{"id":97221,"date":"2026-05-19T14:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=97221"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:22:41","slug":"ibm-declares-the-dawn-of-practical-quantum-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ibm-declares-the-dawn-of-practical-quantum-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM Declares the Dawn of Practical Quantum Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quantum computing is transitioning from laboratory experiments to real-world applications, according to Petra Florisoon, IBM Quantum&#8217;s Global Sales Director, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mk.co.kr\/en\">Maeil Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the IBM Quantum Connect APAC conference in Seoul, she confirmed plans to achieve the first verified instances of <span data-descr=\"this refers to a situation where a quantum computer performs a specific task better than a classical computer\" class=\"old_tooltip\">quantum advantage<\/span> by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Florisoon also announced the development of a large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer, IBM Quantum Starling, by 2029. It will be capable of executing quantum circuits involving <span data-descr=\"an indicator of how long and complex a quantum program the computer can execute\" class=\"old_tooltip\">100 million gates<\/span> on 200 logical qubits. The system is being developed at a facility in Poughkeepsie, New York.<\/p>\n<p>After 2033, the company plans to transition to the Blue Jay device with 2000 logical qubits and 1 billion operations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9453a0557d4e43e2-4790379285797794.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-280167\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">IBM&#8217;s roadmap. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/quantum\/blog\/large-scale-ftqc?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">IBM<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Florisoon, quantum computing is &#8220;no longer a technology of the future.&#8221; IBM is currently promoting the concept of &#8220;quantum utility&#8221;\u2014a stage where such systems provide practical benefits to businesses and research centers, although they do not yet surpass classical computers in all aspects.<\/p>\n<p>The next stage is quantum advantage\u2014a situation where such a computer solves a problem faster, cheaper, or more accurately than classical methods.<\/p>\n<p>As a prime example, the company cited a joint project with Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM. Researchers modeled a protein-ligand complex consisting of 12,635 atoms. The company claims this is the largest heterogeneous quantum-classical electronic structure calculation to date.<\/p>\n<p>The calculations used two IBM quantum computers and two supercomputers. The work simultaneously involved a <span data-descr=\"quantum processing unit\" class=\"old_tooltip\">QPU<\/span>, <span data-descr=\"central processing unit\" class=\"old_tooltip\">CPU<\/span>, and <span data-descr=\"graphics processing unit\" class=\"old_tooltip\">GPU<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>This allowed them to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>scale the system by 40 times;<\/li>\n<li>increase accuracy by 210 times;<\/li>\n<li>utilize up to 94 qubits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another case involves Australia&#8217;s Q-CTRL. The company claimed it completed a materials science task on the IBM Quantum platform more than 3000 times faster than the classical approach.<\/p>\n<p>The quantum algorithm completed the task in about two minutes, whereas the classical calculation took over 100 hours. There is no independent verification of these data yet.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Partnerships<\/h2>\n<p>IBM has paid special attention to Asian infrastructure. Since November 2024, IBM Quantum System One with a 127-qubit Eagle processor has been operational at Yonsei University in South Korea. The company describes the system as part of the national research infrastructure in quantum technologies.<\/p>\n<p>In Japan, the firm collaborates with the RIKEN institute. In 2025, the partners integrated the Fugaku supercomputer with IBM Quantum System Two, featuring a 156-qubit Heron processor.<\/p>\n<p>RIKEN described the project as the first deployment of IBM Quantum System Two outside North America.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Saudi Aramco and Pasqal <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/saudi-arabia-launches-its-first-quantum-computer\">launched access<\/a> to the first quantum computer in Saudi Arabia and introduced the Quantum Computing as a Service platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quantum computing is moving from laboratory experiments to real-world applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Quantum computing is moving from labs to real-world applications.","creation_source":"ai_translated","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[68,575,1360],"class_list":["post-97221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ibm","tag-quantum-computers","tag-quantum-computing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"24","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Quantum computing is moving from labs to real-world applications.","is_update":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97223,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97221\/revisions\/97223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}