European Telecom Industry at the Forefront of Quantum Technology Adoption

Even though quantum technologies may sound like something that is decades into the future, a new report released today shows that quantum technology has already come into being – especially in the telecommunications industry – even though most people still imagine something that is decades in the future. While the quantum technology sector has been stagnating for years in research institutions, commercial momentum has begun to gather in recent years. Many other applications for quantum tech are applicable today — as well as those that have been developed for quantum computing and its future promises. The quantum computing domain has been the focus of most of the developments, but there are many other uses for quantum technologies as well. 

There is a growing number of companies and startups across the globe that are commercializing quantum communications, including networks and forms of encryption. Europe also plays an important role in the development of this technology. Currently, 32% of the 100 quantum startups, scale-ups, and small and medium enterprises providing services to the telecom and telecom infrastructure sectors in the country are based in continental Europe. 

This is according to a report released today by Infinity, a branch of Quantum Delta NL that specializes in startup and ecosystem support. In addition to Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and Spain, the UK and Ireland also have strong ecosystems with 14% each. There are also Appro

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