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5.56 km free-space QKD demonstration

QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar demonstrated a 5.56 km free-space quantum key distribution connection. The September 27–28 trial linked BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar and combined hardware QKD with the Vedic Kavach platform.

Published 3 October 2026 · 3 min read
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QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar demonstrated a 5.56 km free-space quantum key distribution connection. The September 27–28 trial linked BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar and combined hardware QKD with the Vedic Kavach platform.

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The release reports a trial at a scale of 5.56 km.

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