MagiQ Technologies, Inc., or MagiQ, is an American technology development company headquartered in
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people. With an area ...
. Established in 1999, it announced the availability of a commercial
quantum key distribution
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a secure communication method which implements a cryptographic protocol involving components of quantum mechanics. It enables two parties to produce a shared random secret key known only to them, which can then ...
product (Navajo) in 2003. Additional QKD systems (QPN 5505, QPN 7505, and QPN 8505) were released in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Currently, MagiQ is providing solutions in the test and measurement, optical sensing, and communications markets for commercial and government customers. Its government customers include
DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.
Originally known as the Ad ...
, the
U.S. Navy
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,
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeedi ...
, and the
U.S. Department of Energy
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.
Awards
* 2004 Scientific American 50
*IEEE Spectrum “10 Tech Companies for the Next 10 Years” 2004
*World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2004
[https://members.weforum.org/pdf/TechPioneers/apax04.pdf]
See also
*
Quantum key distribution
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a secure communication method which implements a cryptographic protocol involving components of quantum mechanics. It enables two parties to produce a shared random secret key known only to them, which can then ...
*
Quantum Cryptography
Quantum cryptography is the science of exploiting quantum mechanical properties to perform cryptographic tasks. The best known example of quantum cryptography is quantum key distribution which offers an information-theoretically secure solutio ...
References
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Technology companies of the United States
Technology companies established in 1999
Technology companies based in Massachusetts
1999 establishments in Massachusetts