Telus fibre to serve as platform for quantum computing trials

Telus announced Monday that part of its fibre network will serve as the platform for British Columbia-based Photonic Inc. to test its next-generation quantum communications technology. The telco will provide a 30-kilometre stretch of fibre network in B.C., “configured to test increasingly complex quantum networking that leverage quantum encryption for ultra-secure, tamper-evident transfer of information over long distances,” a press release says. The fibre infrastructure will allow the Canadian startup to test and advance critical capabilities in quantum technology, including solving complex computation problems beyond today’s computers, such as for materials development and quantum key distribution, which lays the foundation...