The University of Canberra – Telstra Tower Quantum Crypto – Key Telecommunications Link

The University of Canberra Cryptographic Key Link (UNCCKL), the first Australian free-space quantum crypto-key distribution facility, was officially opened in Canberra on Marconi Centenary Day, December 12 2001. The 4.2 km link between Black Mountain Telstra Tower and the University of Canberra campus is the longest single-photon quantum key test range in the world. It is being set up as a testbed to investigate and develop high bit rate technologies for the global distribution of quantum crypto-keys using low earth orbit satellites. UNCKL is a joint venture between the UNSW at ADFA, the Canberra Institute of Technology and the University of Canberra. It is part of a multinational quantum cryptography project involving US, UK and Australian participants.