Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation will invest up to £10 million in innovation projects. The aim of this competition is to accelerate quantum network technologies by removing technological barriers to their commercialisation and adoption.
Projects are encouraged that: (1) enable quantum networks to operate at scale; (2) develop security assurance frameworks for real world implementations of quantum-enabled solutions; (3) advance critical enabling technologies towards scale manufacture; (4) unlock and amplify the capabilities of quantum processors by connecting them into networked architectures; (5) work with network architects, operators and services providers to introduce quantum technologies to enhance or transform current solutions and services. Projects must focus on techniques for securing data in storage and in flight, and/or networking of quantum computers to advance information processing.