Monga discusses the QUANT-NET project, the DOE-funded collaboration he leads with experts at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, Caltech, and the University of Innsbruck, which is tackling the fundamental engineering challenges of distributing quantum entanglement across real-world fiber networks. He explains how quantum networking differs from classical networking: it’s not about moving large volumes of data, but about preserving fragile entangled states across distance before they lose coherence.
Monga also discusses the team’s recent release of open-source control plane software designed to move quantum networking out of the manual, lab-bench stage and toward automated, software-driven operations. Looking ahead, he imagines a future where a quantum internet coexists with today’s classical internet.
