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IonQ and EPB Partner to Establish Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center
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Fusion42 · 4 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
IonQ and EPB are partnering to establish the Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center in Chattanooga, integrating commercial quantum memory units into a live fiber optic network to advance quantum communications infrastructure. The $15 million project will support R&D on quantum repeaters and distributed quantum computing, with regional economic and job growth impacts anticipated.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Quantum Computing, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You face a new chance to build on-network quantum communication technology with IonQ and EPB’s live fiber testbed in Tennessee. This can open direct routes to customers needing quantum-connected telecom services across the Tennessee Valley corridor.
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