The Qubit Report Week Ending 11 | 8 | 2025

Summary: Week Ending 11 | 8 | 2025. What a blockbuster week for quantum tech—massive government funding renewals, two companies going public (or nearly), record-breaking hardware launches, and earnings reports that show the industry is finally turning hype into revenue.

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TOP STORIES

India Deploys 500km Quantum Secure Communication Network With Military Support

HP Embeds Post Quantum Cryptography In Device Hardware Roots

Erbium Doped Crystals Extend Quantum Links To 2000km

Chinese Team Merges Separate Quantum Networks

Alice & Bob Integrate Cat-Qubit Quantum Computers into Standard HPC Workflow and Job Scheduling Software

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Canadian Firms Progress In DARPA Quantum Benchmark Program

D-Wave Q3 Revenue Doubles on System Upgrade

IonQ Posts $39.9 Million Q3 Revenue and $2 Billion Raise

LG Electronics Invests in Pasqal for Industrial Quantum Development

Canada Allocates $334 Million to Scale Quantum Industry

Nokia Ex-CTO Nishant Batra Joins Synergy Quantum as Advisor

Finance Prepares for Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition

IBM Collaborates with Four National Quantum Centers on Supercomputing

Delta.g Appoints Ewen Stevenson as Board Chair

Infleqtion Names Ilan Hart Chief Financial Officer

Schneider Electric Executive Joins Quantware Board

Viewbix to Acquire Quantum X Labs Technologies

QunaSys and Hon Hai Research Institute Announce Joint Publication and Strengthened Collaboration in Quantum Computing

Classiq Expands Quantum Access via AWS Marketplace

🚨China: Commercialized Quantum Computer Pulls in $5.6M of Orders

QuantWare Hires Seoul Team to Meet Korean Demand for Large-Scale Processors

QAI Ventures Launches Singapore Accelerator for Quantum AI Startups

Quantum Patent Debate Weighs Innovation Signals

Xanadu Positions as First Public Pure-Play Photonic Quantum Firm Through Merger

Swiss Companies Research Institutions Show Interest in Karnatakas Quantum City

Xanadu Merges for Nasdaq Entry in $3.6B Deal

QAI Ventures Launches QuantumAI Accelerator in Singapore with GenQ Hackathon Winner

Not-So-Average Joe Applies Business Skills to Quantum Industry

CoolSem Technologies Receives €700k Loan from PhotonDelta

$460 Billion Quantum Bitcoin Treasure Hunt

NVIDIA Ends Its Quantum Headache

Duquesne Fuels Q.ANT’s Photonic AI Revolution

Arizona Needs Bold Steps for Quantum Economic Growth

TECHNOLOGY

SmaraQ Places Photonic Components Directly On Ion Trap Chips

Aquark Deploys Quantum Clock For UK Telecom Backup Timing

Universal Coupler Reduces Photonic Quantum Integration Costs

Japan: NICT Advances Quantum Communication with World’s First Single-Photon Entanglement Swapping

SkyWater and QuamCore Partner on Superconducting Controller Fabrication

Geneva Deploys Citywide Fiber Quantum Network

Quantinuum Launches Helios Ion-Trap Quantum System

Quantum Pulse Ventures Introduces Photonic Speed Technology

Australia: World First! Lab Grown Diamonds to Transform Tech

1 Million Qubits In Your Hand: Making Smaller, Faster Quantum Computers

Photonic Qubits Enable Universal Quantum Gates at IISc

Low-Loss Router Maintains Photon Polarization for Scalable Quantum Links

AFOSR Funds Probe into TLS Defects Limiting Superconducting Qubits

Musk Proposes Lunar Sites for Stable Quantum Systems Amid Crypto Warnings

Orbital Quantum Sensors Enable Submarine Detection for Naval Forces

PIC Summit Gathers 700 Leaders to Scale Photonic Chips for Quantum AI

Device-Independent Witness Confirms Entanglement in Noisy Quantum Networks

Semiqon Explores Space Applications with Support from the European Space Agency

SQX x NVIDIA Launches NVQlink for High Speed GPU Interconnects in Quantum Computers

ICQE 2025 Highlights Latest Quantum Research and Hardware Progress

Diraqs Ultrafast Qubits Accelerated by Nvidia NVQ Link

Nano-Kothar Development by Kothar Computing

Quantum Echoes Algorithm Steps toward Real World Quantum Applications

Not All is Well: Quantum Computers Nightmare Problems

Quantum Technology Investment Hits a Magic Moment

SEEQC: Digital Quantum-GPU Integration for Scalable Supercomputing

CYBERSECURITY

HSBC Opens Singapore Quantum Centre for Post-Quantum Security

SEALSQ, WISeKey and Swiss Armed Forces Advance Quantum-Secure Satellite Security

American Binary and Oracle Team on Quantum-Resistant VPN for Defense and Enterprise

