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Quantum Internet: The Real SECRET Revolution

Today, I want to alert you with an overview of the subject so that you can anticipate your real and theoretical projects based on readings such as Harvard Business Review, MIT Technology Review.

Among them:

  1. What is the quantum internet? 1.2. How is the quantum internet more secure?
  2. What are the precursors to the quantum internet?
  3. When and where did the term “quantum internet” appear?
  4. How did the quantum internet come about?
  5. Why talk about quantum internet? 5.2. What are the challenges of the quantum internet through computing quantum?
  6. What are quantum internet applications for?
  7. How to get started in the quantum internet area?

I decided to separate it into topics to be very simple and didactic:

  1. What is the quantum internet?

It is a technology that is based on advances in science and promises a safer internet.

1.2. How is the quantum internet more secure?

In comparison to the classical internet (the one used today), only the fact of using quantum mechanics promotes the protection of users' privacy. Furthermore, the quantum internet can detect if someone has tried to intercept the information transmitted, which makes the network even more secure.

  1. What are the precursors to the quantum internet?

The entire construction of knowledge in relation to quantum, emphatically adding, Charles Bennett(computer scientist at IBM) and Gilles Brassard from the University of Montreal, Canada

  1. When and where did the term “quantum internet” appear?

In 1984, with Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard starting with the idea of quantum connection, later came the term quantum internet.

  1. How did the quantum internet come about?

In order to unravel and understand wireless networks and with the advancement of quantum mechanics, we found the quantum internet.

  1. Why talk about quantum internet?

It will be one of the biggest revolutions the internet has ever seen as information will become instantaneous and even more secure.

5.2. What are the challenges of the quantum internet through quantum computing?

Regarding technical challenges:

  • Difficulty in building stable qubits: quobits are sensitive and can be easily disturbed by noise and external interference, which is why quantum computers still exist in controlled environments.

  • Scale: Building a quantum computer requires hundreds and thousands of qubits.

  • Errors: Accuracy and reliability are due to the sensitivity of the qubits.

In social and business challenges, the new skills that people will have to develop to understand these technologies are taken into account and a new aspect will be generated in information security, quantum security.

  1. What are quantum internet applications for?
  • Secure communication: Quantum cryptography can be used to protect the privacy of communications and ensure that transmitted information remains secure and private.;

  • Cloud computing: Run complex calculations in the cloud, such as molecule simulations and portfolio optimization.

  • Fraud detection: increasing efficiency and accuracy than traditional detection methods.

  • Personalized medicine: can be used to analyze large sets of medical data and help develop personalized treatments for patients.

  • Logistics: optimize transport routes and reduce time and costs associated with logistics.

  1. How to get started in the quantum internet area?
  • Study physics and mathematics: The quantum internet is based on principles of quantum physics and advanced mathematics. Therefore, it is important to have a solid understanding of these topics to understand the underlying technology.

  • Learn quantum computing: Quantum computing is a field related to the quantum internet that focuses on the development of quantum computers.

  • Attend conferences and workshops: these can be useful to learn more about the latest developments in the quantum internet and connect with professionals in the field who are not into digital.

  • Read scientific articles: it is the formal material of all scientific advances.

  • Look for an opportunity to be closer: undertaking, investing capital, working in the area.

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