Partner Webinar: Working towards Quantum-Safe RENs - Nokia

Starts 7 Oct 2025, 12:00

Ends 7 Oct 2025, 13:00

(Timezone - Europe/Lisbon)

Virtually Hosted ( https://geant.zoom.us/j/66925048778?pwd=A5UUcaFNEzhcHVJ9uZYyA5OQjlfPBT.1&from=addon )

Karl Meyer

The world is witnessing rapid advances in computing, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and the related development of massive data centers. Conventional computing power continues to increase but most stunning is the development of quantum computing.

Quantum Computing - Opportunities and Threats

On the plus side, quantum computing is now maturing to enable cost-effective research. In November 2024, Microsoft reported a record number of entangled qubits soon to be available for experimentation on a commercial platform - bringing Quantum Computing within reach of researchers

The downside to these developments is the risk posed to existing data protection frameworks. Soon, a quantum computer will potentially break common asymmetric encryption. The risk posed by this possibility has caused governments globally to issue warnings and standards changes over the past ten years.

Now is the Time

At the beginning of 2025, Microsoft itself noted this as “The year to become quantum-ready”. It is even more vital that networks and networking standards are "quantum-ready" to ensure that the opportunities behind quantum computing can be exploited by our users while ensuring our networks are able to counter the risks.

In this webinar, we will outline the threat posed by quantum computers to RENs and offer a view towards relatively simple methods to afford protection for data in-flight. As part of a defense-in-depth architecture, operators can act today to ensure that their data is safe into the quantum age.

 

Chris Janson  Will present how Nokia is supporting NRENs to meet the challenges and opportunities posed by Quantum Computing  in the R&E space