This autumn marks the end of a three-year project to establish a national quantum communication infrastructure system and network. During this time, in cooperation with the SJSC Latvian State Radio and Television Center (hereinafter referred to as LVRTC), LLC Tet, Electronic Communications Office of Latvia, and the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Latvia (hereinafter referred to as ICMS UL), a set of activities was implemented to create the backbone of the national-level base infrastructure for the quantum key distribution (hereinafter referred to as QCI) network.
During the project, QCI integration into existing communication networks and public sector data transmission research was carried out, secure QCI interconnections were established for 5G testing, quantum key transmission tests were conducted in healthcare and financial sector institutions, data transmission encryption over extreme distances was tested, including with the aim of establishing inter-country connections in the future to integrate into a unified European QCI network, as well as educational seminars and knowledge dissemination to various target groups.
Project number: LATQN, ID No. 101091559
The total project implementation amount is EUR 8,061,380. The project is co-financed by the European Union. EUR 2,736,440 of the total eligible costs were covered by state budget funding. EUR 1,294,250 was co-financed by partners, while 50% of the total amount, or EUR 4,030,690, was co-financed by the European Union.
The activities carried out in the project are part of the EuroQCI initiative and will contribute to the achievement of the overall objectives of the Digital Europe program, as the Quantum Network can be used to ensure the secure use of services for the needs of public sector institutions, businesses and individuals. The project falls within the field of cybersecurity, which is one of the areas covered by the Digital Europe program.
The project will be implemented from January 1, 2023, and will be completed on December 31, 2025.
