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Delft, 05 June 2025 – In collaboration with Q*Bird, the BeQCI consortium (comprising Belnet, imec, Ghent University among others) and the Luxembourg QCI Lab (LUQCIA), have achieved a major milestone in European cybersecurity infrastructure. This achievement marks the successful deployment of a 132-kilometer quantum key distribution (QKD) link connecting Belgium and Luxembourg. It is the first cross-border Measurement Device Independent QKD (MDI QKD) quantum communication infrastructure in the Benelux region.
At the heart of this achievement is Q*Bird’s Falqon® Series, a cutting-edge, multi-user MDI QKD solution. The infrastructure now connects four nodes, including a central hub in Arlon, end nodes at the University of Luxembourg’s QCI Lab in Kirchberg and the European Space Agency (ESA) facility in Redu, creating a scalable, resilient and cost-efficient quantum network.
“This milestone showcases how European collaboration and deep-tech innovation can address one of the most urgent th
