Quantum Communications Training

Onsite Training: 5G Wireless, M2M, IoT, SDN, NFV, Cloud
  • Course:Quantum Communications Training
  • Course ID:QC1 Duration:2-3 days Where: Your Office (7+ Persons)
  • Available as a private, customized course for your group at your offices or ours and in some cases as a WebLive(TM) class.

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Course Outline

  • Quantum Communications Training: Introduction
    • Quantum technology, computing, and communications
    • Advantages and challenges
    • State-of-the-art: Technology and players
  • Physics and Math
    • Basics of quantum physics
    • Mathematical techniques
    • Computation using Mathematica
    • Qubits and how they work
  • Main Problems to Be Solved
    • Telecommunications
      • Secure communication
      • Problems with PKI
    • Computing
      • Solving certain problems faster than is possible with
        conventional computers
      • Factoring large numbers and breaking PKI
  • Relationship of Quantum
    Computing and Quantum Telecommunications
  • Quantum Telecommunications
    Basics

    • Conventional encryption methods, strengths, and weaknesses
    • Quantum concepts vis-à-vis information transmission
    • Secure key transmission
    • Secure data transfer
    • Basics of quantum computers
  • Breaking PKI
    • Shor algorithm
    • Supercomputers
  • Current State of Quantum
    Technology

    • Telecommunications
    • Computers
  • Limitations of Quantum
    Technology

    • Problems amenable to solution
    • Problems that are not suitable
  • Quantum Communications Training: Conclusion
    • Course recap
    • Future outlook
Course Overview

Course in a Nutshell

There is a great deal of misunderstanding about the capabilities and
limitations of quantum technologies, both theoretical and practical. There’s a
concern that quantum computing will make existing communications security
protocols obsolete. In this Quantum Communications Training course, you
will learn the basics of quantum technologies and explore their impact on
telecommunications, e.g., PKI.

 

 

Audience / Prerequisites

Aimed At

Quantum Communications Training is aimed at telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) professionals in the public or private sector whose job requires an understanding of the emerging quantum technologies.

 

Prerequisites

The Quantum Communications Training course does not require any prior
knowledge of quantum physics or advanced mathematics.