The QCI-CAT project is thrilled to look back on an incredible experience at ECOC 2024 in Frankfurt, where we proudly joined forces with PETRUS and other EuroQCI stakeholders to deliver the impressive Cross-Domain QKD demonstration. This “Mini EuroQCI” showcase brought together the Spanish, German and Austrian QKD domains each powered by different vendors and Key Management Systems, seamlessly integrated into a unified, secure network (petrus-euroqci.eu).
Visitors had the chance to witness live applications such as quantum-secured video conferencing and a quantum lottery, both encrypted using keys exchanged across domains through fully interoperable protocols and encryption layers. Seeing these technologies in action demonstrated how far EuroQCI has come in achieving vendor-agnostic interoperability and real-world integration into end-user applications (petrus-euroqci.eu). QCI-CAT is proud to have been part of this groundbreaking demonstration and is excited about the momentum it has generated for advancing Europe’s quantum-secure communication infrastructure. It was inspiring to collaborate so closely with our partners and showcase how EuroQCI is becoming a tangible reality!