India demonstrates first 5.56 km free-space Quantum Key Distribution link
03 Oct, 2026
India demonstrates first 5.56 km free-space Quantum Key Distribution link
Unit 8 — Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
What Happened?
QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar demonstrated India’s first free-space QKD link at a 5.56 km scale. The field trial established a secure quantum communication channel and integrated generated keys with the Vedic Kavach post-quantum cryptography platform.
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