Infleqtion, Aliro, Tensora, and Bandelier Technologies Sign On to ABQ-Net First Open-Access Quantum Network in the U.S.

On July 28, 2026, four leading quantum companies selected ABQ-Net, the first open-access entanglement-based quantum network in the United States, to develop and validate next-generation security technologies. Infleqtion, Aliro Technologies, Tensora, and Bandelier Technologies are the first to commit to using the network. Created by Brooklyn-based Qunnect through a contract with Roadrunner Venture Studios and launched with support from the New Mexico Technology and Innovation Office, ABQ-Net forms part of the state’s over $450 million investment in quantum company creation.

Entanglement Applications Across Sectors

ABQ-Net provides a live testing environment for entanglement-based technologies without requiring companies to build specialized infrastructure. Its physics-based security model supports applications in defense, enterprise, and advanced security. Infleqtion, a global leader in neutral atom solutions for quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security, will use the network to explore atomic clocks and entangled particles for ultra-precise, highly secure timing synchronization. Use cases include defense applications and potential future roles in finance and 6G telecommunications. Matt Kinsella, Chief Executive Officer of Infleqtion, stated that the company plans to validate coherent networked quantum sensors synchronized via quantum timing for applications from missile defense to autonomous systems.

Tensora is exploring quantum-inspired sensing technologies to detect subtle geological changes with high sensitivity. The company is developing approaches for monitoring ground deformation, subsurface activity, and environmental change to support natural hazard detection, infrastructure resilience, and resource management. Rob Moak, CEO of Tensora, noted that the company is focusing work on ABQ-Net and its unique datasets to improve geosensing capabilities and product offerings.

Bandelier Technologies, a Santa Fe-based deep-tech company founded by former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret and Harvard MBA Stephen Buchanan, develops quantum sensing hardware and AI for defense and critical infrastructure. The company is embedded in New Mexico’s national lab ecosystem through Los Alamos National Laboratory and the NM Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program, and holds an Awardable designation in the DARPA ERIS Marketplace. Buchanan stated that Bandelier will use ABQ-Net to explore how quantum entanglement and novel AI models can improve the resilience and security of defense and critical infrastructure networks.

Aliro Technologies, a Harvard-born company backed by Cisco and Accenture, provides the software platform that enterprises and government agencies use to simulate, deploy, and operate entanglement-based quantum networks. Michael Cubeddu, Co-Founder and CTO of Aliro, explained that the company is demonstrating its AlirOS KeyGen stack using Qunnect’s entanglement distribution systems on the ABQ-Net fiber infrastructure to show real-time entanglement-based secure key generation, validating the technology for customers in defense, finance, and telecom.

Infrastructure Access and Regional Expansion

Qunnect has deployed quantum networks on two continents using its proprietary Carina hardware, including systems in New York, Berlin, and across the United States. The company’s flagship GothamQ connects NYU, Columbia University, Stony Brook University, and Brookhaven National Laboratory over existing New York City fiber. Noel Goddard, CEO of Qunnect, noted that beyond supporting innovators, ABQ-Net is laying the foundation for securing New Mexico’s critical infrastructure, with the same technology enabling advanced research today and delivering secure communications and resilient networks for governments, utilities, businesses, and communities in the years ahead.

The first two anchor nodes are located at Qunnect’s downtown Albuquerque office and the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), a Department of Energy-funded facility operated by Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Rob Black, Secretary of Economic Development, stated that ABQ-Net is the connective tissue for New Mexico’s quantum ecosystem, connecting national laboratories, colleges and universities, and technology companies. Companies are already choosing New Mexico because of ABQ-Net.

In August 2025, the New Mexico Economic Development Department selected Roadrunner Venture Studios to lead an initiative accelerating quantum innovation, including the creation of ABQ-Net. The network is positioned to expand, connecting other entities across Albuquerque including the Air Force Research Lab, the University of New Mexico, and Central New Mexico Community College. This infrastructure supports economic and workforce development while strengthening the state’s long-term security and resilience goals.

Bottom Line

Four quantum companies begin validating entanglement technologies on ABQ-Net, the first U.S. open-access quantum network.

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