Situated in the province of Quebec within Canada, the quantum communication testbed, called KIRQ, is now available for the public to propose project trials. The KIRQ quantum communication testbed is an open, scalable, adaptable and collaborative offering that provides a multi-hub quantum communication configuration deployed in three cities within the Province of Quebec: Montreal, Sherbrooke and Quebec City.
These facilities include eight (8) technical equipment rooms with a total capacity of twenty (20) racks, more than 250 km of dedicated dark Fiber Optic links that can be configured in various network topologies, and more than 90 classical and quantum systems that can be used by testbed end-users in their project trials. Each testbed site can also be accessed through secure remote connectivity. In 2026, KiIRQ will extend its network to a satellite ground station at the Canadian Space Agency located in Montreal. Further more, other nodes throughout Canada are planned for 2027.
Please book a meeting with Philippe Barraud for more information: https://meetings.hubspot.com/philippe-barraud?uuid=8c59dc49-3f9e-4252-b01e-412795803a7
