Stefan Voll talks quantum‑safe infrastructure at Network X 2025
Panel session will detail how PQC is being deployed to secure packet and optical networks against harvest‑now, decrypt‑later threats
- Speakers: Stefan Voll, senior director of business development at Adtran; Ian Redpath, research director for transport networks and components at Omdia (moderator); Prasanna Sundaram, director of optical and fiber network engineering at Colt Technology Services; Rafael Canto Palancar, transport and IP network manager, Telefonica
- Topics: Creating quantum-safe infrastructure for IP transport and optical networks
- When: Tuesday, October 14, 4:25 p.m. CEST
- Where: Network X, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France https://networkxevent.com
Quantum computing is reshaping the security landscape for transport networks. Algorithms like RSA and ECC could eventually be broken by Shor’s algorithm, leaving encrypted traffic vulnerable to harvest‑now, decrypt‑later attacks. For sectors such as government, finance and critical infrastructure, the stakes are high. Regulatory mandates and rising cost pressures are accelerating the shift to post‑quantum cryptography (PQC), enabling crypto‑agile upgrades and lifecycle security management. Adtran’s open optical transport portfolio featuring ConnectGuard™ encryption technology reinforces this approach, while QKD can complement defenses in select scenarios.
In this panel session, Stefan Voll and fellow experts will detail migration paths to NIST‑selected PQC algorithms, share operator experience on prioritizing long‑lived data and demonstrate how crypto‑agility can be built into packet and optical layers. They’ll also cover immediate steps: inventorying crypto dependencies, enabling hybrid modes, validating performance impacts and preparing playbooks to counter harvest‑now, decrypt‑later threats. Expect practical insights on meeting compliance demands, reducing operational risk and securing networks against quantum‑enabled cyberattacks.