Infleqtion and Cisco Collaborate on Quantum Networking Research

Insider Brief

• Infleqtion and Cisco announced a joint research and development collaboration focused on connecting, operating and scaling distributed quantum computing and sensing systems.
• The companies will explore quantum networking architectures spanning neutral-atom quantum systems, quantum memory, optical transduction and network-aware software.
• The collaboration will examine distributed sensing and computing, methods for linking quantum states to optical channels, and software for coordinating workloads across connected quantum systems.

PRESS RELEASE — Infleqtion, a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral atom technology, today announced a collaboration with Cisco to pursue joint research and development focused on connecting, operating, and scaling quantum systems. Together, the companies will explore architectures to link individual devices into distributed, more capable networks, an important step toward making distributed quantum systems a reality.

“The next major breakthrough in quantum will not come from building bigger isolated machines, but from networking systems together,” said Ramana Kompella, VP and Head of Cisco Research. “By combining Cisco’s quantum networking leadership with Infleqtion’s quantum platforms, we are developing the communication architecture needed to scale quantum capabilities from standalone devices into resilient, collaborative networks.”