IBM plans to build its first European quantum data center in Germany: a single system with more than 100 bits of computing power, which will be put into operation next year

CTOnews.com IBM announced today that it plans to build its first European quantum data center in Eningen, Germany, to facilitate access to cutting-edge quantum computing capabilities by governments, businesses and institutions.

Expected to be operational by 2024, the data center will feature multiple IBM quantum computing systems, each equipped with utility-scale quantum processors, i.e. processors with more than 100 qubits.

In addition, the establishment of this data center also marks the completion of IBM Quantum Europe Cloud Region. This is to ensure that IBM complies with EU regulatory requirements and that all EU work data is processed within the EU. This is also the second quantum data center and quantum cloud area IBM has built globally after New York.

Jay Gambetta, vice president of quantum at IBM, said: "Europe has some of the most advanced quantum computing users in the world, and interest in quantum computing will only grow as the era of utility-scale quantum processors approaches. IBM's new Quantum Data Center and Cloud Region will provide European users with a new option to harness the power of quantum computing to solve some of the world's most challenging problems. "

CTOnews.com consulted IBM's official website and learned that IBM currently has more than 60 quantum computing customers in Europe, including Bosch, the German Federal Defense University, the European Nuclear Research Center and Deutsche Telekom's T-Systems.