IonQ and EPB Plan Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center in Chattanooga
IonQ said linking quantum computers across locations and connecting them to end users will enable long-range quantum communications, with quantum memories running over fiber channels. The company and EPB plan a Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center, where IonQ will invest $15 million in Chattanooga to establish a U.S. quantum communications R&D center and accelerate commercialization.