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France has secured its first deployment of an 18-qubit cat-qubit system, marking the world's initial adoption of this specific architecture for national research infrastructure. This acquisition targets early fault tolerance by natively suppressing bit-flip errors, a critical step toward scaling logical qubits with fewer physical resources than competing technologies. The integration with existing supercomputing centers at TGCC positions Europe to lead in hybrid HPC-quantum workflows and error correction strategies starting in 2027.

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France Acquires Alice & Bob Cat-Qubit Quantum Computer for National Research Infrastructure

The Quantum InsiderJune 17, 20264 min read

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Following the announcements made by the President of the French Republic on 22 May at the CEA’s Très Grand Centre de Calcul (TGCC) regarding the second phase of France’s National Quantum Strategy (SNQ), GENCI (Grand Équipement National de Calcul Intensif) and French quantum computing company Alice & Bob signed an […]

GENCI and Alice & Bob have signed an agreement for France to acquire an 18-cat-qubit quantum computer, marking the first deployment of a cat-qubit quantum system worldwide. The system will be installed at the TGCC and integrated with the Joliot-Curie supercomputer, with user access expected to begin in 2027. The project is part of France’s National Quantum Strategy and aims to support research into quantum error correction and hybrid HPC-quantum computing workflows. PRESS RELEASE — Following the announcements made by the…

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