{"id":26,"date":"2026-08-31T04:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T04:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:58:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3925435 qkd-hero e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3925435\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7501c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7501c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Toshiba Quantum Technology<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5546c00 head50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5546c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Securing our quantum future<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c8ca5 quantum-age e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90c8ca5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173c7a0 tq-share-box mr-100n about e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"173c7a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10932ad sqa-sec elementor-widget elementor-widget-quantum_about_intro_content\" data-id=\"10932ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"quantum_about_intro_content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"quantum-about-intro-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-intro-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-intro-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We&#8217;re at the cutting edge of innovation in quantum technology. Since 1999, we&#8217;ve achieved a series of world firsts in quantum communications research, development and deployment, helping organisations with the transition to quantum-safe networking.<\/strong><\/p><p>Toshiba\u2019s Quantum Technology division provides the Toshiba Quantum-Safe Networking (QSN) Platform, bringing together interoperable quantum-safe technologies and capabilities that can be easily integrated into and scale with existing communications networks. Built on more than two decades of quantum innovation, QSN helps organisations protect critical data, maintain trust and navigate one of the largest cryptographic transitions in history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-intro-cols\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-intro-heading-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"quantum-about-intro-heading\">Securing the quantum age<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-intro-content-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-intro-col-content\"><p>At Toshiba, we&#8217;re committed to helping organisations navigate the transition to quantum-safe networking. As part of this commitment, we have developed the Toshiba Quantum-Safe Networking (QSN) Platform, bringing together quantum-safe technologies and capabilities within a unified platform that can be easily integrated into existing communications networks.<\/p><p>Designed to support the protection of critical communications and sensitive data, QSN enables organisations to begin where protection is needed most and scale as requirements evolve. By combining technologies such as Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), the platform provides a future-proof, resilient and crypto-agile approach to security that can adapt as technologies, standards and threats continue to change.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f858430 e-con-full wkd-block e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f858430\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fba48 e-con-full wkd-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49fba48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1089e6 elementor-widget__width-initial what-qkd elementor-widget elementor-widget-quantum_about_what_is_qkd\" data-id=\"d1089e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"quantum_about_what_is_qkd.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"quantum-about-what-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-what-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-what-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-what-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"quantum-about-what-heading\">What is QSN?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-what-content\"><p>A scalable foundation for the quantum-safe transition. Toshiba Quantum-Safe Networking (QSN) helps organisations protect critical data and communications against both current and future threats. The platform enables scalable quantum-safe protection within a unified architecture, enabling organisations to begin where protection is needed most and expand as requirements evolve.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/\" class=\"quantum-about-what-btn\">EXPLORE QSN<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8cecd sqa-sec elementor-widget elementor-widget-quantum_about_research_expertise\" data-id=\"db8cecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"quantum_about_research_expertise.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"quantum-about-expertise-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-expertise-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-expertise-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-expertise-heading-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"quantum-about-expertise-heading\">At the cutting edge of quantum communications since 1999<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-expertise-content-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-expertise-content\"><p>Backed by world-leading experts, Toshiba has delivered a series of world firsts in quantum communications research, development and deployment. Our team continues to advance the science that underpins quantum-safe networking, helping shape industry standards and enabling the development of next-generation quantum communications technologies.<\/p><p>Through more than two decades of innovation, collaboration and real-world deployment experience, Toshiba has established itself as one of the leading pioneers in quantum-safe communications, delivering technologies that are proven in operational networks around the world.