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The TransEuroOGS project represents a significant infrastructure milestone for the EuroQCI initiative, deploying eight interoperable optical ground stations across Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Luxembourg to enable satellite-based quantum key distribution. With approximately €18 million in funding, this collaboration directly addresses the need for harmonized technical specifications to secure transnational communications and bolster Europe's technological sovereignty. By physically linking space and terrestrial segments, the network establishes a critical backbone for future pan-European quantum communication missions.

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€18M Funds Quantum-Secure Network Linking Four EU Member States

Quantum ZeitgeistMay 25, 20266 min read

Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Luxembourg are collaborating on TransEuroOGS, a new project to establish a quantum-secure network of interoperable optical ground stations. The approximately €18 million initiative, co-funded by the EU and national governments, will link these stations across the four member states for satellite-based communication.

An €18 million project is underway to establish a quantum-secure network physically linking Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Luxembourg, a crucial component of the broader EuroQCI initiative. The TransEuroOGS project will construct eight interoperable optical ground stations (OGS) spanning these four nations, creating a network extending from the northwest to southeast of Europe. This initiative directly addresses the challenges of secure transnational communication by leveraging the principles of quantum key distribution. Torsten Siebert, central coordinator of the TransEuroOGS project from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF, Germany, explained that the project aims to bolster Europe’s technological sovereignty in quantum communications, stating: “It is a privilege and pleasure to collaborate with all of my colleagues in Ireland, Luxembourg, Germany and Greece…

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