Another step towards application-oriented quantum computing: SaxonQ has successfully connected its mobile quantum computer to QCI Connect, the quantum computing platform of the DLR Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI). Through this new framework, industry partners, research institutions, and startups can now access computing time on real qubits.
This means that SaxonQ’s quantum computer, originally designed as a standalone system, is now also network-enabled via API – and is available for selected partner applications through the DLR infrastructure.
Pioneer Project with the German Aerospace Center
The starting point was the DLR itself: In an initial pilot project, SaxonQ’s freely programmable 4-qubit system – based on NV technology – was connected at the Innovation Center in Hamburg and integrated into network operations. The quantum computer operates there at room temperature, requires no complex infrastructure, and provides developers with easy access through a graphical user interface., benötigt keine aufwändige Infrastruktur und bietet über eine grafische Benutzeroberfläche einen einfachen Zugang für Entwickler:innen.
Computing Time on Real Qubits
QCI Connect allows partners to test their own algorithms on real hardware in close collaboration with the developer teams. To this end, SaxonQ developed a dedicated framework that receives cloud jobs, validates them, forwards them to the quantum processor, and returns the results in a structured manner. A digital twin of the quantum computer with simulated qubits enabled full software development and testing before commissioning.
With the cloud connection via QCI Connect, quantum computing on the SaxonQ system is now available for the first time to a broader developer community – ideal for training, applications, and experiments with real qubits in realistic environments.
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