Socionext, a leading global company developing system-on-chip (SoC) for data centers, AI, and automotive sectors, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Google Quantum AI. Together, the two companies will develop controller SoCs for Google Quantum AI's next-generation quantum computing system.

The consulting firm d-fine and quantum computing manufacturer planqc have been commissioned by the DLR Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI) to advance the development of new materials. Within the DLR QCI project QuantiCoM, they leverage the strengths of quantum computers to enhance simulations of highly complex materials and develop industrially relevant solutions.

Q.ANT, a pioneer in photonic processing for AI, has launched a dedicated production line for its high-performance photonic AI chips at the Institute of Microelectronics Stuttgart (IMS CHIPS), marking a significant semiconductor manufacturing milestone. By integrating Q.ANT’s patented photonic chip technology on the base of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) material and upcycling the existing CMOS production facility at IMS CHIPS, the partners have established a first-of-its-kind manufacturing line to accelerate the production of energy-efficient, high-performance processors for AI applications. Q.ANT has invested € 14 million in machinery and equipment to complement the new line for photonic chips.

This year, MWC25 will host the Quantum Europe stand. Curated by ICFO and located in Hall 6 - Stand 6A8, the stand will feature the latest achievements and advances accomplished so far by some of the companies and initiatives that comprise the Quantum Flagship. Quantum devices and technologies that cover areas such as quantum-encrypted ultra-safe communications on ground and in space, the future quantum internet, quantum simulation and computing, will be showcased by the different entities at the stand to provide an overview of the current status of maturity of these technologies to the MWC audience that is interested in cybersecurity, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, connectivity, finance, healthcare, reliability and agility in secure communications, among others.

TreQ, the quantum engineering and manufacturing company, today announces the opening of its UK headquarters and production facility at the Milton Park Innovation Centre, Oxfordshire. With the pace of innovation in quantum computing advancing rapidly – and with early movers set to capture as much as 90% of the value generated by quantum – TreQ enables businesses, institutions, and communities to accelerate their quantum journeys. By building and operating bespoke open-architecture quantum computing clusters, TreQ’s solutions are fully upgradeable and extensible. Its quantum computing systems develop with the market, maximising capital investment and reducing the risk of obsolescence.

The Melita Data Centre in Madliena provided the location for a demonstration of the quantum communications testbed network being developed and deployed in the PRISM project on Melita’s existing country-wide fibre network. This testbed network has been developed as part of the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI) project, designed to create a quantum communications network across the EU with world-leading cybersecurity capabilities.

Long at the vanguard of international efforts to answer questions like these, ORNL’s contributions remain strong today. David Radford, head of the lab’s Fundamental Nuclear and Particle Physics section, is an internationally renowned expert in the field who has had an indelible impact on the development of germanium detectors. Vital experimentation tools at the forefront of fundamental physics research, germanium detectors are large, single crystals of germanium — a metallic element — used to detect radiation and enable incredibly precise energy measurements.

There is a big problem with quantum technology — it’s tiny. The distinctive properties that exist at the subatomic scale usually disappear at macroscopic scales, making it difficult to harness their superior sensing and communication capabilities for real-world applications, like optical systems and advanced computing. Now, however, an international team led by physicists at Penn State and Columbia University has developed a novel approach to maintain special quantum characteristics, even in three-dimensional (3D) materials.

Now physicists at Aalto University’s Department of Applied Physics showed that the jump between different states can be realised in systems with more than two energy levels via a virtual transition to an intermediate state and by a linear chirp of the drive frequency. This process can be applied to systems where it is not possible to modify the energy of the levels.

Telefónica, in collaboration with Vithas and technology providers LuxQuanta and QoolNet, has successfully established a quantum-secured fiber-optic link between two hospitals in Madrid. This project demonstrates the feasibility of Quantum-Safe communication for healthcare institutions, ensuring the long-term protection of sensitive medical data against emerging threats from quantum computing.