Quantum leap: tracking telco deployments

Dawn Bushaus2026-02-05T15:22:00

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New research from STL Partners has identified 106 quantum announcements involving 35 telcos, putting operators at the forefront of quantum future…

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Themes: Enterprise security; Hybrid quantum‑classical computing; Network optimisation; Post‑quantum cryptography (PQC); Quantum computing; Quantum key distribution (QKD); Quantum‑ready regulation; Quantum‑safe communications; Quantum‑secure networking; Satellite‑based QKD; Telco quantum strategies.
People: Marina Koytcheva.
Geographic: Europe; Germany; Istanbul; Madrid; South Korea; Spain; USA.
Organisations: Adtran; BT Group; CESGA; Colt; Deutsche Telekom (DT); Equinix; ESA; Honeywell; IBM; IDEMIA Secure Transactions; ID Quantique; IonQ; IQM Quantum Computers; Juniper Networks; KT; NTT; Orange; PASQAL; Quside; RIKEN; SES; SK Telecom (SKT); STL Partners; Telefónica; TelcoTitans; Toshiba; Turkcell; Vodafone.

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