Sparkle Successfully Completes First Test of an International VPN Protected with Quantum Encryption
16 Maio 2024 - 10:52AM
Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ, ARQQW) (Arqit), a leader in
quantum-safe encryption, and Telecom Italia Sparkle, the first
international service provider in Italy and among the top global
operators, announce the successful completion of a Proof of Concept
(PoC) on the first Internet Protocol secure (IPsec) tunnel between
Italy and Germany using Arqit’s Symmetric Key Agreement Platform.
The test was supported by Telsy, a TIM Group company specialized in
cybersecurity.
The PoC showcases the integration of Quantum
Arqit's technology using Symmetric Key Agreement (SKA) into
Sparkle's state-of-the-art network infrastructure, ensuring
enhanced encryption methods for data transmission across
geographical borders.
This important step marks the creation of a
software quantum-safe Virtual Private Network (VPN), standing as a
pivotal moment in network security. Being software based, the SKA
Platform is quickly and easily scaled across any existing telecom
network ensuring that sensitive data remains protected against
potential decryption by future quantum algorithms, thereby
mitigating the risks associated with evolving cybersecurity
threats.
Daniele Mancuso, Sparkle's Chief
Marketing & Product Management Officer said: “Our
state-of-the-art global network provides critical services to
carriers, institutions and enterprises who choose and trust
Sparkle’s leading secure connectivity services to keep their data
safe. The successful completion of the quantum-safe VPN PoC,
preliminary to a large-scale commercial launch, anticipates the
potential threat of quantum decryption and confirms our market
leading commitment to continuously elevating the security and
resilience of Sparkle’s infrastructure.”
David Williams, Arqit Founder, Chairman
and CEO said: “Sparkle’s establishment of the first
quantum-safe VPN between Catania and Frankfurt signifies a key
milestone in telecoms cybersecurity. By leveraging Arqit's SKA
Platform, Sparkle is pioneering a new era of secure communication,
ensuring the resilience of critical networks against the looming
threat of quantum adversaries.”
About Sparkle
Sparkle is TIM Group’s Global Operator, first
international service provider in Italy and among the top
worldwide, offering a full range of infrastructure and global
connectivity services – capacity, IP, SD-WAN, colocation, IoT
connectivity, roaming and voice - to national and international
Carriers, OTTs, ISPs, Media/Content Providers, and multinational
enterprises. A major player in the submarine cable industry,
Sparkle owns and manages a network of more than 600,000 km of fiber
spanning from Europe to Africa and the Middle East, the Americas
and Asia. Its sales force is active worldwide and distributed over
33 countries.
Find out more about Sparkle following its X and
LinkedIn profiles or visiting the website tisparkle.com
Media Contacts:
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About Arqit
Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ, ARQQW) (Arqit)
supplies a unique encryption software service which makes the
communications links of any networked device, cloud machine or data
at rest secure against both current and future forms of attack on
encryption – even from a quantum computer. Compatible with NSA CSfC
Components and meeting the demands of NSA CSfC Symmetric Key
Management Requirements Annexe 1.2. and RFC 8784, Arqit’s Symmetric
Key Agreement Platform uses a lightweight software agent that
allows end point devices to create encryption keys locally in
partnership with any number of other devices. The keys are
computationally secure and facilitate Zero Trust Network Access. It
can create limitless volumes of keys with any group size and
refresh rate and can regulate the secure entrance and exit of a
device in a group. The agent is lightweight and will thus run on
the smallest of end point devices. The product sits within a
growing portfolio of granted patents. It also works in a standards
compliant manner which does not oblige customers to make a
disruptive rip and replace of their technology. Arqit is winner of
two GSMA Global Mobile Awards, The Best Mobile Security Solution
and The CTO Choice Award for Outstanding Mobile Technology, at
Mobile World Congress 2024, recognised for groundbreaking
innovation at the 2023 Institution of Engineering and Technology
Awards and winner of the National Cyber Awards’ Innovation in Cyber
Award and the Cyber Security Awards’ Cyber Security Software
Company of the Year Award. Arqit is ISO 27001 Standard certified.
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