Hanwha Systems is going to secure “quantum cryptography communication' technology, which will be a new shield in the quantum computing era.
Hanwha Systems announced on Sept. 13 that it will participate in a pilot infrastructure construction and operation project for quantum cryptography communication, which was sponsored by the National Information Society Agency (NIA) as part of the Ministry of Science and Technology's Digital New Deal Plan.
This project was carried out with the goal of securing global technology competitiveness and vitalizing quantum network markets by applying quantum cryptography communication to various industries on a trial basis.
Hanwha Systems will participate as a demand agency in the industrial sector along with SK Broadband, the organizer, and ID Quantique, the world's No. 1 company in quantum cryptography communication, a subsidiary of SK Telecom.
Quantum cryptography communication is widely seen as a next-generation security technology that can respond to the need to strengthen security of public and private telecommunication networks due to the spread of non-face-to-face activities, and the emergence of quantum computers threatens existing encryption methods and security systems.
It generates and distributes the same cryptographic key between senders and receivers with a quantum signal as fragile as bubbles. If a hacking attempt is made in the middle, the information changes as if a bubble bursts, and the sender and receiver can detect it immediately, thus blocking the hacking at its source.
As quantum cryptography communication technology is expected to have explosive demand in various industries where communication security is particularly important, such as defense, manufacturing and finance, global conglomerates are also fiercely competing to secure leadership.
Through this project, Hanwha Systems will build a quantum cryptographic communication network that is applied with core technology of quantum cryptography communication within this year in the ICT sector at the headquarters of Yeouido, and the exclusive network of Jukjeon data center. It is planning to verify security and stability while operating it for three years.
In particular, Hanwha System's ICT division is planning to implement Smart Work, which is a non-face-to-face work method, from mid-September. At this point, it plans to verify the security by linking quantum cryptography communication networks to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and find out the application service following the untact spread.
"We expect that we will be able to clarify our plans for quantum cryptography communication technology and secure market access through this project," said Kim Yeon-chul, CEO of Hanwha Systems. "We will actively seek new projects that will lead the digital New Deal era as well as expand our business areas to defense, manufacturing and finance sectors in the future."
