OVHcloud continues to grow in quantum computing. The northern company has just acquired its first quantum computer from the French start-up Quandela, which specializes in quantum photonics. The first version of the machine, called MosaiQ, will have a computing power of 2 qubits. A 12-qubit version is expected later this year.
OVHcloud ensures that this acquisition “kicks off many research and development projects”. This order is the second stage of the partnership forged in 2022 between the cloud service provider and the French start-up. With this in mind, OVHcloud hosts in open source in its cloud the Perceval software from Quandela, which allows the execution of quantum algorithms by simulating an optical quantum computer. This tool aims to help developers, industrialists and the scientific community in the context of their work in the quantum field, in particular to explore the potential applications of this technology which is attracting covetousness.
In quantum computing, OVHcloud has also joined forces with Atos to integrate its partner’s quantum emulator into its cloud. Here too, the objective is to facilitate access to quantum technologies for research laboratories, large schools, universities, start-ups or even large groups. By multiplying alliances of this type, OVHcloud hopes to position itself as an essential partner for French and European players in the sector, while the American giants, in particular Google and IBM, are lining up colossal sums to develop machines with several thousand qubits.