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0678f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e0678f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d434c5 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research<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-latest-research-content-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"quantum-latest-research-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quantum-latest-research-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opg.optica.org\/abstract.cfm?uri=QUANTUM-2026-QM3A.7\" class=\"quantum-latest-research-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A semiconductor quantum dot interface for entangled multiphoton generation in the telecom C-band<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quantum-latest-research-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opg.optica.org\/abstract.cfm?uri=QUANTUM-2026-QTu2A.2\" class=\"quantum-latest-research-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electrically Tunable and Purcell Enhanced Telecom Single-Photon Emission from Quantum Dots in Circular Photonic Crystal Resonators<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quantum-latest-research-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opg.optica.org\/abstract.cfm?uri=QUANTUM-2026-QTu3A.2\" class=\"quantum-latest-research-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phase Randomization of DFB Laser Pulses Beyond the Diffusion Limit<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quantum-latest-research-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opg.optica.org\/abstract.cfm?uri=QUANTUM-2026-QM2D.5\" class=\"quantum-latest-research-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seamless Satellite\u2013Fibre Quantum Networking with a Compact Space-Deployable QKD Payload<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quantum-latest-research-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/y12y-yk88\" class=\"quantum-latest-research-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feasibility of multi-gigahertz satellite-to-ground secure quantum communication<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quantum-latest-research-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/abstract\/document\/11525263\" class=\"quantum-latest-research-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Compact GHz-Gated InGaAs\/InP SPAD Arrays for Quantum Key Distribution<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-latest-research-btn-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/cambridge-research-laboratory\/publications_category\/quantum-information-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"quantum-latest-research-btn\">ALL RESEARCH<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33242c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33242c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac57fe our-people elementor-widget elementor-widget-quantum_about_our_people\" data-id=\"fac57fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"quantum_about_our_people.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"quantum-about-people-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"quantum-about-people-section-title\">Our people<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-carousel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ position: 0, total: 4 }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-effect=\"$el.setAttribute('data-people-active', position)\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-counter\">\/<span x-text=\"total\">4<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-arrows\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-arrow quantum-about-people-arrow--prev\" @click=\"position = (position - 1 + total) % total\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 15 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M-7.92699e-07 13.4991L1.14318 14.7962L12.0189 27L15 24.4067L5.28337 13.5L15 2.5933L12.0189 3.55494e-08L1.14318 12.2038L-7.92699e-07 13.4991Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-arrow quantum-about-people-arrow--next\" @click=\"position = (position + 1) % total\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 15 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M15 13.5009L13.8568 12.2038L2.98111 -1.30308e-07L-1.06685e-06 2.5933L9.71663 13.5L-1.13357e-07 24.4067L2.98111 27L13.8568 14.7962L15 13.5009Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-slides\" data-people-active=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"quantum-about-people-slide is-active\" x-bind:class=\"{ 'is-active': position === 0 }\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-slide-img-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/people-andrew-shields.e0dd69.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Andrew Shields\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-img-label\">1<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-slide-text-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quantum-about-people-name\">Dr Andrew Shields, Head of Quantum Technology, Vice president at TEUR<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a doctorate from Imperial College London and over 500 papers and patents in the field of quantum devices and systems, Dr Andrew Shields is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, has been awarded IoP Silver and Gold medals, and is recognised as a world-leading expert in the field of quantum communications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"quantum-about-people-slide\" x-bind:class=\"{ 'is-active': position === 1 }\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-slide-img-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/people-luma-musa.e7b77c.jpg\" alt=\"Luma Musa\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-img-label\">2<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-slide-text-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quantum-about-people-name\">Luma Musa, Key Account Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luma Musa is a sales and marketing professional in telecommunications, wireless and technology markets. Her experience in engineering and product design means she is especially well-placed to consult with customers on new technology and products.