IonQ Stock Rises on Breakthrough Toward Quantum Internet
IonQ (IONQ) shares climbed approximately 4% Tuesday morning following a quantum networking breakthrough. The company, collaborating with the Air Force Research Lab, successfully converted quantum signals to telecom wavelengths—a critical advancement for building a Quantum Internet.
"We are the first quantum company to demonstrate visible-to-telecom wavelength conversion," said IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi. This paves the way for connecting quantum computers via existing fiber infrastructure, potentially revolutionizing secure long-distance quantum communication for telecom and cloud providers.
The achievement follows IonQ's recent delivery of a trapped-ion quantum computer to AFRL's New York facility and the September 10 launch of its [content truncated]
