QIA

The European Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA) is a consortium composed of approximately 40 world-leading institutions collaborating to establish a global Quantum Internet rooted in Europe. By leveraging the diverse interdisciplinary team within QIA, the alliance aims to establish an innovative European platform for Quantum Internet development. The overarching goal is to construct a full-stack prototype network, potentially becoming the world's first of its kind.

Led by QuTech, QIA comprises academic institutions, telecom operators, system integrators, and quantum technology start-ups spanning eight European countries. The project is presently co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant number 101102140

QIA is actively engaged in constructing a global quantum internet with its origins in Europe. The consortium is achieving this ambitious goal through the development of a full-stack prototype network that validates all key sub-systems. Additionally, QIA is instrumental in driving an innovative European quantum internet ecosystem with the capability to scale the technology to a world-leading standard.

Prototype Network:

QIA's moonshot objective involves the construction of two large-scale quantum networks connected by a long-distance fibre backbone, utilizing quantum repeaters. The envisioned network will be fully programmable, allowing the realisation of any hardware-supported application through platform-independent software. This initiative paves the way towards the establishment of a true quantum internet.

Becoming a European Platform for Quantum Internet Innovation:

Through collaborative efforts, academia, industry players, and research technology organizations are converging to position Europe at the forefront of enabling quantum communication applications between any two points on Earth - an achievement that marks the realisation of the global quantum internet.