OVHcloud, a European cloud provider with a global presence, and Quandela, a French quantum computing company, have announced the availability of the Belenos computer on OVHcloud’s Quantum platform. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the recently held Quantum Defense Summit.
In a press release, the companies revealed that Quandela Belenos leverages photonic quantum technology to offer a compute power of 12 qubits. It helps organisations to experiment with new algorithms in innovative domains such as image sorting and generation, accelerated AI calculus, or quantum machine learning (QML). New use cases in the fields of electromagnetic simulation, structural mechanics, engine combustion, material simulation, meteorology, and earth observation also benefit from the advances in quantum computing.
Meanwhile, the OVHcloud Quantum Platform, that was unveiled last autumn, makes quantum computing more accessible through a Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS) consumption model. With the addition of Belenos, OVHcloud continues to deploy its ambitious roadmap of quantum computers accessible through the cloud.
“We are delighted to deliver on the promise of the Quantum Platform by adding a second reference quantum computer, Belenos from the French company Quandela. The quantum revolution accelerates and OVHcloud is taking its part as the European Cloud leader within the ecosystem,” said Miroslaw Klaba, R&D Director OVHcloud.
“The integration of Belenos 12 qubits into the OVHcloud portfolio marks a decisive step for quantum in Europe. Accessible through the cloud, this photonic computer becomes a concrete tool for businesses. With OVHcloud we are offering data scientists and innovators alike the means to develop their algorithms on a flexible and sovereign infrastructure,” said Niccolò Somaschi, CEO and co-founder Quandela.
The OVHcloud Quantum Platform gives access to full-fledged quantum computers, to support the acceleration and growing adoption of quantum computing within private organisations. The Belenos QPU is offered in an “as-a-service” mode.
Operating over 500,000 servers within 46 data centers across 4 continents to reach 1.6 million customers in over 140 countries, OVHcloud has been supporting the European quantum ecosystem since 2022. Meanwhile, Quandela designs, builds, and delivers quantum solutions for industry: ready-to-use quantum computers for data centers, cloud-accessible quantum processors, and algorithm access services for industrial clients.