SK Telecom Partners with Nokia for Quantum Cryptography at MWC
Published2017.02.27 10:16SK Telecom signed a business cooperation agreement with Nokia for quantum cryptography at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2017) held in Barcelona, Spain on the 27th. Quantum cryptography is a communication security system that utilizes encryption technology based on quanta, which are units smaller than molecules.
Through this agreement, SK Telecom and Nokia have agreed to jointly develop a quantum transmission system based on SK Telecom’s quantum cryptography technology by the second half of this year and commercialize it by integrating it into Nokia’s next-generation optical transmission equipment.
On this day, SK Telecom demonstrated a 'Quantum Transmission System' at 'MWC 2017' that combined its own quantum cryptography technology with Nokia's network technology.
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri stated, “We will rapidly respond to the demands of the cybersecurity market with SK Telecom’s quantum communication technology.”
In addition, SK Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding for mutual cooperation with Deutsche Telekom of Europe to promote the establishment of a global ecosystem based on SK Telecom's quantum communication technology.
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