By Michael Carroll
Publication Date: 2025-11-20 16:52:00
Cisco and IBM set an ambitious deployment target for a proof-of-concept of large-scale networking technology for quantum computing, an effort they believe could deliver the next wave of devices and connectivity by the late 2030s.
The companies aim to provide an initial demonstration of the networking techniques within five years and stated their work could ultimately deliver quantum internet employing compatible computers, sensors and communication set-ups.
Cisco and IBM’s collaboration on network distributed quantum computing will involve researching ways to transmit qubits over long distances.
Technologies including optical-photon and microwave-optical transducers are in the frame for exploration, along with work to establish how they could be integrated into relevant networks.
The proof-of-concept involves entangling “qubits from multiple separate quantum computers located in distinct…
