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IBM and Cisco Join Forces for Quantum Internet by 2030

12/2/2025

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IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) and Cisco Systems, Inc. will build a fault-tolerant quantum network by 2030 to create a quantum computing Internet.
The collaboration will leverage IBM's quantum machines and Cisco's networking technologies to demonstrate a proof of concept.
The initiative develops a quantum networking unit (QNU) to transfer quantum information between computers.
IQM Quantum Computers plans to expand its Finland facility to boost quantum chip production.

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Story summary

IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) and Cisco Systems, Inc. will build a fault-tolerant quantum network by 2030 to create a quantum computing Internet.
The collaboration will leverage IBM's quantum machines and Cisco's networking technologies to demonstrate a proof of concept.
The initiative develops a quantum networking unit (QNU) to transfer quantum information between computers.
IQM Quantum Computers plans to expand its Finland facility to boost quantum chip production.