Insider Brief
Diraq and Equinix plan to install the first silicon spin quantum computer in a shared commercial data center in Sydney in October 2026.
The eight-qubit system will fit alongside conventional servers, consume less than 20 kilowatts and support upgrades through chip replacement without changes to the surrounding infrastructure.
The companies will test the system’s integration with classical computing and AI infrastructure before offering demonstrations to potential partners and customers.
PRESS RELEASE — Diraq and Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company®, today announced plans to deploy a Diraq quantum computer at an Equinix data center in Sydney, Australia. The deployment will mark the world’s first silicon spin quantum computer to operate in a shared commercial data center, bringing quantum computing one step closer to large-scale commercial adoption.
