Quantum Technologies: Key Strategies and Opportunities for ICT Leaders

The report outlines the transformative potential of quantum technologies for the ICT sector, detailing the maturity and implementation paths for quantum computing, sensing, and secure communications. It emphasizes the urgency of transitioning to quantum-safe security to mitigate future cryptographic threats and proposes five strategic pillars—R&D, infrastructure, public-private partnerships, start-up support, and workforce development—for regulators to foster a quantum economy.

• Quantum computing is currently in its early stages of maturity and requires ongoing research and development to achieve scalable solutions. However, early applications are emerging in network optimization, such as Fujitsu's use of quantum-inspired technology to reduce operational costs by up to 30% and transport costs by up to 80% during network modernization.
• Quantum sensing is advancing rapidly toward commercial availability, offering precision in measurement and detection that exceeds classical sensors. Practical applications include the use of quantum radio receivers by BT to detect weaker signals on 5G carrier frequencies, which could lower energy consumption and improve IoT network efficiency.
• The emergence of quantum computing creates an urgent security risk by threatening traditional asymmetric encryption. To counter 'steal now – decrypt later' attacks, the report advocates for a defence-in-depth approach combining post-quantum cryptography (PQC), quantum random number generation (QRNG), and quantum key distribution (QKD).
• The report identifies five strategic pillars that regulators should use to cultivate the quantum economy: research and development (R&D), infrastructure and technology, public-private partnerships, support for start-ups and private ventures, and education and workforce development.

APA

World Economic Forum (2025). Quantum Technologies: Key Strategies and Opportunities for ICT Leaders. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Quantum_Technologies_Key_Strategies_and_Opportunities_for_ICT_Leaders_2025.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Quantum Technologies: Key Strategies and Opportunities for ICT Leaders. 2025. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Quantum_Technologies_Key_Strategies_and_Opportunities_for_ICT_Leaders_2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2025quantum, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Quantum Technologies: Key Strategies and Opportunities for ICT Leaders}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Quantum_Technologies_Key_Strategies_and_Opportunities_for_ICT_Leaders_2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }