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EPB of Chattanooga and Qubitekk have announced a joint venture to launch America’s first industry-led, commercially available quantum, network designed for private companies as well as government and university researchers to run quantum equipment and applications in an established fiber optic environment.
The company has explained that EPB Quantum network is a quantum as-a-service offering that will provide quantum technologists with fiber optic infrastructure that integrates the latest foundational quantum equipment and software to accelerate their process for bringing quantum technologies to market.
This new technology represents a new frontier to advance cybersecurity, sensing and next generation computing significantly. These highlight huge benefits in protecting people from cyberthreats, launching a next generation internet and developing new advancements in healthcare, finance and other industries.
EPB Board Chair Vicky Gregg described how the project addresses a critical national priority while also aligning with EPB’s commitment to economic development in the Chattanooga area it serves. “With the growing global focus on the potential for quantum technologies to solve problems that would require decades of conventional computer processing, both U.S. companies and the federal government are investing billions of dollars in this emerging sector,” Gregg said. “EPB Quantum Network gives Chattanooga the opportunity to attract new investment while accelerating breakthroughs that could make a real difference for our community and the nation as a whole.”
David Wade, EPB president and CEO, likened the establishment of EPB Quantum Network to the deployment of Chattanooga’s fiber optic network and the launch of America’s first community-wide Gig-speed internet service. “When EPB announced ‘The Gig,’ everyone was asking what do you do with that much internet speed?” Wade said. “Since then, Gig-speed internet has served as a platform for innovation in opening up new opportunities for increased productivity, remote work, education, telehealth, entertainment and more. EPB Quantum Network is our step in opening up new vistas of possibility.”
EPB’s project partner is Qubitekk, a leader in designing, building and integrating quantum networks. EPB Quantum Network will be equipped with Qubitekk’s Bohr IV, a proprietary quantum networking system that generates, transmits and measures qubits.
“If U.S. companies and researchers continue to develop quantum technologies in isolation, they face barriers such as the cost and time necessary to put together an end-to-end solution instead of focusing on their particular piece of the puzzle,” said Dr. Duncan Earl, president and CTO of Qubitekk, Inc. “EPB Quantum Network powered by Qubitekk is purpose-built infrastructure that allows quantum technologists to run their solution collaboratively with other technologies while retaining their proprietary data and intellectual property.”
EPB and Qubitekk have said that they are already utilising EPB Quantum Network to share quantum states between two Quantum Equipment Hubs over a commercial fiber optic network.
The press release states that by Summer 2023, the team will establish additional Quantum Nodes where subscribers can install their own quantum equipment.
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