This report analyzes the Global Market for Quantum Cryptography in Millions of US$. Annual forecasts are provided for the period 2010 through 2015. The report profiles 15 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as id Quantique SA, Cerberis, MagiQ Technologies, Inc., and  SmartQuantum Group S.A. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

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QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY              				MCP-1812
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT


                                             CONTENTS

  I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                       I-1
      Disclaimers                                                       I-2
      Data Interpretation & Reporting Level                             I-2
       Quantitative Techniques & Analytics                              I-3
      Product Definitions and Scope of Study                            I-3


 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW                                                  II-1
      Secure Communications - Need of the Hour                          II-1
      Traditional Cryptography and its Drawbacks                        II-1
      Quantum Cryptography - The New Secure Way of Data Transmission    II-2
      Quantum Cryptography: An Evolution Scan                           II-2
      What is Quantum Cryptography?                                     II-2
      Global Premiere for Quantum Cryptography in 2004                  II-4
       Classical Cryptography Vs. Quantum Cryptography                  II-4
      Potential Applications of Quantum Cryptography                    II-4
       Quantum Cryptosystems to Secure Bank Transactions                II-5
      Quantum Key Distribution Products                                 II-5
      Transmission Distance - A Major Concern                           II-6
       Free-Space Technology to Solve Distance Concerns                 II-7
       Fibre Vs. Free Space Technology                                  II-7
      Global Debut for Quantum Cryptography Network: Moving Beyond
       Point-to-point Communications                                    II-8
      Point-to-Point Connections Vs. Quantum Cryptographic Network      II-8
      Quantum Cryptography Network in Spain by the year 2010            II-9
      Field Trial for Quantum Cryptography in Beijing, China            II-9
      New Technique Reduces Implementation Costs for Quantum
       Cryptography                                                     II-9
      Dire Need for Established Standards                               II-10

  2. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE                                              II-11
      id Quantique SA (Switzerland)                                     II-11
       Cerberis                                                         II-11
       Cerberis Deployed to Secure Elections in Geneva - The First
        Real-world Application of QC                                    II-11
      MagiQ Technologies, Inc. (USA)                                    II-12
      SmartQuantum Group S.A. (France)                                  II-12
      Other Market Participants                                         II-13

  3. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS/ BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE GLOBAL QUANTUM
      CRYPTOGRAPHY LANDSCAPE                                            II-14
      First Commercial Source of Single Photon                          II-14
      New Method for Speeding Quantum Cryptography Transmissions        II-14
      Toshiba Develops a Novel Detector for Photon Measurement          II-14
      id Quantique Unveils id400 Single Photon Detector                 II-15
      Toshiba Develops "Decoy Pulses" for Fail-Safe Quantum
       Cryptography                                                     II-15
      New Hybrid QC Solution from id Quantique and Senetas              II-15
      JST Joins Forces with NEC Corp.                                   II-16
      Mitsubishi Electric Teams Up with Hokkaido University             II-16
      Toshiba Demonstrates New Method for Secure Transmission of
       Encryption Keys                                                  II-16
      MagiQ Introduces QPN 8505                                         II-17
      BBN Technologies Devises High-Speed Single-Photon Detector        II-17
      id Quantique Rolls Out USB Version of Quantis RNG                 II-17

  4. CRYPTOGRAPHY - A PRELUDE                                           II-18
      Cryptosystems:                                                    II-18
      A Symmetric Cryptosystem:                                         II-19
      Unconditionally Secure or Perfect Cryptosystem:                   II-19
       How Does One-Time Pad Works?                                     II-19
       One-Time Pad Cryptosystem: The Hurdles                           II-20
      Public-Key Cryptography: A Quick Primer                           II-20
      How Does Public-Key Cryptography Works?                           II-20
      Public-key Cryptosystems in Common Use                            II-21
      Limitations in Public-key Cryptosystems Led to the Emergence
       of Quantum Cryptography                                          II-22

  5. QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY - AN OVERVIEW                                 II-24
      Quantum Theory                                                    II-24
      Quantum Mechanics in Cryptography                                 II-24
       Uncertainty                                                      II-24
       Entanglement                                                     II-24
      Quantum Cryptographic Procedure                                   II-24
      Quantum Key Distribution: A Primer                                II-26
       Key QKD Protocols                                                II-26
       Quantum Key Distribution with "BB84" Protocol                    II-26
       Quantum Key Distribution with "B92" Protocol                     II-29
      Major Steps Involved in QKD Process                               II-30
       Raw Key Extraction                                               II-30
       Error Estimation                                                 II-30
       Key Reconciliation                                               II-31
       Privacy Amplification                                            II-31

  6. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                           II-33
      SmartQuantum Inks a Re-seller Agreement with Metadata             II-33
      Kudelski SA to Buy EmbedICs                                       II-33
      University of KwaZulu-Natal Deploys Quantum Cryptography
       Solution of id Quantique                                         II-33
      Senetas Corp. Inks MoU with VISL                                  II-33
      MagiQ Technologies Establish MagiQ Research Labs                  II-34
      High-Speed Quantum Encryption Goes Live                           II-34
      McAfee Acquires SafeBoot BV                                       II-34
      New Research Center in Singapore for Quantum Technology           II-34
      Senetas Selects SmartQuantum to Resell its CypherNET
       Encryption Technology                                            II-35
      Senetas Partners with id Quantique SA                             II-35

  7. OTHER MARKET PARTICIPANTS                                          II-36
      Alcatel-Lucent SA (FRANCE)                                        II-36
      BBN Technologies (USA)                                            II-36
      HP Laboratories (UK)                                              II-36
      Infineon Technologies AG (Germany)                                II-37
      International Business Machines Corp. (USA)                       II-37
      Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corp. (Japan)                      II-37
      QinetiQ Group PLC (UK)                                            II-38
      SPYRUS, Inc. (USA)                                                II-38
      Toshiba Corp. (Japan)                                             II-38

  8. THE ROAD AHEAD                                                     II-40
      Table 1: Quantum Cryptography Market Potential for the Years
      2010 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)            II-41


III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

  Total Companies Profiled:15 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 17)

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  Region/Country                    Players
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  The United States                     6
  Japan                                 4 
  Europe                                6
     France                             2
     Germany                            1
     The United Kingdom                 2
     Rest of Europe                     1
  Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)        1 
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