Key Points
- Quandela provided the first photonic quantum computer to Canada's QCS program.
- The agreement offers data sovereignty and the ability to host data on Canadian soil.
- QCS operates under the federally funded FABrIC network.
- The platform already included major US-based quantum providers and IBM/PINQ.
French quantum technology company Quandela has added its photonic quantum computer to Canada's national Quantum Computer Sandbox (QCS) program. Under an agreement signed with CMC Microsystems, Quandela joined the QCS as a cloud-based computing service provider. The program aims to strengthen Canada's semiconductor and quantum industries under the federally funded FABrIC network.
Quandela's photonic quantum computer established in Canada was offered as the first and only photonic system on the QCS platform. This allows small businesses and researchers in Canada to access an infrastructure advantageous for data sovereignty, ensuring their data remains on Canadian soil. QCS already featured US-based giants IonQ, Quantinuum, QuEra, Rigetti Computing, and PINQ operating IBM's superconducting quantum computer.
Quandela co-founder Valérian Giesz highlighted the growing importance of data sovereignty in the current global context. Unlike superconducting qubits, photonic quantum computers transmit information via light particles (photons). Giesz noted that certain algorithms perform better on different architectures, and this integration offers participants more options for research and prototyping.
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- Which program did Quandela join and what did it provide?
- Quandela joined Canada's Quantum Computer Sandbox (QCS) program and offered the platform's first photonic quantum computer as a cloud service.
- Why is this development important?
- Researchers and businesses in Canada can now perform photonic quantum computing while keeping their data hosted on Canadian servers, without sending it abroad.
- Which other companies are in QCS?
- IonQ, Quantinuum, QuEra, Rigetti Computing (US) and PINQ (Quebec), operating IBM's superconducting system, were already on the platform.
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