{"id":4104,"date":"2026-04-14T07:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/4104\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T07:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:43:39","slug":"iqm-and-telefonica-to-deploy-quantum-computers-in-spains-cesga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/4104\/","title":{"rendered":"IQM and Telef\u00f3nica to Deploy Quantum Computers in Spain\u2019s CESGA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Insider Brief<\/p>\n

IQM Quantum Computers and Telef\u00f3nica have signed a purchase agreement with CESGA to install two quantum systems in Spain by June 2026.<\/p>\n

The installation includes a 54-qubit IQM Radiance and a 5-qubit IQM Spark, supporting advanced research and hybrid quantum-classical workflows.<\/p>\n

This marks Spain\u2019s first installation of IQM quantum computers, positioning CESGA alongside leading European research centers.<\/p>\n

PRESS RELEASE \u2014 IQM Quantum Computers, the global leader in deployed, on-premises computers, and\u00a0Telef\u00f3nica, a global telecommunications provider, have joined forces to sign a purchase agreement with the Galician Supercomputing Center (CESGA) to install two full-stack quantum computers in Spain.<\/p>\n

Under the agreement,\u00a0IQM will deliver and install a 54-qubit IQM Radiance,\u00a0designed for integration into high-performance computing centers, together with\u00a0a 5-qubit IQM Spark system dedicated to education. The systems are scheduled for delivery by June 2026.<\/p>\n

The deployment will expand\u00a0CESGA\u2019s advanced computing capabilities and strengthen its role as a key national and European research infrastructure. The systems will be used by the scientific community and made accessible to leading companies across multiple industrial and research sectors, enabling experimentation with hybrid workflows that combine quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing.<\/p>\n

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This will be the first installation of IQM quantum computers in Spain, positioning CESGA alongside leading European centres such as\u00a0the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre\u00a0(LRZ) and\u00a0J\u00fclich\u00a0in Germany, CSC in Finland, and CINECA in Italy, which are integrating quantum systems into national HPC environments.<\/p>\n

The systems will be complemented by a new supercomputer, the Finisterrae IV, which will provide additional computing power to meet needs in artificial intelligence, among others, and a data storage system that will make it possible to permanently house large amounts of data and provide more advanced data services.<\/p>\n

\u201cDelivering production-grade quantum infrastructure into real HPC environments is central to IQM\u2019s mission,\u201d said Sylwia Barthel de Weydenthal, Chief Commercial Officer of IQM Quantum Computers. \u201cBy deploying our systems at\u00a0CESGA, we are supporting the development of a practical quantum ecosystem in Spain and enabling researchers and industry users to begin meaningful experimentation with hybrid quantum-classical computing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cQuantum computing will become an important pillar of future digital infrastructure,\u201d said Sergio S\u00e1nchez, CTIO Telef\u00f3nica Espa\u00f1a. \u201cThrough this collaboration with IQM and CESGA, Telef\u00f3nica is helping bring advanced computing capabilities closer to researchers and enterprises, while supporting Spain\u2019s position in next-generation technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Insider Brief IQM Quantum Computers and Telef\u00f3nica have signed a purchase agreement with CESGA to install two quantum…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2987,2988,2989,2990,155],"class_list":{"0":"post-4104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-telefonica","8":"tag-cesga","9":"tag-iqm","10":"tag-quantum-infrastructure","11":"tag-spain-quantum-computing","12":"tag-telefonica"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}