Nokia and KDDI Corporation announced that they have successfully demonstrated quantum-safe optical transmission capabilities at KDDI’s new Sakai data center. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to support advanced AI workloads.
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This demonstration highlights KDDI’s commitment to developing future-proof digital infrastructure that can meet the demands of real-time AI training, inference, and data analysis. It aims to protect personal data, critical national infrastructure, and sensitive AI workloads with reliable network architecture and integrated encryption.
By leveraging Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Services Switch (PSS) and 1830 Security Management Server (SMS) with C+L band, KDDI has confirmed the delivery of a secure, scalable, AI-enabled infrastructure. Nokia’s optical technology provides high-capacity transfer while ensuring data privacy, resiliency, and high-speed quantum-secure encryption across KDDI’s distributed data centers.
Ron Johnson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Optical Networks, Nokia, said:
This groundbreaking initiative sets a new benchmark for advanced AI-enabled data center connectivity. As KDDI continues to build quantum-secure, AI-enabled data center infrastructure, our partnership will provide secure and scalable digital services to Japan and the rest of the world. Nokia’s optical transport solutions meet the demands of modern AI workloads by delivering reliable performance, while reducing cybersecurity risks and protecting critical AI data in flight for enterprises, governments, and critical infrastructure providers.
Tetsuo Mukai, General Manager of KDDI’s Access Network Technology Division, said:
High security and performance are essential for the communication infrastructure that supports AI. Nokia’s optical transport solution perfectly met these requirements and contributed to the success of this demonstration. As our AI data centers are distributed across Japan, we will continue to work closely with Nokia to develop a state-of-the-art, quantum-secure and resilient network that seamlessly connects these facilities.
