QTI – Quantum Telecommunications Italy — Quantum Key Distribution Systems for European Quantum-Secure Network Infrastructure

Strategic implications of an Italy-established QKD supplier embedded in national telecom operations and Horizon Europe programmes, under EU sovereignty and defence-industrial eligibility constraints

Introduction

QTI positions itself in the European quantum-secure communications layer where sovereignty, resilience, and deterrence intersect. [1]
Its core proposition is to translate quantum key distribution from laboratory demonstrations into deployable, telecom-compatible systems. [2]
That proposition matters because European network and data-centre ope…