"Cisco aims to "build high-fidelity quantum networks to unlock the potential for large-scale quantum data centers," Kompella told Telecompetitor in an interview. The company is working closely with IBM on the research, with IBM's role focused primarily on the computing side, while Cisco tackles the networking side. Quantum computers use concepts of quantum physics. They're more powerful than traditional non-quantum computers, known in quantum jargon as "classical" computers. But, as of today, there is no way to network quantum computers."
""Where the quantum industry is now is kind of where the classical industry was in 1960," said Kompella, in a reference to mainframe computers, which were standalone devices. Ultimately, the industry determined that connecting multiple smaller computers was a better approach than building bigger mainframes. And Kompella sees quantum network development following the same path. Cisco has also identified use cases for the quantum internet, even when it is used for classical computing."
Cisco aims to build high-fidelity quantum networks to enable large-scale quantum data centers and is collaborating with IBM, with IBM focused on computing and Cisco on networking. Quantum computers exploit quantum physics and offer greater power than classical computers, but no true quantum networks exist beyond limited point-to-point links. The industry is expected to move from standalone quantum machines toward interconnected systems, mirroring the classical shift from mainframes to networked computers. Identified use cases include financial trading, geographic position verification, time synchronization, and eavesdropping protection. Technical challenges include sub-Kelvin operating temperatures, impractical refrigeration of intersite paths, and the need for new hardware such as entanglement chips that avoid refrigeration.
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