Closing Session
The idea of a quantum internet has moved from science fiction into serious research agendas. By harnessing quantum mechanics, it promises a future of secure communications, distributed quantum computing, and entirely new applications we can barely imagine today. If the ambition is achieved, the quantum internet will not be just another 'G' upgrade. Rather, it represents a paradigm shift in how information is secured, shared, and processed. For telcos, policymakers, and innovators, the stakes are enormous: miss this wave and risk irrelevance; seize it and help shape the backbone of the next digital era.
• Is the quantum internet a genuine revolution, or just another overhyped research project chasing funding?
• If quantum communications are “un-hackable”, who decides who gets access? Governments, telcos, or hyper-scalers?
• Should telcos lead the quantum backbone, or are they destined to be sidelined again by hyper-scalers?