By Kieron Allen
Publication Date: 2025-12-10 12:30:00
Welcome to the Cloud Wars Minute — your daily cloud news and commentary show. Each episode provides insights and perspectives around the “reimagination machine” that is the cloud.
In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I look at how IBM and Cisco are teaming up to pioneer long-distance quantum networks.
Highlights
00:03 — Although not the only company invested in the development of quantum computing, IBM is certainly considered the most active. The company has the highest number of patents, a clear road map for fault tolerant quantum systems, and the most prestigious track record across quantum hardware, software and the commercialization of these tools.
00:28 — Now, IBM and Cisco Systems have revealed plans to link a network of quantum computers over long distances — and the result, perhaps the introduction of the quantum internet. Before I get carried away on this, leaders from both IBM and Cisco have confirmed that the technology to power…
