Telefónica 与 IQM Quantum Computers 将于 2026 年底前在马德里理工大学安装一台 IQM Spark 量子计算机。双方周五宣布该协议时表示，这将是马德里自治区的首台量子计算机。
Telefónica and IQM Quantum Computers will install an IQM Spark at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid before the end of 2026. It will be the first quantum computer in the Community of Madrid, the two companies said when they announced the deal on Friday.
该区域内的大学、医院、研究中心和初创企业将获得对其的直接访问权限。它们可用于编写和测试量子算法。双方未透露该设备的成本。IQM 首席执行官将该协议描述为马德里自治区“投资建设自己的量子计算机”。
Universities, hospitals, research centres and startups in the region will get direct access to it. They can use it to write and test quantum algorithms. The companies did not say what the machine costs. IQM’s chief executive described the deal as the Community of Madrid “investing in its own quantum computer”.
一台用于教学和研究的小型设备 IQM Spark 是一套 5 量子比特系统。根据其产品页面介绍，IQM 将其销售给大学和研究中心，用于教学和早期阶段工作。
A small machine for teaching and research The IQM Spark is a 5-qubit system. IQM sells it to universities and research centres for teaching and early-stage work, according to its product page.
这将是 Telefónica 与 IQM 在西班牙部署的第三台量子计算机。前两台部署在圣地亚哥-德孔波斯特拉的加利西亚超算中心（CESGA）。去年 12 月，IQM 表示 CESGA 将获得一台 54 量子比特的 IQM Radiance 和一台 5 量子比特的 Spark。交付预计于 2026 年 6 月前完成。
The machine will be the third that Telefónica and IQM have placed in Spain. The first two went to CESGA, the Galician Supercomputing Centre in Santiago de Compostela. In December, IQM said CESGA would get a 54-qubit IQM Radiance and a 5-qubit Spark. Delivery was due by June 2026.
“当量子计算走出远程实验室环境，直接掌握在最贴近现实挑战、最能借助量子计算解决这些挑战的人手中时，它才真正变得有价值，”IQM 联合创始人兼首席执行官 Jan Goetz 表示。
“Quantum computing becomes truly valuable when it moves beyond remote laboratory environments and is placed directly in the hands of those working closest to the real-world challenges it can help address,” said Jan Goetz, IQM’s co-founder and chief executive.
Telefónica 的量子布局 对于 Telefónica 而言，这台计算机补充了其在量子安全网络方面的工作。该运营商称，它是西班牙首家提供采用新的后量子密码学标准的数据中心间链路的运营商。
Telefónica’s quantum push For Telefónica, the computer adds to its work on quantum-safe networks. The operator says it is the first in Spain to offer links between data centres that use the new post-quantum cryptography standards.
“该项目标志着 Telefónica 与马德里自治区在量子技术部署方面的紧密合作又向前迈进了一步，”Telefónica España 非执行主席兼其 B2B 业务首席执行官 Borja Ochoa 表示。
“This project marks another step forward in Telefónica’s close collaboration with the Community of Madrid in the deployment of quantum technologies,” said Borja Ochoa, non-executive chairman of Telefónica España and chief executive of its B2B business.
IQM 成立于 2018 年，总部位于芬兰埃斯波。今年 7 月，它成为首家在纳斯达克上市的欧洲量子公司。公司拥有 450 多名员工。法国的 Pasqal 随后于 8 月也在纳斯达克完成上市。
IQM was founded in 2018 and is based in Espoo, Finland. In July it became the first European quantum company listed on Nasdaq. It has more than 450 staff. France’s Pasqal followed with its own Nasdaq debut in August.
9 月，一名欧盟官员呼吁欧洲量子初创企业进行整合。Telefónica 和 IQM 表示，马德里的这台量子计算机将帮助该地区建立自己的量子生态系统。他们还表示，这将增强欧洲的技术主权。
In September, an EU official called for consolidation among Europe’s quantum startups. Telefónica and IQM say the Madrid machine will help the region build its own quantum ecosystem. They also say it will add to Europe’s technological sovereignty.