New Delhi: The IT giants of India, IBM and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are partnering to further develop India’s quantum industry as part of the Government of Andhra Pradesh’s first-of-a-kind, Quantum Valley Tech Park, currently being built in the capital city of Amaravati.
The Quantum Valley Tech Park will be equipped with an IBM Quantum System Two installation, which includes a 156-qubit Heron quantum processor, the largest quantum computer in the country.
Meanwhile, TCS is collaborating with IBM to support the development of algorithms, as well as applications that will help the industry and academia solve some of the most complex challenges in the country.
The Andhra Pradesh government, IBM and TCS are expecting to accelerate the development of India’s quantum ecosystem through this initiative.
N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, said: “India’s National Quantum Mission is to make India a global hub in the quantum industry. Andhra Pradesh is set to lead the global quantum revolution, becoming the first state in the world to envision a dedicated Quantum Valley as the foundation of its future economy.”
“With quantum computing poised to transform every major sector in the next 25 years, the state aims to be a first mover in harnessing this emerging frontier. With IBM, TCS, L&T and other members, the Quantum Valley Technology Park represents how India’s industry and academia will soon be able to take an important step forward in accelerating the achievement of our mission’s goals,” he added.
Jay Gambetta, Vice President, IBM Quantum, said: “We are excited about our plans with the state of Andhra Pradesh to deploy our latest IBM Quantum System Two at the Quantum Valley Tech Park.”
“Our collaboration with TCS will help attract the country’s thriving ecosystem of developers, scientists, and industry experts to develop algorithms and applications. Combining this with India’s National Quantum Mission, we could see an acceleration of the next critical milestone – a successful demonstration of quantum advantage,” noted Gambetta.
The Quantum Valley Tech Park members can work with TCS for the opportunity to access the cloud-based quantum computers of IBM.
After completion, the Quantum Valley Tech Park will incorporate access to an IBM Quantum System Two with IBM’s latest 156-qubit Heron processor.
Dr Harrick Vin, Chief Technology Officer of TCS, said that hybrid architectures are the key to overcoming intractable computing challenges, with quantum computing serving as a catalyst.
“TCS’ Hybrid Computing strategy is creating what we believe is a breakthrough software layer that intelligently decomposes programs across current systems, CPUs, GPUs and emerging computing architectures, such as quantum. We’re excited to be partnering with IBM and the Government of Andhra Pradesh at the Quantum Valley Tech Park and support India’s National Quantum Mission to accelerate the development of quantum algorithms and applications that solve complex, intractable problems and drive both economic growth and technological innovation,” he added.
By establishing a vibrant quantum ecosystem encompassing research, access to quantum computers and industry applications, the Andhra Pradesh government intends to create high-end jobs, attract top-tier talent and draw global investments.
As part of this collaboration, TCS will play a pivotal role in driving India’s applied research and innovation by developing quantum use cases across sectors such as life sciences, materials science, supply chain resilience, energy optimisation, cryptography, and sustainable manufacturing.
The goal of this collaboration is to unlock applications capable of a quantum advantage in solving practical industry problems that are currently beyond the reach of classical computing.
TCS’ role within the Quantum Valley Tech Park will give researchers from TCS, domain experts across the industry in the country and academic institutions alike the opportunity to leverage IBM’s quantum computers and resources.
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