If you have been following along here this month, then you know we have been taking a much closer look at quantum zeroing on quantum computing, quantum sensors, and quantum communications. For today’s blog, we are narrowing in on quantum connection. Let me explain.
If you also paying close attention to the themes here on my Connected World blog then you might recognize that I have spent some considerable time looking at the basics of quantum. This month, I have taken a deeper dive into quantum in manufacturing and in medical and additionally into finance and telco. Over on our Constructech blog, I have been looking at quantum in construction.
Here’s the hard reality: Optimization problems in global telecommunications networks represent large combinatorial search spaces that grow exponentially with network size, making them computationally intensive to solve. This is one of the perfect use cases for quantum computing to help solve. Simply, trying quantum can really explore massive decision spaces that classical computers, let’s say, get stifled on.
With this in mind, let’s consider a new announcement. Classiq, Comcast, and AMD, recently put out a new trial aimed at improving internet delivery by leveraging quantum algorithms to supercharge network routing resilience. This partnership will address a big network design challenge: identifying independent backup paths for network sites when implementing network maintenance and change management.
Unpacking the Trial
This effort signifies an interesting new shift. The objective here is that if a network site is taken offline for routine maintenance and a second site fails, network traffic could be rerouted without any disruption or degradation to customer connectivity.
This is, of course, easier said than done. To achieve this outcome, operators must identify unique backup paths that are fast, resilient to simultaneous link failures, and optimized for the lowest latency delivery, a task that becomes exponentially harder to identify as networks grow.
Enter quantum. This trial applied technologies to test whether quantum algorithms could identify unique network backup paths across change management scenarios. With the GPU-accelerated simulations, the teams were able to iterate rapidly and validate algorithm behavior, together with runs executed on quantum hardware to assess implementation success.
This is only one example of quantum in telecommunications. Quantum opens the door to new opportunities—and we are beginning to see some good use cases emerge.
Final Thoughts on Quantum
As we wrap up our month reporting on quantum and as we look ahead to what comes next, we must recognize quantum is no longer a far-off concept. We are now beginning to move into real-world applications across many vertical markets.
While still early, many of these use cases point to an interesting market shift. Quantum is becoming a more practical tool for enhancing resilience, optimizing performance, and future-proofing our world. As applications continue to expand, we will have new ways to solve complex challenges. Quantum could be the key to all of this.
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