Q*Bird project at Port of Rotterdam
This week Dutch national newspaper De Volkskrant reported on quantum communications in The Netherlands, with a whole section on the Q*Bird project at Port of Rotterdam. In the words of Erwin Rademaker, head of development at Port of Rotterdam: ‘We want all communications on the quay, and with cargo ships, to be absolutely secure’. To this […]
Q*Bird wins Telecom Society Netherlands Startup Award
We’re super proud! On the 9th of November, Q*Bird won the Telecom Society Netherlands (TSOC) Startup Award. As part of the contest, Q*Bird CEO Ingrid Romijn delivered a four minute pitch on what technologies we are building, and how they can deliver secure communications. A good story does not need a lot of words, so we […]
Q*Bird at the NATO Quantum Technology for Defence and Security Symposium
On the 3rd and 4th of October, Q*Bird attended the NATO Quantum Technology for Defence and Security Symposium. Quantum technologies are developing rapidly in a number of areas including sensing, PNT (Position, Navigation and Timing), imaging, communication and networking and information processing. Because these technologies can impact a broad spectrum of NATO’s capabilities, the NATO Science […]
Untappable EU internet further developed for industrial use
A consortium of quantum technology companies led by Q*Bird and Single Quantum will develop next-generation industrial quantum cryptography devices. The devices must be ready for certification and deployment in European telecom and enterprise infrastructures. The 5 M€ EU-funded project, called “MDI-QUEEN”, enables a transition to a quantum-safe communication infrastructure and strengthens the European ecosystem with […]
Full-time jobs and Internship positions available at Q*Bird
New positions open at Q*Bird! We are excited to announce that Q*Bird has open full-time positions and also internship positions for a wide variety of disciplines. Are you a student in quantum optics, network software engineering, digital design or embedded software, or quantum information theory, and looking for an exciting position in building quantum network […]
Untappable Internet at Dutch harbor with quantum technology
Untappable internet for Port of Rotterdam offered by quantum technology The Port of Rotterdam stakeholders will be able to participate and benefit from an untappable, multi-user quantum network for their critical communication systems. Several countries already experiment with quantum communication, but QuTech’s spin-off Q*Bird is the first to deploy a new type secure quantum network […]