Telefield Wins Project to Develop Quantum Cryptography Communication System for National Research Network

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] Telefield announced on the 26th that it has jointly won the project "DV-QKD and Quantum-Based Security Equipment (Q-IPSec) Interworking Operation Equipment Production" commissioned by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) together with FISYS and signed the related contract.

Earlier, Telefield had solely won the project "Establishment of Key Management System Design Strategy for Securing the Physical Layer of Next-Generation Research Network" from KISTI at the end of April.

KISTI operates the Korea Research Environment Open NETwork (KREONET), the largest-scale research network providing scientific and technological information resources, supercomputing, GRID, and e-Science application fields to about 200 major research and development institutions. Through the above projects, it plans to secure core technologies such as quantum cryptographic key management systems and quantum key distribution devices (QKD) and gradually apply the quantum cryptographic communication system to the research network starting in 2022.

Telefield, a company specializing in optical communication technology, began developing QKD, the core equipment of quantum cryptographic communication, in 2018 as the first domestic small and medium-sized enterprise. Through the execution of this KISTI project, it explained that it has added key management system technology and secured a foundation to provide a total solution for quantum cryptographic communication systems.

This is the first case in which a domestic company has developed and produced both quantum key distribution equipment (QKD) and IPSec-based QKD-interworking security equipment together. The QKD-IPSec system is expected to establish itself as a foundational infrastructure to protect the nation's core information assets from various security breaches by fundamentally blocking hacking of important national research data.

Through this, Telefield is expected to secure a leading position in building communication infrastructure for major public services operated by national public institutions, public enterprises requiring high-level information security, as well as national and local governments. Furthermore, it is predicted to have a differentiated competitive advantage when participating in communication network construction and introduction projects for financial sectors and various service providers handling personal information.

Currently, Telefield supplies large-scale equipment to KT PTN backbone networks and participates as a transmission equipment supplier for national public institution exclusive communication networks, including the national disaster safety communication network and postal service infrastructure network construction projects won by KT. Combining the secured technology and business experience, it is expected to achieve meaningful business results in the future security-based next-generation transmission equipment market.

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