Dr. Founder of Qubitrium, which developed the indigenous quantum technology launched into space as part of SpaceX's Transporter 16 mission. Explaining that they want to realize the quantum internet in the long term by building a network, Kadir Durak said: “We are trying to create a quantum version of the Starlink project.”
Turkish companies' efforts to develop technology for space continue unabated. Last month, new satellites from ASELSAN and Fergani Space were successfully launched into space as part of SpaceX's Transporter 16 mission from the US.
QubitCore, developed by Turkish company Qubitrium, was among the technologies launched into space as part of the same mission. This technology was developed for space-based quantum communications missions and serves as a cubesat-compatible quantum key distribution system.
The company, whose goal is to create a fast and secure communications infrastructure that is difficult to crack based on quantum physics, carries out its work at its headquarters in Istanbul.
Qubitrium founder Dr. Kadir Durak stated in his statement that his work in the quantum field dates back to 2008 and the company was founded in 2020. “Our team is a very young team. We are currently 24 people. We have a branch in the Netherlands. Half of the team are my students from the university. When we do academic work, people with the skills we want are trained. With them we continue on our path.” he said.
Durak explained that they have developed products in the areas of quantum sensing and quantum communications and explained that they are also working on solutions for the area of distributed quantum computing.
“We are trying to create a quantum version of the Starlink project”
Durak pointed out that space history is important for a product that works in space to be offered commercially, saying that in this context they have created the necessary reference by sending their technologies into space.
Durak explained that in the next phase they want to build an integrated structure in the areas of perception, communication and distributed quantum computing with the quantum internet: “For this you need an entanglement source in space. What we do is to transmit photons, i.e. light particles, into the world by operating the entanglement sources in space.” he said.
Durak explained that there are many quantum technology companies around the world:
“Unlike us, we minimize quantum technology in terms of weight, volume and power requirements and make it commercially available to send into space at a lower cost. Our goal is to realize the quantum internet in the long term by building a network. The way to establish a global quantum internet is to use cube satellite technology. We are trying to create a quantum version of the Starlink project. We are developing and commercializing the technologies necessary for the establishment of the Quantum internet is required.”
Stating that they recently launched a new project, Durak said: “We are developing space-based quantum memories. We want to crown this with a launch. Our goal is to turn it into a commercial product like QubitCore at the end of the research and development process.” he said.
“We miniaturized it, built many modules modularly and sent it into space.”
Referring to the collaboration with the State Research Institute of the Netherlands, Durak said: “Various research institutes see this technology as accessible and buy this technology from us. They develop and launch their own mission payloads and quantum workloads. From now on, we still have the goal of launching payloads into space, but we do not see ourselves as a company that constantly launches satellites, but as a company that launches satellites and provides quantum modules for this.” he said.
Durak pointed out that QubitCore, which was launched last month, consists of 30 different submodules and continued his words as follows:
“There are 8 single photon detectors in QubitCore. Normally a single photon detector is a very large module and weighs over 1 kilogram. That's how much our entire module weighs.
Explaining that they have been working with some defense companies, especially the Defense Industry Presidency, Durak said: “NATO also showed interest in quantum technology and launched a program called DIANA for deep technologies. We are one of the companies supported by NATO.” gave his assessment.
Working with many industries from defense to telecommunications
Durak emphasized that interest in quantum technologies is increasing in Turkey and explained that they are developing solutions for various sectors such as defense, telecommunications, energy and finance.
Durak said: “We recently signed an agreement with Türk Telekom. Our collaboration with research and development teams that want to implement quantum solutions and work on 6G continues. We are conducting product development-oriented studies on secure communication networks.” he said.
Durak explained that they conducted a quantum communications demonstration using drones as part of the NATO event and concluded his words as follows:
“We have distributed entanglement with drones. In this context, we are focusing on developing a technology that can be used in the field with swarm drones. When using drones, uninterrupted communication is required.
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