US EditionCisco Shows Switch that Can Connect Quantum Computers of Different Kinds
The prototype preserved quantum information with less than 4% degradation and is designed to link systems from different manufacturers without cryogenic cooling.
- On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Cisco Systems unveiled its Universal Quantum Switch prototype, enabling seamless connectivity between quantum systems from different vendors operating at room temperature over standard telecom fiber.
- Current quantum computers operate at hundreds of qubits with vendor-specific limitations, creating barriers to scalability. Cisco's switch addresses this by bridging differing encoding approaches to allow devices from different manufacturers to interoperate.
- Using a Cisco-patented conversion engine, the switch translates between major encoding modalities—Polarization, Time-Bin, Frequency-Bin, and Path—preserving quantum information with less than 4% degradation in proof-of-concept experiments.
- Vijoy Pandey, SVP of Outshift, Cisco's Emerging Technologies and Incubation Group, called the milestone a "pivotal moment," as Cisco collaborates with IBM, Qunnect, and Atom Computing on quantum development.
- Beyond the switch, Cisco's full-stack approach integrates the network-aware Quantum Compiler and applications, positioning the company alongside tech titans like Google in building a future quantum internet.
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Cisco has unveiled the "Cisco Universal Quantum Switch" to solve the connectivity issues between heterogeneous quantum systems, which are considered a key barrier to building quantum networks. As a working research prototype, it aims to connect quantum computers from different manufacturers and using different technologies without compromising quantum data.
Cisco shows switch that can connect quantum computers of different kinds
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 : Cisco Systems on Thursday showed a switching chip that it says will be able to connect quantum computers of different types, another step in its effort to eventually connect an internet of quantum machines the way its gear connects the existing internet.Like other major tech firms su
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Cisco Introduces Universal Quantum Switch, Advancing the Path to a Quantum Network
A working research prototype designed to connect quantum systems from different vendors, in all major encoding modalities, at room temperature, over standard...
Cisco shows Universal Quantum Switch prototype to connect quantum systems
Cisco Universal Quantum Switch connects different quantum systems. The switch routes quantum signals over telecom fibre without measuring them. Cisco has shown a working research prototype of a switching chip designed to connect different types of quantum computers and quantum sensors over a shared network. The company said the Cisco Universal Quantum Switch can route entangled photons while preserving their quantum state. The switch is designed…
[Digital Daily Reporter Lee Sang-il] Cisco has unveiled the 'Cisco Universal Quantum Switch,' which enables information exchange between different quantum computers. It is the world's first research prototype capable of converting quantum information encoding methods, which vary by manufacturer, in real-time and transmitting them without loss. Currently, mutual communication between quantum computers is virtually impossible because the methods …
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