Overview
- IonQ confirmed a forthcoming Tempo 100 delivery to South Korea’s KISTI, with on‑site integration into the KISTI‑6 supercomputing cluster to support hybrid quantum‑classical research.
- The KISTI platform is slated for secure private‑cloud access by universities, researchers, and enterprises, with KISTI leading operations and IonQ designated the project’s primary quantum technology provider alongside Megazone Cloud.
- IonQ continues to cite 99.99% two‑qubit gate fidelity achieved in October 2025 and promotes trapped‑ion systems that run at room temperature for data‑center and on‑premises deployment.
- Alphabet and Microsoft maintain heavy quantum R&D tied to their cloud businesses and can integrate or purchase third‑party systems as needed, with quantum expected to remain a small part of 2026 operations.
- Investor interest stays high but valuations are volatile and described as narrative‑driven, even as McKinsey projects a potential $100 billion market within a decade and Nvidia advances NVQLink to enable hybrid quantum‑classical systems.