Quantum-secured internet

Built on

• Low-loss optical fibreRecorded · 1970requires
• MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
• TCP/IPRecorded · 1974requires
• Entanglement experimentsRecorded · 1982enables
• Satellite quantum key exchangeRecorded · 2017enables

Led to

• Post-P-vs-NP cryptographyForecast · ~2050enables
• Quantum moneyForecast · ~2074enables
• Interplanetary quantum keysForecast · ~2093enables

Sources & evidence

• Additional source

Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.