{"id":178841,"date":"2025-09-30T01:04:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/178841\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T01:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:04:20","slug":"comcast-partners-with-classiq-and-d-wave-to-test-quantum-powered-network-traffic-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/178841\/","title":{"rendered":"Comcast Partners with Classiq and D-Wave to Test Quantum-Powered Network Traffic Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/corporate_SCTE-Quantum-Computing-16x9-Hero-v3.jpg\" alt=\"Technologists mid-conversation in a server room.\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.comcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Comcast<\/a> has launched a new quantum lab and an initiative to explore how quantum computing can improve network management and delivery. In partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwavequantum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">D-Wave Quantum Inc.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classiq.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Classiq<\/a>, the company is testing how quantum could solve complex challenges that traditional computing systems have difficulty with, particularly in optimizing network performance at a massive scale.<\/p>\n<p>The trials are designed to tackle real-world challenges like traffic management across Comcast\u2019s infrastructure. The company\u2019s quantum efforts are part of a larger initiative called \u201cProject Genesis,\u201d which aims to virtualize the network from core to home. This virtualization is intended to create an environment where the company can explore new quantum capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eladnafshi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Elad Nafshi<\/a>, Chief Network Officer at Comcast, commented that quantum is introducing an entirely new realm of possibilities for network management and that the company is \u201cexcited to dig in and understand the potential for one of the most critical infrastructures of our time.\u201d The partnership with Classiq and D-Wave is positioned as a way to prepare for the future, demonstrating that quantum is becoming a tool for solving real-world problems.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full announcement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate.comcast.com\/stories\/quantum-computing-supercharging-the-future-of-internet-delivery\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">September 29, 2025<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf-button-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/printfriendly-pdf-button.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\" style=\"width: 112px;height: 24px;\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Comcast has launched a new quantum lab and an initiative to explore how quantum computing can improve network&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[64,63,257,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-178841","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-computing","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}