Oxford Quantum Circuits and Cyxtera announced that customers will soon have access to quantum computing-as-a-service via Cyxtera's Reading Data Center Campus LHR3. This partnership will mark the world's first integration of a quantum computer in a colocation data center. Customers throughout Cyxtera's U.K. data centers will be able to access OQC's quantum computer via the Cyxtera Digital Exchange, dramatically reducing latency times for quantum algorithms and use cases.

This deployment marks a significant step in moving quantum computing from a “lab” environment into a fully managed, industry-ready environment with the security, interconnectivity, network bandwidth, and redundant infrastructure that will be needed as the technology matures. OQC selected Cyxtera due to the company's vision for making innovative technologies more accessible, as well as its ability to easily connect OQC's quantum-as-a-service platform to multiple customers and to accommodate unique hosting requirements, such as cryogenic systems. OQC will also join the Cyxtera ecosystem of service providers whose innovative value-added solutions are available via a marketplace to more than 2,300 Cyxtera customers.