STV and Post-Quantum Partner for Quantum-Safe Defence Communications

Cloudflare Develops Post-Quantum Safeguards for Anonymous Credentials

PQShield Joins EU FORTRESS Project for Quantum-Safe Secure Boot

Quantum-Safe FHIR Secures Healthcare Data

Wisekey Affiliate Wisesat Space Teams Up with Innospace for Post-Quantum Satellite Launches

Canada’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Detailed

Mphasis Debuts Quantum Tech for Cyber Defence Optimisation

Patero Post-Quantum Cryptographic Solution is Now Certified for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Quantum Computing Demands Cryptographic Agility

SOFTWARE & ALGORITHMS

Photonic Qubit Encoding Options Compared

qBraid Simplifies Quantum Coding for All

Quantum Network Links 18 Nodes for Secure Communication

D-Wave Deploys Advantage2 System for US Defense Optimization Tasks

Quantum Echoes Algorithm Steps toward Real World Quantum Applications

Illinois Quantum Grand Challenges Foster Algorithm Innovations

Quantum Jam Sessions Teach Quantum and Jamming

Crystal Structure Prediction of Organic Molecules by Machine Learning-Based Lattice Sampling and Structure Relaxation

Programmable Quantum Simulators Unlock Secrets of Topological Spin Liquids

Quantum Simulation Demonstrates Anyonic Statistics in Topological Spin Liquids

Quantum and AI Synergy Drives New Computational Paradigms

SCIENCE & RESEARCH

Helios Quantum System Simulates Superconductor Electron Correlations

Princeton Fabricates Millisecond-Coherence Superconducting Qubit

Uplink Quantum Signals to Satellites Proven Feasible

UChicago Robotic Lab Automates Quantum Thin-Film Synthesis

USRA Part of DOE Team for Superconducting Quantum Materials

Brookhaven Reports on Quantum Materials for Topological Qubits

ORNL Quantum Center Gets $125M Boost for Hybrid Computing Research

ORNL, NVIDIA, HPE Integrate Quantum with AI and HPC for Science

The Power of Geckos: TU Wien Solves the Puzzle of Large Molecules

Study by URI Physics Professor May Lead to Improved Networked Quantum Sensing

Forschungszentrum Jülich: Model Detects Ballistic Electrons in Quantum Materials

UMich: Quantum Oscillations Emerge from Bulk in Ytterbium Boride

GOVERNMENT & POLICY

Argonne-Led Q-NEXT Quantum Center Renewed for Five Years

DOE Funds Fermilabs SQMS Center with $125M for Superconducting Quantum Materials

US Energy Department Announces $625M for National Quantum Information Science Research Centers’ Next Phase

Canada Allocates $334M To National Quantum Ecosystem

Canada Budget Funds Quantum and AI Computing Initiatives

UK and US Quantum Leaders Forge Transatlantic Partnership

Japan-Denmark MoU Links Research to Industrial Quantum Supply Chains

United States Signs Technology Prosperity Deals with Japan and Korea

Sweden Singapore MoU Targets Joint Quantum Tech Development

G7 Plus Australia Form NMI-Q for Quantum Measurement Standards

India Rolls Out Four Products from National Quantum Mission

PsiQuantum Lockheed MoU Advances Fault-Tolerant Algorithms for Defense

Iran Advances Quantum Labs and Computing Infrastructure

South Korea Quantum Workforce Trails China

Pasqal Expands into Korea with Investors and Government Support for Public Private Quantum Partnership

Igniting the American Quantum Economy

BoE Publishes Approach to Responsible Innovation in Quantum Computing

Korea US Sign Tech Deal to Boost AI Quantum Ties

PQShield-Carahsoft Partnership Boosts Government Quantum Security

NQCP and Japans Q Star Advance Industry Collaboration

Wannabe World Overlords Report Details Quantum Roles in Manufacturing Chains

QBird Showcases Quantum Networking at NATO Summit

Taiwan: Leverage Semiconductor Leadership and Build Your Own Quantum Ecosystem

ACADEMIA

Würzburg: First Junior Conference On Quantum Physics

Caltech Quantum Institute Marks Quarter Century

Yale: DOE Funds $125 Million for Modular Quantum Systems

Hands-On Quantum Training for Business Optimization

MTSU Establishes QRISE Center for Regional Quantum Workforce Training

Round Three of the Quantum Internet Application Challenge Kicks Off

Bob is Stomping with Qubits, a Conversation via Podcast

Quantum Technology for All?

Georgia State PhD Student Wins Global Tech Innovation Award

TANGENT

Navigating the Emotional Stages of Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Caltech Identifies Quantum Phases Beyond Machine Resolution Limits

UK Quantum Milestones, Investments, Talent, and Global Partnerships

The Quantum Door Mystery: Electrons That Can’t Find the Exit

Time-Crystal Research Broadens Toward Real-World Platforms

Quantum Computing Enhances Sound Perception Capabilities

EXTRA

Quantum Researchers Use Atomic Neighbors to Refine Strontium Measurements

Quantum Magnetometry Powers 3D Semiconductor Imaging

EQTC 2025 Gathers Quantum Community in Porto

CyberQ Security Conference Returns to The Hague

Optica Quantum Summit Fourth Edition Set for Munich