IonQ, EPB launch Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center with $15 million commitment

Reuters2026/08/03 20:06

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IonQ entered a partnership with EPB to launch the Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center in Chattanooga.
IonQ committed USD 15 million over five years to fund the R&D lab, staffed by its scientists and connected to EPB’s live fiber network.
The center will embed a commercial quantum memory unit in an operational communications network to support long-distance quantum networking.
EPB will provide the network test bed, serve as the primary commercialization partner, targeting quantum communications applications for public and private users.
The project is expected to support about two dozen jobs, with economic impact projected at two to three times the USD 15 million investment.

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IonQ, EPB launch Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center with $15 million commitment

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