{"id":875546,"date":"2026-08-31T23:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/875546\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:32:20","slug":"diraq-and-equinix-to-deploy-australias-first-quantum-computer-inside-a-data-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/875546\/","title":{"rendered":"Diraq and Equinix to deploy Australia\u2019s first quantum computer inside a data centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Quantum computing specialist Diraq says it will deploy what it describes as Australia\u2019s first quantum computer operating inside a commercial data centre, to be installed at an Equinix facility in Sydney.<\/p>\n

The system, due to be installed in October 2026, is expected to be housed alongside conventional computing infrastructure already operating in the data centre. Diraq says the deployment will test how quantum computing can run in environments used for AI, cloud and other enterprise workloads, and support work towards commercial adoption.<\/p>\n

Diraq said the system will include a silicon chip containing eight quantum bits (qubits), with cryogenic cooling and control electronics self-contained. The company said the system will fit within the existing data centre footprint, require minimal integration, and draw less than 20kW of power.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuantum computers are about to become as essential to data centres and computing infrastructure as data servers, CPUs and GPUs,\u201d said Andrew Dzurak, Diraq Founder and CEO. \u201cThe data centre is where quantum computing goes mainstream, and that shift starts now. It\u2019s a first, and the milestone is in the simplicity itself. Diraq\u2019s quantum computers integrate into operational data centres like any other rack. That\u2019s the advantage of Diraq\u2019s silicon spin qubits: as we scale to millions of qubits, our system is deployable anywhere in the world, right next to the AI systems that are reshaping the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The companies said the collaboration will focus on evaluating operational performance in a live commercial environment with network connectivity, including remote monitoring and integration with classical computing resources. They also said the project is intended to inform how quantum and AI systems might be used together as both scale, and to support future discussions with industry partners and customers.<\/p>\n

Jarrod Nink, Managing Director, Australia, Equinix, said: \u201cQuantum computing\u2019s future depends not only on breakthroughs in hardware, but on proving how these systems can operate within the digital infrastructure enterprises rely on every day. Our collaboration with Diraq will demonstrate how quantum computing can be securely deployed alongside AI, cloud and high-performance computing environments. By combining Diraq\u2019s pioneering silicon quantum technology with Equinix\u2019s global footprint, we\u2019re helping to define a new benchmark for quantum deployment while supporting Australia\u2019s ambition to become a leading global hub for quantum innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Dzurak adds, \u201cWe believe the future of computing will be quantum-enhanced and AI-enabled. Rather than replacing today\u2019s systems, quantum computers will work alongside AI and classical infrastructure to solve problems that are currently out of reach. By bringing quantum into a commercial data centre, we\u2019re helping pave the way for that future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diraq said scaling to higher qubit counts would require replacing the chip without changes to surrounding infrastructure. The company argues this approach could allow multiple systems to be deployed in standard data centres as demand grows.<\/p>\n

Installation work at Equinix\u2019s Sydney data centre is expected to be completed in October 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quantum computing specialist Diraq says it will deploy what it describes as Australia\u2019s first quantum computer operating inside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":875547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,272564,69713,44,2292],"class_list":["post-875546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-diraq","tag-equinix","tag-news","tag-quantum-computing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875546","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=875546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/875547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=875546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=875546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=875546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}