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IonQ and EPB announced plans to establish the Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center in Chattanooga as a quantum communication research and development facility connected to an operational fiber network.
The center will focus on quantum memory research and quantum networking development, with IonQ committing $15 million over five years and EPB providing a live network test environment.
The partnership aims to support the development of quantum communication applications while expanding Chattanooga’s quantum technology ecosystem.
Press release – IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum platform company, and EPB, Chattanooga’s energy and communications solutions company, today announced plans for the Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center. This will be the first dedicated next generation quantum communication research and development (R&D) innovation lab directly connected to a real-world network.