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"quantum-about-people-slide\" x-bind:class=\"{ 'is-active': position === 2 }\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-slide-img-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/people-lee-johnson.a10a77.jpg\" alt=\"Lee Johnson\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-img-label\">3<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-slide-text-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quantum-about-people-name\">Lee Johnson, Business Development Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An IT, communications and technology sales specialist, Lee Johnson specialises in business solutions for the enterprise, service provider and public sectors. He has experience sourcing a wide range of telecoms and quantum technology solutions, including significant networks across EMEA.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"quantum-about-people-slide\" x-bind:class=\"{ 'is-active': position === 3 }\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-slide-img-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/people-andy-grant.1fb56f.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Grant\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-img-label\">4<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-slide-text-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quantum-about-people-name\">Andy Grant, Head of Support Services<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-people-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Head of Support Services, Andy Grant is responsible for securely establishing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the deployment of QSN platforms. He works with customers to ensure their ultra-secure networks operate at optimum efficiency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123bf4c heriyage-sec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"123bf4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1fbde5 heritage-sec elementor-widget elementor-widget-quantum_about_heritage\" data-id=\"a1fbde5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"quantum_about_heritage.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"quantum-about-heritage-section\" data-quantum-heritage data-heritage-total=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/grid-line-about.d1f6fc.png\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-decoration\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/grid-line-about.d1f6fc.png 477w, https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/grid-line-about.d1f6fc-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-pager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"quantum-about-heritage-title\">Our heritage<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-pager-nums\" role=\"tablist\" aria-label=\"Heritage slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-pager-num is-active\" data-heritage-index=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\">01<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-pager-num\" data-heritage-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\">02<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-pager-num\" data-heritage-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\">03<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-pager-num\" data-heritage-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\">04<\/button>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-timeline\" data-heritage-timeline tabindex=\"0\" role=\"slider\" aria-label=\"Select heritage slide\" aria-valuemin=\"1\" aria-valuemax=\"4\" aria-valuenow=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-timeline-bar\" data-heritage-bar><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quantum-about-heritage-timeline-point is-active\" data-heritage-point style=\"left:1.1%\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"quantum-about-heritage-timeline-point\" data-heritage-point style=\"left:33.7%\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"quantum-about-heritage-timeline-point\" data-heritage-point style=\"left:66.3%\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"quantum-about-heritage-timeline-point\" data-heritage-point style=\"left:98.9%\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-timeline-dot\" data-heritage-dot aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slides\" data-heritage-slides data-active=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide is-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-h\">Quantum beginnings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-body\"><p>In 1999, we began research into quantum cryptography at the Cambridge Research Laboratory of Toshiba Research Europe Limited. In 2003, we were the first to announce Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) over 100 km of fibre. By 2008, we had collaborated in the first QKD network in Europe as a core partner of the EU-funded SECOQC project in Vienna.<\/p><p>Since then, we have continued to advance quantum communications technologies, increasing the range and secure key rates of our systems, enabling coexistence on existing fibre infrastructure and supporting increasingly complex network architectures. These innovations have helped shape the technologies and expertise that underpin today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/\">Toshiba Quantum-Safe Networking (QSN) Platform<\/a> and our broader vision for the transition to quantum-safe networking.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/andrew-shields-lab.0bb651.jpg\" alt=\"andrew-shields-lab.0bb651\" width=\"276\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" inert>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-h\">Toshiba QSN today<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-body\"><p>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/\">Toshiba Quantum-Safe Networking (QSN)<\/a> brings together more than two decades of quantum communications innovation within a unified platform for quantum-safe networking. The platform includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/toshiba-qsn-transceiver-1550-1310\/\">QSN Transceiver<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/qsn-hub\/\">QSN Hub<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/qsn-spoke\/\">QSN Spoke<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/qsn-link\/\">QSN Link<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/qsn-multiplexer\/\">QSN Multiplexer,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/qsn-key-delivery-system-kds\/\">QSN Key Delivery System (KDS)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-key-management\/q-kms\/\">Q-KMS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/qsn-controller\/\">QSN Controller<\/a>,\u00a0and \u00a0enables organisations to support a wide range of network architectures, deployment models and security requirements as they navigate the transition to quantum-safe networking.