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nodeQ Building the Software Infrastructure for the Quantum Internet
Solving a System-Level Problem
As quantum technologies move from research labs into real-world infrastructure, telecom operators, enterprises and governments face a critical challenge: how to design networks that are secure against future quantum threats while remaining scalable, efficient and economically viable today. nodeQ is building the software infrastructure that makes this transition possible. Founded by world-leading experts in quantum networking, nodeQ develops system-level software that enables organisations to design, validate and deploy quantum-safe and future quantum-enabled networks with confidence. Rather than focusing on individual hardware components or cryptographic tools, nodeQ addresses the full network as a system, where security, performance, scalability and cost are deeply interconnected.
Quantum-safe networking is not a single technology upgrade. It involves complex decisions around post-quantum cryptography (PQC), quantum key distribution (QKD), classical networking, traffic patterns, routing strategies and long-term evolution toward distributed quantum computing. Once deployed, these architectural choices are difficult and costly to reverse. Today, most available solutions focus on isolated elements: cryptographic algorithms, hardware devices or academic simulations that lack real-world fidelity. This leaves organisations making high- stakes infrastructure decisions without reliable, system-level insight.
Stefano Pirandola, founder and CEO, nodeq
nodeQ was created to fill this gap.
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MARCH 2026 Volume 48 No.1
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