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The European Commission's €47.5 million grant marks a pivotal shift from isolated lab experiments to building a functional, metropolitan-scale quantum network prototype using trapped-ion hardware and optical fiber. This funding enables the Quantum Internet Alliance to advance distributed quantum computing and secure communications beyond current experimental boundaries.
Quantum Internet Alliance wins €47.5 million for network prototype

The Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA) secured €47.5 million from the European Commission to build a full-stack quantum network prototype, with Innsbruck playing a key role and receiving €5.4 million.
Photo: QIA Coordination Team · aqt.eu The European Commission will provide €47.5 million to the Quantum Internet Alliance as it builds a prototype for full-stack quantum networks. Researchers at the University of Innsbruck and…
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