IonQ Invests $15M to Build Quantum Communications R&D Center in Chattanooga
IonQ announced a $15 million, five-year commitment to establish a quantum communications research center in Chattanooga. The effort will expand IonQ’s partnership with EPB and bring researchers to the city to work on quantum memory for temporarily storing information to enable longer-distance transmission. The company aims to test quantum computers and networks on real communications infrastructure for commercial and public-sector uses.