# Cisco’s switch can connect multiple quantum sensors, which are available today, together in a network in an entangled state.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-24 · The Indian Express*

## Key points

- Cisco unveiled a prototype quantum switch that operates at room temperature using standard fiber-optic cables.
- The switch can translate between multiple quantum communication protocols, enabling interoperability across future quantum networks.
- Early applications for Cisco's quantum switch in security could arrive as soon as three years from now.
- The switch can network quantum sensors in an entangled state, enabling real-time detection of eavesdroppers.

**Companies:** Cisco

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