D-Wave Makes European Push

Quantum Computing Technology & Capabilities - D-Wave is deploying an advantage to quantum computer in Italy, available to researchers, scientists, and businesses to explore quantum computing [1] - D-Wave's 4400+ qubit advantage to system is considered the largest and most powerful quantum computer [2] - D-Wave's quantum computer has almost ten times more qubits than competitors [3][6] - D-Wave's quantum computer can compute properties of materials in minutes, a task that would take nearly 1 million years on the fastest supercomputers [3] - D-Wave's annealing quantum computers differ from gate model quantum computers used by others, leading to academic debate around qubit differences [5][6][7] Commercialization & Market Presence - D-Wave has sold a quantum computer to the Public Supercomputing Center in Germany for AI workflows [8] - D-Wave signed a memorandum of understanding with Yonsei University and Incheon City in South Korea for quantum computer acquisition [8] - D-Wave's quantum computers are used commercially, including by North Wales Police for optimizing vehicle placement [9][10] - D-Wave has both cloud-based and on-premise business models [10] Strategic Alliances & Initiatives - D-Wave is a founding member of the Q Alliance, supporting Italy's digital transformation [1]