You are right about the current encryption methods.
There are alot of security methodologies/theories that are simply limited by computing speed and bandwidth.
If this is actually true (and that is a big if that a Vancouver company would be the first to do this) that would be an AMAZING feat for a Canadian scientific community. I would put this above Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone in that magnitude and importance.
You will likely see this snapped up but the US special research projects (I am really surprised this hasnt already happend via Darpa or the US University Computing Networking Intiative).
Time to commercial use would easily be 50 years away before you start seeing computers with it and would likely be priced in the 5-10K range for starter systems.
I personally dont expect this to hit the commercial market - there isnt really anything a home user would need. I expect the home compting market to max out at around 8.4 Ghz processors. After that the home computer will liekly become the way of the diosaur with it being built into TV's
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