By @SiliconANGLE
Publication Date: 2025-11-20 11:00:00
Silicon Valley technology titans IBM Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. are looking beyond artificial intelligence to the next big thing: quantum computing.
Today they announced plans to collaborate on a large-scale and fault-tolerant network that will enable tens of thousands of so-called “qubits” to work together to solve some of the world’s most complex problems. The companies said they hope to realize their vision within just five years by linking two separate quantum computers and entangling their qubits, before expanding this network to many dozens of machines over a distributed network.
Ultimately, they’re aiming to build the foundation of a “quantum internet” by the late 2030s. It’s intended to support ultra-secure communications and advanced sensor networks for seismic monitoring, climate change and other applications.
Of course, IBM and Cisco acknowledge that a lot of work needs to be done to achieve that goal, and their immediate ambitions are somewhat…
