Sparkle Pioneers Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) with Quantum-Safe Internet Use Case
07 Agosto 2024 - 8:00AM
Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and
among the top global operators, announces the successful completion
of a Network-as-a-Service Proof of Concept (PoC) on a quantum-safe
Internet use case.
Realized in collaboration with leading companies Arqit Quantum
Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ, ARQQW), Intel, Adtran, and also supported by
Telsy, a TIM Group company specializing in cybersecurity, the trial
was carried out on Sparkle’s metropolitan fiber optic network in
Athens and demonstrated the agile and fully automated
implementation of an on-demand MEF Internet Access Service secured
by post-quantum cryptography.
This PoC follows an earlier successful trial carried out on an
International VPN between Italy and Germany. By integrating
connectivity functions with Arqit quantum-safe encryption into an
Intel-powered NetSec accelerator card used as Universal Customer
Premises Equipment (uCPE), Sparkle tested the instantiation of a
NaaS solution composed by on-demand networking and security
capabilities, leveraging Adtran’s Ensemble cloud-based
orchestration and automation software solution.
“Our NaaS vision is rooted in the belief that connectivity
should be seamless, ubiquitous, secure and adaptable” said Daniele
Mancuso, Chief Marketing & Product Management at Sparkle. “We
envision a world where businesses can effortlessly scale their Wide
Area Networks, adapting to changing demands with agility and
precision. NaaS enables this by offering flexible, on-demand
network services that are easily customizable to meet the unique
needs of each customer. Whether it’s expanding bandwidth during
peak times, ensuring low latency for critical applications, or
providing secure connections for sensitive data, Sparkle’s NaaS
solutions are designed to deliver unparalleled performance and
reliability”.
The commercial launch of Sparkle’s NaaS/Quantum-Safe Internet
(NaaS/QSI) is planned for later this year and will be progressively
followed by other use cases composing Sparkle’s Naas Suite.
Notes to Editors
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
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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.
www.arqit.uk
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