Quantum networking specialists Welinq join the Integrated Quantum Networks Hub
The UK’s Integrated Quantum Networks (IQN) Hub is delighted to announce today that it will be partnering with the quantum networking innovators Welinq. As part of the new partnership, Welinq will be welcomed into a £20m+ R&D initiative which connects academia, government and industry to advance new quantum networking and communications technologies. Joining a collaboration of 15 leading British Universities and National Laboratories, plus nearly 50 other companies from across the telecommunications, quantum technology, cybersecurity, digital services and space sectors, Welinq will contribute its world-leading expertise in quantum memories and networking solutions to the Hub’s research programme.
The new partnership will deepen collaboration between Welinq and the UK’s leading quantum networking researchers on building and demonstrating the technologies required to enable both scalable quantum computing and long-distance secure quantum communications. New fundamental developments in quantum memory technologies, optical quantum interconnects, and entanglement routing will be critical on the path to both fault-tolerant, distributed quantum computing – unlocking the monumental untapped power of quantum processing to solve problems classical supercomputers simply cannot – and the widespread implementation of a global quantum communications infrastructure, i.e. a new “quantum internet”.
The Integrated Quantum Networks Hub is one of five flagship quantum technology Hubs announced under the National Quantum Technologies Programme (NQTP), a £2.5 billion investment over the next 10 years aiming to position the UK as a world-leading quantum-enabled economy by 2035.
Prof. Gerald Buller, IQN Hub Director said “We are thrilled to welcome Welinq as a new partner in the Integrated Quantum Networks Hub. Working closely with pioneering industrial partners like Welinq is essential to support the growth of a robust quantum ecosystem and ensure that the Hub delivers on its ambitious research goals. Developing high-performance quantum memories and embedding them into quantum information networks at all scales, ranging from individual datacentres to international communication infrastructure, is a huge part of our mission. Welinq’s expertise in this area brings huge strengths to our programme and we are very excited to see what we can deliver together through this new partnership.”
Dr. Tom Darras, Welinq CEO said “We’re excited to join the IQN Hub and contribute to a strong European effort advancing quantum networking. Our world-record quantum networking products will support the development of quantum-augmented data centers and the scalable infrastructure needed for distributed quantum computing, and we’re proud to bring them to this outstanding community.”
About Welinq
Welinq is a Paris-based pioneering quantum networking company developing hardware and software solutions for scalable quantum computing. A spin-out from Sorbonne Université, CNRS, and PSL-University, Welinq was founded in 2022 by Tom Darras, Julien Laurat, and Eleni Diamanti. Learn more about Welinq at www.welinq.eu
