Telecom networks are critical infrastructure, and classical encryption isn’t enough. Governments and customers demand stronger quantum-safe protection as long-lived routes (metro, backbone, DCI) face “harvest now, decrypt later”.
QKD ready for quantum telecom networks
Run carrier-grade CV-QKD over your existing fiber alongside live DWDM traffic, and deliver premium quantum-safe connectivity for quantum telecom networks.
Pressure is rising
What you gain
- Quantum-resilient encryption for high-value transport.
- Stronger trust with government, finance, healthcare and critical infrastructure accounts.
- Position your network as a trusted quantum-secure backbone.
Stuck in pilot mode
Most telecom operators can’t justify a security upgrade that requires dark fiber or DWDM/OTN disruption, so quantum security must coexist with live traffic to scale beyond pilots.
What you gain
- Deploy CV-QKD on a single standard fiber, alongside live DWDM channels (C-band).
- Reduce rollout friction by fitting existing optical transport operations.
- Scale quantum security across metro and regional footprints without multiplying fiber cost and complexity.
Ops won’t run prototypes
Telecom operations teams won’t bet on low-TRL tech. If quantum security isn’t carrier-grade and fully supportable, it won’t move from tests to live services.
What you gain
- A commercial-grade, carrier-ready system built for real deployments.
- Repeatable service models for quantum-safe connectivity.
- Lower long-term risk through operational maturity and scalable economics.
Quantum-safe wavelengths for telecom operators
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Offer quantum-safe wavelengths as a premium tier for high-trust customers (finance, government, healthcare).
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Differentiate beyond price with a stronger security story.
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Scale without dedicated dark fiber: quantum and classical on the same link.
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Higher-margin connectivity offers for strategic accounts.
Secure DCI and cloud on-ramps
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Secure data center interconnect (DCI) for critical workloads.
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Extend quantum-safe assurance to interconnection hubs.
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Run on existing fiber with DWDM coexistence.
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Add premium security tiers for enterprise connectivity.
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Tested on low-latency hollow-core fiber for data centers.
6G and mobile backhaul security
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Stronger protection for signaling and sensitive transport.
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Built for long lifecycles in next-gen networks, including 6G.
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Coherent telecom technology aligned with carrier operations.
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Differentiate enterprise-grade mobility services with stronger assurance.
Zero-trust optical layer
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Strengthen zero-trust by securing the optical transport layer.
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Reduce exposure to interception on critical backbone routes.
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Improve assurance for national infrastructure and regulated networks.
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Set a security baseline for the quantum era.
Trusted by those who know what is at stake.
Ángel Ayuso, Director Gerente y Director Científico Corporativo, Fundación Vithas
“Collaboration with technology partners like Telefonica and Luxquanta is essential to protect hospital data and meet real clinical needs.”
Juan Cambeiro, Applied Quantum Innovation, Telefónica
“The Vithas project showed how QKD can protect one of the most sensitive use cases: patient medical data.”
Sebastián Etcheverry, CTO & Co-founder, Luxquanta
“The dream of delivering the technology we were developing in our labs into a product that secures digital communication is now a reality with our QKD solution being deployed across the globe.”
Juan Cambeiro, Applied Quantum Innovation, Telefónica
“QKD adds a critical new layer of security, ensuring communications remain safe, which is fundamental for telecom operators.”
How telcos approach quantum telecom security
Luxquanta takes you from pilots to scalable quantum telecom security, without disrupting ops.
- Start with priority routes (DCI, wholesale, critical backbones) and expand.
- Fit into live optical networks with DWDM coexistence.
- Sell premium quantum-safe connectivity services.
Quantum threats are accelerating. Telcos need deployable security now.
- Reduce “harvest now, decrypt later” exposure on high-value links.
- Deploy a mature, supported CV-QKD system built for operations.
- Scale faster with single-fiber integration and lower rollout friction.
Proven in real telecom networks
Telecom leaders are moving beyond quantum-readiness into real deployments. Luxquanta delivers carrier-grade CV-QKD that fits live networks and enables premium quantum-safe telecom services.
Telefónica & Vithas
Quantum-safe protection for sensitive healthcare networks, proving it can meet real operational requirements in high-trust verticals.
Lyntia & Melita & Juniper
Validated quantum security for data centers and cloud connectivity, strengthening backbone assurance while supporting enterprise interconnection.
MadQuantum
Under MADQCI-like conditions, Luxquanta validated Nova lq®: stable key generation up to 20 dB (~100 km), live DWDM coexistence, and point-to-multipoint scalability.
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