New Delhi, May 14 -- The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)-the premier telecom R&D institution under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)-has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Synergy Quantum India Private Limited, a cutting-edge deep-tech company specialising in quantum technologies.

As part of efforts to strengthen India's quantum-secure communication capabilities, the MoU envisions joint development of drone-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems.

These systems will utilise the decoy-based BB84 protocol with polarisation encoding and aim to achieve Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 or higher.

Under the agreement, both organisations will focus on developing quantum communications technologies spe...