🚀 Big leap for cybersecurity! Researchers have successfully transmitted ultra-secure quantum data over 254 km of existing internet cables—no special infrastructure or cryogenics required.

This breakthrough brings us closer to a quantum-secure internet, safeguarding data against future quantum threats.

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2477664-ultra-secure-quantum-data-sent-over-existing-internet-cables/

Ultra-secure quantum data sent over existing internet cables

Two commercial telecommunications facilities have been connected by a secure quantum network that used existing fibre optic cables at room temperature – a key step towards a feasible quantum internet

New Scientist