CyberRidge for System Integrators
Complete your quantum-readiness offering at the physical layer
CyberRidge Carmel is a Photonic Layer Security system that system integrators add to quantum-readiness solutions. It protects data in transit at Layer 1 by spreading, encrypting and burying the optical signal below the noise floor, so a tapped fiber shows optical noise rather than a recordable signal. It runs over the customer’s existing multi-vendor optical network and complements PQC, TLS and IPsec.
The physical-layer piece that completes your quantum-ready stack
Unique defense layer
The signal is spread across a multi-terahertz spectrum, encrypted with constantly changing keys and buried below the optical noise floor. It complements PQC, TLS and IPsec in a layered architecture.
Field-proven on carrier networks
Demonstrated over fiber lengths of more than 300 km, and deployed with a systems integrator partner on a 150 km live carrier link.
Give customers protection from day 1 of their PQC upgrade
As companies scramble to commence their mammoth PQC migration programs, ensure their data stays protected from the HNDL threat within weeks, not years.
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What Carmel adds to your solution stack
Fits multi-vendor optical environments
Operates over DWDM and ROADM-based networks with EDFA and Raman amplification, alongside adjacent WDM channels. 100–200 Gb/s per link, with zero latency.
Management that plugs into your managed services
Trekker NMS gives central visibility of every protected link and integrates with SIEM/SOC, ServiceNow and PagerDuty.
Deployment in weeks, not years
Carmel is deployed alongside existing infrastructure and validated on non-critical traffic before critical links move over. All of which is typically achieved in weeks.
Frequently asked questions
How can system integrators add physical-layer protection to a quantum-readiness offering?
Most quantum-readiness stacks stop at Layers 2–7. CyberRidge Carmel adds protection at Layer 1, the optical signal itself: the signal is spread, encrypted and buried below the optical noise floor, so a tapped fiber shows optical noise rather than a recordable signal. Integrators package it alongside PQC, TLS and IPsec in a layered architecture.
Does Carmel replace post-quantum cryptography in a customer solution?
No. Carmel is complementary to PQC, TLS and IPsec. PQC programs take years to complete; physical-layer protection can be rolled out link by link in the meantime, so customer data in transit is protected against harvest-now, decrypt-later collection while the migration runs.
Does Carmel work with a customer’s existing optical network?
Yes. Carmel operates over multi-vendor DWDM and ROADM-based networks with EDFA and Raman amplification, alongside adjacent WDM channels. It supports 100–200 Gb/s per link and adds zero latency, so protection is added without redesigning the customer’s infrastructure.
How is Carmel managed inside a managed service?
Trekker NMS gives central visibility of every protected link and integrates with SIEM/SOC tools, ServiceNow and PagerDuty.
Proven in the field
ST Engineering: 150 km of fiber protected in Singapore
CyberRidge deployed Photonic Layer Security in Singapore with ST Engineering, one of Asia’s leading system integrators, protecting 150 km of fiber infrastructure against data harvesting. It was CyberRidge’s first deployment in Asia-Pacific.
Discover how photonic layer security was deployed at a tier-1 telco
