distance quantum networking technology. Rather than laying entirely new fiber networks, the company wants to make better use of infrastructure that’s already in the ground.
Toshiba Europe announced the award Nov. 6, with BT and Colt Technology Services joining the 18-month effort to validate the technology under realistic operating conditions.
The project is part of the UK’s broader push to develop advanced quantum networks by 2035. But Toshiba faces a much tighter deadline: February 2028, when it must complete work intended to advance quantum networking toward commercial adoption.
What Toshiba will build
The award came through Innovate UK’s Enabling Commercial Quantum Networking competition, a combined £20 million investment in the country’s quantum ecosystem. It covers ...
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