Quantum Xchange chooses Zayo for dark fiber.

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Quantum Xchange has selected Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) for a dark fiber solution to power the first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network in the US The 530-mile route will extend from Boston to Washington D.C., leveraging Zayo's existing network along the eastern corridor, the company said.

Quantum key distribution, an innovative encryption method that relies on properties of quantum mechanics, physically transfers a shared key between two entities that can be used to encrypt and decrypt messages. The properties of the photonic key prevent the transmission from being unknowingly interrupted, corrupted, cloned, or exposed.

The new technology will address the shortcomings of algorithmic encryption and the imminent threat of quantum computers which could break algorithmic encryption.

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