Quantum Alliance: CESGA, IQM, and Telefónica Catalyze Infrastructure Growth
CESGA, IQM and Telefónica have announced a partnership to build practical quantum infrastructure in Spain and strengthen Europe’s quantum capabilities. The collaboration combines CESGA’s supercomputing facilities, IQM’s quantum hardware expertise, and Telefónica’s cloud and network services to offer local quantum access for research and industry.
Collaborative Foundations for Quantum Innovation
CESGA, the Galician Supercomputing Centre, will provide facility space, HPC integration and user communities. IQM brings on-prem quantum processors and systems integration experience from its European deployments. Telefónica, via Telefónica Tech and Telefónica Innovation Ventures, contributes cloud integration, connectivity and commercial channels to expose quantum services to enterprise customers.
Planned activities include installing IQM hardware at CESGA, connecting systems to Telefónica’s cloud and edge infrastructure, joint R&D projects, and developer access programs. The alliance aims to produce a secure, low-latency quantum access model for Spanish researchers, startups and industry pilots.
Boosting European Quantum Access and Development
Local hosting of quantum hardware addresses latency, data sovereignty and skills gaps that can limit real-world trials. By pairing classical HPC at CESGA with IQM quantum processors and Telefónica’s cloud, the partnership creates a hybrid environment suited to algorithm benchmarking, materials science experiments and optimisation use cases.
This model supports Spain’s scientific community and provides a reference for pan-European deployments, reinforcing supply chain diversity and commercial pathways outside hyperscaler-dominated offerings.
The Future Trajectory of Quantum AI
For business leaders and investors, the alliance signals a move toward operational quantum services integrated into existing cloud and AI stacks. Near-term outcomes include testbeds for quantum algorithms, workforce training and early commercial pilots. Longer term, successful integration could accelerate adoption of hybrid quantum-classical workflows in logistics, finance and drug discovery.
Strategically, partnerships that combine facilities, hardware and cloud reach will be central to making quantum computing practically available to industry and research across Europe.
