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This article matters because the new Quantum Networking Applications Roadmap is the first coordinated blueprint that brings together academia, national labs, and leading vendors to define realistic use‑cases and interoperability standards for a future quantum internet. By mapping out near‑term milestones—from satellite‑based key distribution to hybrid fiber networks linking trapped‑ion and superconducting processors—the roadmap builds on recent breakthroughs such as the 2025 demonstration of entanglement swapping across metropolitan distances, helping translate experimental feats into commercial services. For investors, policymakers, and engineers, it offers a clear timeline for where funding and development effort should flow, while also flagging technical bottlenecks that still need to be solved before large‑scale quantum networking becomes viable.
— Mark Eatherly
Summary
Schematic of the future quantum internet. Credit: Alireza Shabani, © 2026. The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), in collaboration with the NSF-funded Center for Quantum Networks (CQN), has published its comprehensive Quantum Networking Applications Roadmap. Built on technical input from over 50 experts across national laboratories, academic research centers, and commercial firms—including IonQ, L3Harris, Aliro [...] The post QED-C and Center for Quantum Networks Release Quantum Networking Roadmap appeared first on Quantum Computing Report .