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AT&T Expands Partnership with D-Wave to Integrate Quantum Computing into Enterprise ...
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
AT&T and D-Wave have expanded their partnership to integrate quantum annealing into network operations, reducing processing time for optimization tasks from nearly one hour to under 15 seconds. AT&T is embedding D-Wave's systems into agentic AI workflows for real-time fault detection, technician dispatch, network planning, and traffic management, while evaluating gate-model quantum systems for future quantum-safe communications.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Quantum Computing, and 4 sources have reported it between 27 Jul 2026 and 28 Jul 2026.
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AT&T just turned quantum annealing from proof-of-concept into live operational infrastructure, running real-time network decisions at 240x speed. If you build optimization software for telecom, field logistics, or network planning, the incumbent buyer now has a faster solver built in—you need to own the problem AT&T can't solve with quantum alone.
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4 sources · first reported 27 Jul 2026 · latest 28 Jul 2026
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