OQC, Digital Realty Launch First Quantum‑AI Data Centre with NVIDIA in NY

Gerald Mullally from Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) announced the launch of the first Quantum‑AI Data Centre in New York City, integrating OQC’s GENESIS quantum computer with NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips to deliver hybrid workloads at unprecedented scale, projected to generate £212 billion of economic value in the UK by 2045. The centre, housed at Digital Realty’s JFK10 facility and powered by Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL, brings together British quantum expertise and American infrastructure to support finance, security and AI applications at scale, as part of the UK‑US Tech Trade Partnership unveiled by President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer. Andy Power, President & CEO of Digital Realty, said the partnership leverages secure, interconnected infrastructure, while Science Minister Patrick Vallance highlighted the potential for quantum computing to drive breakthroughs across drug discovery and clean energy.

Integration of OQC GENESIS Superconducting Quantum Computer with NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchips Enables Hybrid Workloads

OQC’s GENESIS superconducting quantum computer, a logical‑era system built on the company’s patented dual‑rail Dimon qubit technology, has been integrated with NVIDIA’s GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips inside Digital Realty’s secure JFK10 facility in New York City. The partnership places the first quantum computer ever installed in a New York data centre alongside the world‑leading AI superchips, creating a single environment where quantum and classical workloads can be orchestrated in real time. By embedding the quantum hardware within Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL, the installation eliminates the need for separate colocation sites and gives enterprises a turnkey quantum‑AI data centre that can be accessed from any of the company’s 300+ global facilities.

The integration is engineered to support hybrid workloads that combine quantum algorithms with GPU‑accelerated machine‑learning pipelines. NVIDIA’s Grace Hopper architecture supplies the high‑throughput tensor cores required for deep‑learning inference, while OQC’s GENESIS delivers the non‑classical processing needed for combinatorial optimisation and quantum‑assisted simulation. Together, they form a seamless workflow that can, for example, feed quantum‑generated feature vectors into a neural network for rapid training, or use AI‑driven parameter optimisation to improve quantum circuit fidelity. The collaboration builds on OQC’s earlier work with NVIDIA’s CUDA‑Q platform, which provided developers with a unified programming model for hybrid applications; the new deployment promises that future GENESIS systems will ship with NVIDIA accelerated computing as a standard feature.

According to Gerald Mullally, CEO of OQC, the dual‑rail Dimon qubits reduce the hardware overhead normally required for error‑corrected qubits, allowing the GENESIS to fit within the space constraints of a conventional data‑centre rack. Andy Power, President and CEO of Digital Realty, highlighted that the secure, interconnected infrastructure of PlatformDIGITAL ensures that both quantum and AI workloads meet the stringent compliance and resilience demands of finance and security clients. The joint roadmap, announced in September 2025, targets scalable, commercially viable systems that can be deployed across the UK‑US technology alliance, positioning the quantum‑AI data centre as a pivotal asset for mission‑critical applications such as risk modelling, fraud detection, and advanced material simulation.

Strategic UK US Technology Alliance Strengthened by Secure Quantum AI Infrastructure

The inaugural quantum‑AI data centre, situated in Digital Realty’s secure JFK10 facility in New York City, marks a milestone in the UK‑US Tech Trade Partnership announced by President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), the specialist quantum‑computing firm headquartered in Oxford, has joined forces with NVIDIA, the developer of the GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, to embed superconducting quantum hardware alongside world‑class AI processors under one roof. This installation is the first quantum computer ever housed within a United States data‑centre and the first quantum‑AI data centre in the city, signalling a new era of hybrid computing for finance and national security.

Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL framework, underpinned by its Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx), provides a secure, interconnected environment that meets the stringent compliance and resilience requirements of high‑profile clients. By integrating the quantum and AI components within a single, purpose‑built infrastructure, the data centre eliminates the need for separate colocation sites and removes geographical and logistical barriers that have traditionally constrained the deployment of frontier technologies. The result is a tightly‑controlled, high‑availability platform that can be accessed from any of Digital Realty’s 300+ global facilities.

The launch underscores the strategic importance of the UK‑US technology alliance. Science Minister Patrick Vallance highlighted that quantum computing could accelerate breakthroughs from drug discovery to clean energy, with an estimated 212 billion pounds expected to flow into the UK economy by 2045 and tens of thousands of high‑skill jobs on offer. OQC’s presence in London, Tokyo and now New York demonstrates British expertise in quantum‑accelerated solutions, while the partnership with American infrastructure and AI leadership showcases how the two nations can jointly deliver secure, high‑performance computing for mission‑critical applications.

On the technical front, OQC’s GENESIS quantum computer employs dual‑rail Dimon qubit technology, a patented approach that suppresses errors and reduces the hardware overhead required for fault‑tolerant operation. When coupled with NVIDIA’s Grace Hopper Superchips, the system delivers a hybrid architecture capable of running quantum algorithms alongside GPU‑accelerated machine‑learning pipelines. This synergy enables rapid model training, efficient data generation, and the exploration of quantum‑assisted AI applications that were previously out of reach.

Looking ahead, OQC intends to ship future GENESIS systems with NVIDIA acceleration as a standard feature, building on its earlier collaboration that integrated the CUDA‑Q platform. The roadmap, set in collaboration with Digital Realty, aims to deliver scalable, commercially viable quantum‑AI solutions across finance, defence and broader AI markets. By demonstrating how quantum can drive the AI revolution securely, practically, and at scale, the new data centre reinforces the UK‑US technology alliance and positions both nations at the forefront of responsible frontier‑technology deployment.