Andhra govt clears IBM proposal to install quantum computer in Amaravati
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday approved IBM’s proposal to install a 133-qubit, 5K-gate quantum computer at the Amaravati Quantum Computing Centre (AQCC).
The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) had earlier allotted 50 acres for developing a “Quantum Valley” to benefit universities, startups, and industries through advanced research programmes in deep technologies and quantum computing applications.
“The state government has approved International Business Machines Corporation’s (IBM) proposal to set up a 133-qubit 5K-gate quantum computer at the Amaravati Quantum Computing Centre,” IT Secretary Bhaskar Katamneni said in a GO.
