D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced an agreement with AT&T to expand the use of its quantum computing technology to solve complex optimization challenges across AT&T's network operations. The collaboration aims to enhance AT&T's agentic AI solutions to improve network efficiency, planning, and management.
Key Details
- Agreement Scope: AT&T will integrate D-Wave's annealing quantum computing technology into tools powering its network operations for tasks like outage detection, technician routing, and traffic management.
- Performance Results: In an early application, D-Wave's technology demonstrated significant speed-up, reducing the processing time for a network optimization workload from approximately one hour to less than 15 seconds.
- Future Evaluation: AT&T is also evaluating D-Wave's forthcoming gate-model systems for potential applications in quantum security and quantum communications.