Quantum computing firm IQM Quantum Computers has launched a new cloud service.
The company this week announced the launch of IQM Resonance, a cloud service to access its quantum machines. The service will offer algorithm developers and scientists access to IQM’s systems to plan, develop, test, and benchmark their quantum algorithms.
The cloud service will be provided by quantum computers based in IQM´s quantum data centers in Espoo, Finland, and Munich, Germany.
The company’s Resonance website lists access to the 6-qubit IQM Deneb and 20-qubit IQM Garnet systems. Access starts at $0.5 per second.
“The service is available now, and we will also deepen users' understanding of the potential of quantum computing in practical applications,” said Max Haeberlein, product manager for cloud and services at IQM. "High-potential areas include machine learning, cybersecurity, route optimization, quantum sensor simulation, chemical research, and development of new pharmaceuticals.”
As well as its cloud service, the company offers on-premise quantum computers. Its technology relies on superconducting qubits that rely on cryogenic supercooling.
IQM Spark is a 5-qubit quantum computer available to companies. November 2023 saw IQM announce plans for IQM Radiance – a 150-qubit quantum computer. The 54-qubit version is set for availability in Q3 2024; the 150-qubit version is targeted for Q1 2025.
IQM’s commercially-deployed quantum computers include Finland’s ongoing commercial 50-qubit quantum computer co-development project with VTT; the IQM-led consortium’s (Q-Exa) HPC quantum accelerator at the Leibniz Computing Center in Germany; and IQM processors will be integrated into the MareNostrum 5 supercomputer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) in Spain.
This week the Jülich Supercomputing Centre in Germany announced it was to acquire a 5-qubit quantum system from IQM. That Spark system is scheduled to go into operation in July 2024 and connect to the site's classical computers.
T-Systems last year signed a deal to offer access to IQM systems to its customers.
Many rival quantum computing companies including IBM, Rigetti, and IonQ offer access to their quantum computers through the cloud.
Most of these companies currently host their quantum computers in labs and on-premise data centers. However, at least one company in OQC has deployed quantum systems in colocation facilities, and more are planned in the future.
