Qasky
Qasky (安徽问天量子科技股份有限公司) is a Wuhu-based QKD and quantum security hardware company founded in 2009 as a joint venture between Wuhu City Construction Investment Co. and USTC, commercialising phase-encoding QKD research from the CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information. Products span QKD terminals, security gateways, key-management systems, optoelectronic modules, and QRNG chips, serving government, defence, finance, and power customers in China. Qasky holds State Cryptography Administration commercial-cipher licences and is a designated drafter of China's quantum cryptography national standards.
Timeline
Current flagship
WT-QRNG300 — chip-level QRNG with quantum tunneling entropy source; first Chinese QRNG chip to receive State Cryptography Administration commercial-cipher report certification (December 2024)
Milestones
- 2025-02CCM3310SQ-T quantum security chip — co-developed with Suzhou China-Core (国芯科技), combining the WT-QRNG300 with a 32-bit security processor; small-batch delivery achieved and applied to a communications project
- 2024-12WT-QRNG300 quantum random number chip released — first domestically certified QRNG chip to receive a State Cryptography Administration commercial-cipher report; die size 1.3×1.7 mm, LGA8 packaged
- 2023-05Quantum Chip Joint Laboratory established with Suzhou China-Core to co-develop quantum-enhanced security processors
- 2014Field and long-term demonstration of the Hefei–Chaohu–Wuhu wide-area QKD network (>150 km, >5,000 hours operation) published — Wang et al., Optics Express 22, 21739
- 2009-07Founded in Wuhu High-tech Zone through joint investment by Wuhu City Construction Investment Co. and USTC; registered capital 55 million RMB
- 2009-05Wuhu municipal quantum government network (量子政务网) enters trial operation — reported as the world's first quantum-encrypted government communications network, securing inter-office communications for Wuhu municipal authorities
Roadmap
No public roadmap recorded.
Capability details
QKD
- Protocols
- BB84, decoy-state, phase-encoding
- Rate vs distance
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6 unverified fields
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modalities.qkd.deployed_demos— Network deployments beyond the 2009 Wuhu government network and the 2011–2012 wide-area demonstration are cited in industry reports (government, defence, finance, power sectors) but specific post-2014 network deployments have not been located in peer-reviewed or vendor-press sources for this dossier. -
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key_personnel— Current CEO/President title-holder not identified in English-language sources; Han Zhengfu confirmed as Chairman. Cai Jiren and Guo Guangcan roles confirmed from secondary sources; not cross-verified against an official company filing or About page (qasky.com uses self- signed TLS, blocking direct fetch). -
founded— 2009 founding confirmed by multiple sources (Sina Tech, cybersecurityintelligence.com, Chinese search results stating July 15 2009 registration). Some secondary trackers (VentureRadar, CBInsights) list 2016 — this appears to reflect the conversion from limited-liability to joint-stock (股份有限公司) form, not the original incorporation.
People
References
- paper https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.1568 Wang, S. et al., "Field and long-term demonstration of a wide area quantum key distribution network", Optics Express 22, 21739–21756 (2014). Authors include Guo Guangcan and Han Zhengfu; describes the Wuhu metropolitan access network node as one of the three network sites (alongside Hefei and Chaohu).
- paper https://arxiv.org/abs/1203.4321 Wang, S. et al., "Field test of the wavelength-saving quantum key distribution network", Optics Letters (2012). Authors include Guo Guangcan and Han Zhengfu; early Wuhu-area QKD field demonstration.
- press https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/roll/2024-12-18/doc-inczwpwu1011378.shtml Sina Tech — WT-QRNG300 launch, December 2024; State Cryptography Administration certification
- press https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/roll/2024-12-30/doc-ineceiic2994061.shtml Sina Tech — additional WT-QRNG300 coverage confirming founding year 2009 and Han Zhengfu as Chief Scientist
- press https://www.china-core.com/News_show-172-88.html China-Core press release — CCM3310SQ-T co-development with Qasky, Quantum Chip Joint Lab established May 2023, chip delivered February 2025
- press https://www.cybersecurityintelligence.com/qasky-6906.html Cybersecurity Intelligence company profile — founding details, products, certifications, founders (Cai Jiren, Guo Guangcan, Han Zhengfu)
- press https://jwc.njupt.edu.cn/2023/0421/c1596a239426/page.htm Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications — Han Zhengfu identified as Qasky Chairman (April 2023)
- vendor http://www.qasky.com/en/info.asp?base_id=1 Qasky English company profile — HQ address, certifications, product categories