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Extending the Italian Quantum Backbone to JRC Ispra: Preliminary Performance Assessment of a 300-km White Rabbit Link

Javier Tegedor · CERN

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The Italian Quantum Backbone (IQB)—an ≈ 1800 km optical‑fiber network that is part of the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI)—was extended in 2025 to connect the National Metrology Institute of Italy (INRiM) with the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra. This presentation evaluates the preliminary timing performance of the White Rabbit (WR) link over this 300 km extension. In addition, we describe how the infrastructure enables the JRC to validate and test Galileo‑enabled timing receivers and provides a scalable foundation for future quantum‑technology and metrology research activities.

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  1. Extending the Italian Quantum Backbone to JRC Ispra: Preliminary Performance Assessment of a 300-km White Rabbit Link 2026-05-28 · 19 min · CERN's player

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Speaker
Javier Tegedor
Year
2026
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, Languages and linguistics
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