IQM sees more telco quantum opportunities in wake of Telefónica-CESGA deal in Spain
Dawn Bushaus2026-01-26T17:17:00
Interview: new deployment puts Telefónica alongside Europe’s quantum-HPC frontrunners, partnering IQM to deliver systems designed for research and industrial access. The project links to AI workflows, and hints at where telcos may see tomorrow’s quantum-as-a-service opportunity…
This article includes:
- Themes: Adjacent quantum domains; Algorithm development; Artificial intelligence (AI); Cloud-based access; Full-stack quantum computing; High-performance computing (HPC); Hybrid quantum–classical workflows; Internet of Things (IoT); Materials science; Network optimisation; On-premise quantum computing; Quantum Approximate Optimisation Algorithm (QAOA); Quantum computing; Quantum ecosystem; Quantum-enhanced security; Quantum-safe communications; Quantum sensing; Quantum strategy; Quantum-as-a-service (QaaS); Research infrastructure; Superconducting qubits; Telecoms operators.
- Events: National Quantum Technologies Strategy 2025–2030.
- People: Dimitrios Papadogonas; Óscar López.
- Geographic: Europe; Finland; France; Galicia; Germany; Italy; Madrid; San Sebastián; Spain.
- Organisations: CINECA; CSC; Galicia Supercomputing Centre (CESGA); Government of Spain (La Moncloa); IBM; IDEMIA Secure Transactions; IQM Quantum Computers; Jülich; Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ); Quside; Telefónica.