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-btn\">Discover our solutions<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-full-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1059\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-heritage-02.8e3727.jpg\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-img quantum-about-heritage-slide-img--full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-heritage-02.8e3727.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-heritage-02.8e3727-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-heritage-02.8e3727-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-heritage-02.8e3727-768x388.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1059px) 100vw, 1059px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" inert>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-h\">Quantum cryptography in action<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-body\"><p>Our Toshiba QKD systems have been demonstrated and deployed successfully around the world.<\/p><p>Over the last five years we have provided quantum-safe networking systems as part of major European funded initiatives such as OpenQKD and EuroQCI.<\/p><p>In 2021 SpeQtral and Toshiba collaborated to power quantum-secure communication solutions in Southeast Asia.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/news\/toshiba-speqtral-and-st-engineering-to-accelerate-quantum-secured-communication-solutions-in-southeast-asia\/\">Read the full article.<\/a><\/p><p>In 2022 we launched London\u2019s first Quantum Secured Metro Network with BT . <a href=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/817202594?h=cd5725a4f5\">Watch the full video<\/a> exploring London\u2019s quantum-secured Metro Network.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/817202594?h=cd5725a4f5&#038;badge=0&#038;autopause=0&#038;player_id=0&#038;app_id=58479\" title=\"Quantum cryptography in action video 1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-video\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-body quantum-about-heritage-slide-body--after-video\"><p>In June 2024 we announced a strategic collaboration between <a href=\"https:\/\/news.toshiba.com\/press-releases\/press-release-details\/2024\/Strategic-Collaboration-Between-Toshiba-and-Numana-to-Strengthen-the-Capabilities-of-the-Kirq-Quantum-Communication-Testbed-in-Quebec\/default.aspx\">Toshiba and Numana<\/a> to strengthen the capabilities of the Kirq Quantum Communication Testbed in Quebec.<\/p><p>In June 2025 we announced our partnership with Orange Business to launch the first commercial quantum safe network in Paris, France. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/insights\/toshiba-and-orange-business-launch-orange-quantum-defender-network-in-paris\/\">Watch the full video and review the press release here.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1092384477?h=5511351ca9&#038;badge=0&#038;autopause=0&#038;player_id=0&#038;app_id=58479\" title=\"Quantum cryptography in action video 2\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-video\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-body quantum-about-heritage-slide-body--after-video\"><p>In June 2026 we announced that Toshiba Corporation, NTT DOCOMO Business Inc and NEC corporation have began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.global.toshiba\/jp\/news\/digitalsolution\/2026\/06\/news-20260630-01.html\">construction of Japan&#8217;s first wide-area quantum cryptography communication network<\/a> covering approximately 600 km in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" inert>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-h\">What&#039;s next?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-sideimg-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-heritage-04.22e6da.jpg\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-sideimg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-heritage-04.22e6da.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-heritage-04.22e6da-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-body\"><p>There\u2019s ongoing debate about exactly when sufficiently capable quantum computers will become available. However, the transition to quantum-safe networking has already begun, and organisations must prepare today to protect critical communications and sensitive data for the future.<\/p><figure><blockquote><p>\u201cArguably, we should have started already.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure><p><strong>Dr Andrew Shields, Head of Quantum Technology Division at Toshiba<\/strong><\/p><p>As quantum technologies continue to evolve, Toshiba remains committed to advancing the technologies that underpin quantum-safe networking. From continued research into Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), integrated photonics and satellite communications through to the ongoing development of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/quantum\/products\/quantum-safe-networking-qsn-platform\/\">Toshiba Quantum-Safe Networking (QSN) Platform<\/a>, our focus remains on helping organisations navigate the transition to quantum-safe networking with confidence.<\/p><p>Built on more than two decades of innovation and real-world deployment experience, Toshiba continues to invest in the technologies, expertise and partnerships needed to support the long-term protection of critical communications, sensitive data and digital infrastructure in the quantum era.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toshiba.eu\/cambridge-research-laboratory\/publications_category\/quantum-information-group\/\" class=\"quantum-about-heritage-slide-btn\">Access our research<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Toshiba Quantum Technology Securing our quantum future Share We&#8217;re at the cutting edge of innovation in quantum technology. 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