Thales announces that the EU has selected the Nostradamus consortium to prepare Europe for the quantum world.
The Nostradamus consortium, led by Deutsche Telekom alongside Thales and AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology), will be responsible for building the EU's quantum communications test infrastructure.
This contract paves the way for the implementation of EuroQCI - a hyper-secure pan-European communications network based on quantum technology. Public authorities and citizens of EU member states will benefit from a new, more secure critical infrastructure.
The ultimate goal is to develop the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI).
This infrastructure aims to enhance the security of data centers, communication networks and critical infrastructures such as hospitals and power plants - via optical fiber and satellite.
The use of quantum technologies is a key pillar of the EU's cybersecurity strategy for the coming decades.
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).
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