In this talk I will present the status on quantum communications in Portugal. From the Laboratory to the operational network what has been done through the main actors in industry, academia and public institutions in Portugal. Starting with the development of national technology under a European Defence project, DISCRETION, to the deployment of the first EuroQCI (the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure) segment in Portugal, PTQCI. I will show that quantum communications is no longer a science project, but it is on the heart of sovereignty in Europe.