QMware and QuiX Quantum are collaborating to develop the first fully integrated hybrid quantum-classical platform in Enschede, Netherlands. The new data center, expected to be operational by August 2023, will integrate high-performance computing infrastructure with native quantum computing technology. This will provide significant performance improvements and cost savings over existing commercial hybrid quantum services. QuiX Quantum’s photonic-based technology is scalable and ideal for optimization applications such as route planning, payload optimization, and risk control in various industries.
QMware and QuiX Quantum Collaborate on Hybrid Quantum-Classical Platform
QMware and QuiX Quantum are working together to develop the first fully integrated, hybrid quantum-classical platform in Enschede, the Netherlands. The hybrid architecture combines high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure with native quantum computing technology onsite for the first time globally. The new data center is expected to be fully operational for commercial applications in August 2023.
The collaboration aims to provide a ten-fold increase in processing power, generating more efficient and accurate results. Industry use cases for this technology include optimization applications such as route planning and payload optimization in logistics or aerospace, and collateral portfolio and risk control in finance.
Integration of HPC and Native Quantum Hardware
The new data center will co-locate the hardware onsite and integrate different computing paradigms (HPC and native quantum hardware) with shared memory access on the high-performance computer under a unified Linux operating system. This approach offers significant performance improvements and cost savings over existing commercial hybrid quantum services, which currently require web integrations on separate computational stacks to orchestrate processing between quantum and classical hardware.
QuiX Quantum’s Photonic-Based Technology
QuiX Quantum’s Quantum Computer is based on photonics, making it an ideal fit for data center integration as it operates at room temperature and provides scalable quantum technology. QMware will use a broadband, low-latency optical fiber connection to directly attach high-performance computing infrastructure with simulated and native quantum hardware.
The quantum technology by QuiX Quantum is designed to support large computational models such as optimization and machine learning applications with millions of variables.
Benefits of the Hybrid Quantum High-Performance Computers
The integration of HPC infrastructure and QuiX Quantum’s native quantum hardware at the deepest possible layer aims to provide commercial quantum advantage at scale. Clients will benefit from application-specific performance enhancements, resulting in data processing speeds up to 10 times faster.
The unprecedented deep integration enables simultaneous access to both computing backends with exceptional performance and lowest latency for end customers.
European Quantum Community’s Support and Excitement
The announcement of the first fully integrated Hybrid Quantum Computing Data Center in Enschede, the Netherlands, has garnered excitement and support from the European quantum community. Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy at Techleap, and Ton van ‘t Noordende, Managing Director QDNL Participations, both expressed their enthusiasm for the project and its potential impact on the future of quantum computing applications.
“We believe that the Photonics Quantum Processing Units by QuiX Quantum, integrated into QMware’s Hybrid Quantum High-Performance Computers, are one of the most promising technologies to provide commercially sustainable quantum computing advantage,” says George Gesek, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of QMware.
“We are excited to be working with QMware on this groundbreaking project,” says Dr.-Ing. Stefan Hengesbach, CEO of QuiX Quantum.
Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy at Techleap: “I am excited to see European technology companies such as QMware and QuiX Quantum paving the way in this key innovation sector. The announcement of the first fully integrated Hybrid Quantum Computing Data Center in Enschede, the Netherlands, is a testament to the talent, expertise, and dedication of the European quantum community.”
Ton van ‘t Noordende, Managing Director QDNL Participations: “The new data center in Enschede highlights the expertise and efforts being invested in the field of quantum technology in Europe. The shared memory structure between classical and quantum processing units represents a remarkable technical achievement that will enable further scaling of quantum computing for complex applications. QMware and QuiX Quantum are taking a pioneering role in enabling scalable quantum applications for industry and science, which is truly exciting to see.”
Markus Pflitsch, CEO and co-founder of QMware: “Our collaboration marks a significant milestone for the quantum computing industry. The hybrid quantum computing data center located in Enschede is a major step in the evolution of computing, as it seamlessly integrates classical and quantum hardware at the deepest possible layer. This development is strategically significant, as it unlocks the full potential of quantum computing applications in the future.”
Summary
QMware and QuiX Quantum are collaborating to develop the first fully integrated hybrid quantum-classical platform in Enschede, Netherlands, aiming to increase data processing speeds up to 10 times faster. The new data center, expected to be operational in August 2023, will have applications in industries such as logistics, aerospace, and finance.
- QMware and QuiX Quantum are collaborating to develop the first fully integrated, hybrid quantum-classical platform in Enschede, the Netherlands.
- The new data center aims to increase processing power ten-fold, generating more efficient and accurate results.
- QuiX Quantum’s photonic-based technology is scalable and operates at room temperature, making it ideal for data center integration.
- Industry use cases include optimization applications such as route planning and payload optimization in logistics or aerospace, and collateral portfolio and risk control in finance.
- The data center is expected to be fully operational for commercial applications in August 2023.
- QMware’s proprietary software enables classical and native quantum hardware to be built and utilized side-by-side, providing significant performance improvements and cost savings.
- George Gesek, CTO and co-founder of QMware, and Dr.-Ing. Stefan Hengesbach, CEO of QuiX Quantum, express excitement about the collaboration and its potential to provide commercially sustainable quantum computing advantage.