China Launches Its Largest Quantum Cloud Platform

Hybrid platform targets AI, biomedicine, intelligent transportation and aerospace applications

Berenice Baker, Editor

August 24, 2023

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At a Glance

  • Telecom giant China Mobile has launched the country’s largest cloud quantum computing platform.
  • It is the first system-level platform to offer a hybrid quantum-classical capability.

China Mobile, the largest telecommunications operator in China, has launched the country’s largest cloud quantum computing platform in partnership with China Electronics Technology Group Corp (CETGC).

It is the first system-level platform to offer a hybrid quantum-classical capability. It connects China Mobile’s existing public cloud service to 20-qubit quantum computers designed and built by CETGC, China Mobile said in a statement.

Users can access quantum algorithms via an interface that sends tasks to the computer “with one click,” enabling them to use quantum computers more easily.

The open quantum-testing environment is designed to help researchers and enterprises carry out experiments with quantum computing. It also offers public access to universities and government agencies.

China Mobile said it is targeting artificial intelligence, biomedicine, intelligent transportation and aerospace applications. The aim is to support moving quantum computing out of the laboratory and into practical use cases.

China Mobile unveiled the platform at the 2023 China Computational Conference in Yinchuan in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

Quantum computing and other quantum technologies are a key focus for President Xi Jinping’s government. In 2021, quantum computing, along with six other emerging technologies, was singled out for prioritization in Beijing’s Five-Year Plan, the nation’s economic blueprint.

There is likely to be a stronger focus on self-sufficiently in the wake of President Biden’s executive order limiting U.S. investment in Chinese tech companies. This followed the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which aimed to reduce dependence on semiconductor chips imported from Taiwan and expedite the lab-to-market process for quantum projects.

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About the Author

Berenice Baker

Editor, Enter Quantum

Berenice is the editor of Enter Quantum, the companion website and exclusive content outlet for The Quantum Computing Summit. Enter Quantum informs quantum computing decision-makers and solutions creators with timely information, business applications and best practice to enable them to adopt the most effective quantum computing solution for their businesses. Berenice has a background in IT and 16 years’ experience as a technology journalist.

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