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The Quantum Communications Hub was the University of York-led national research hub for quantum-secure communications, running from 2014 to 2024 under director Tim Spiller with ten universities and partners including BT, ID Quantique and NPL. It received £24m for its first phase plus £2m to extend the UK Quantum Network, then £23.5m for 2019 to 2024. That network carried a 410km demonstration between Bristol and Cambridge, reported in April 2025, combining two kinds of quantum key distribution. The hub also began the SPOQC CubeSat mission; its work continues in the Heriot-Watt-led Integrated Quantum Networks Hub.
Quantum Communications Hub, based in York, is a research organisation whose work covers quantum communications; it was founded in 2014. No project in this directory lists it yet.
Sources: About the Hub | Quantum Communications Hub · The Team | Quantum Communications Hub · UK: quantum communication network demonstrated | Quantum Zeitgeist · UK quantum communications: 10 years of security | Quantum Zeitgeist
This record describes a project. See the full page: EPSRC Quantum Communications Hub.
No project in this directory lists Quantum Communications Hub as lead, partner or funder yet.
Recent articles from Quantum Zeitgeist that mention Quantum Communications Hub.
Technology from University of York researchers is part of a space mission designed to further understanding of quantum communications between Earth and space. The “Satellite Platform for Optical Quantum Communications” (SPOQC) mission aims to provide data needed to build secure, global quantum netwo
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Spain’s €800 million quantum strategy aims to boost research and market growth in computing, communications, and sensors while aligning with EU efforts to ensure digital sovereignty and post-quantum privacy.
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Researchers in the UK have successfully demonstrated the nation’s first long-distance ultra-secure quantum communication network, incorporating advanced QKD schemes and achieving a 410-kilometer transmission, marking a significant milestone in integrating diverse quantum technologies for secure data
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The UK Quantum Communications Hub is celebrating a decade of groundbreaking research, having made significant strides in developing unhackable networks for secure data transmission. Led by the University of York, the hub has created a quantum-secured network connecting Bristol, Cambridge, and London
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Research, commercial and investment relationships, by year. Partners with a profile here are linked.
BT Group Research 2020
National Physical Laboratory Research 2020
Toshiba Quantum Research 2019
KETS Quantum Security Research 2017
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