SoftBank Corp. and Quantinuum announced a partnership to advance quantum computing into practical applications, including plans for a quantum data center. According to a joint statement, the collaboration will address AI’s current limitations and enable next-generation solutions to complex problems. The initiative, timed with the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, aims to unlock business opportunities by combining AI and quantum computing capabilities, according to the statement. Both companies say that quantum computing, integrated with traditional computational systems, can address challenges such as optimization problems, precise simulations, and uncovering causal relationships that remain unresolved by classical AI. Ryuji Wakikawa, Head of Research Institute of Advanced Technology, SoftBank Corp., said in the statement, “SoftBank believes in the potential of quantum computers and has been testing and evaluating various internal issues using quantum computers, and has started to obtain certain results. However, as a telecommunications operator, there are still many challenges remaining regarding how to provide quantum computing services in Japan. Through our collaboration with Quantinuum, which possesses the world’s highest-performance quantum computer hardware, we aim to be the first in the world to identify problems that can only be solved by quantum computers and look forward to significantly accelerating the practical application of quantum computing.”

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