Quantum Communication is a rapidly emerging technology grounded in a robust tradition of academic theory and experimentation. However, because the industry is still young, building a quantum network is uniquely complex, combining some of the hardest problems in science and engineering. Very few organizations have skill sets in both classical networking and quantum physics and many view quantum networking as a future problem to address. But the last year also saw a number of exciting (and some concerning) quantum technology advancements. Quantum is here, and the benefits to thinking about building a quantum network now are plentiful.
