Quantum is the horizon.
A new kind of signal is already moving. We are watching it closely, because the network we build today is the one it will travel on.
A new kind of signal is already moving.
Three things we are watching.
Quantum-safe encryption
As quantum computing advances, the way we protect information will need to evolve. We are studying approaches that could help keep customer and partner data secure for the long term.
Quantum networking
Quantum signals can travel over fiber. We are exploring what a quantum-aware network could one day mean for the services we run and the communities we connect.
Past the roadmap
Sensing, computing, and services no one can fully picture yet. Quantum is a wide-open space. We want to be in the room while it takes shape.
What physics makes possible.
From bits to qubits
A normal computer uses bits, each one a 0 or a 1. Quantum technology uses qubits, which can exist as a combination of both until the moment they are measured.
Light carries the key
Qubits can travel through fiber as tiny particles of light, and those particles can be used to create an encryption key between two points.
Eavesdropping leaves a mark
Measuring a particle changes it. In principle, anyone intercepting the key disturbs its quantum state, the way a sealed envelope shows a mark the moment someone opens it.
A disturbed key gets thrown away
The two ends can compare notes, spot that the key was disturbed, and build a fresh one before anything sensitive is sent.
This page describes research directions, not services available to order. Swell does not currently sell a quantum product.
The future arrives on the fiber first.
Start with the network that will carry it. Check your address for Swell fiber.
