In a first, ISRO demonstrates free-space Quantum Communication in country

New Delhi, March 23: In the major breakthrough, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully demonstrated free-space Quantum Communication over a distance of 300 meters for the first time in the country. To achieve this milestone, ISRO used the use of India's homegrown Navic receiver for synchronising time between the transmitter and receiver modules and live videoconferencing using quantum-key-encrypted signals.