Insider Brief
- OVHcloud has been awarded the AQUILA initiative to lead France’s push toward a national quantum computing ecosystem, debuting two new emulators and confirming a roadmap for multiple quantum processor units (QPUs) through 2027.
- At France Quantum 2025, the company announced the upcoming deployment of the Pasqal Orion Beta QPU (100 neutral atom qubits) by September, with three QPUs available by year-end and eight by 2027, accessible via a Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS) model.
- OVHcloud is expanding its quantum security capabilities with quantum entropy-based SSL certificates and post-quantum cryptography efforts, while supporting 17 startups and deploying a photonic computer from Quandela for R&D and academic use.
PRESS RELEASE – At France Quantum, an annual event dedicated to the quantum computing ecosystem, OVHcloud announces that it has been awarded the AQUILA call for expressions of interest, which aims to stimulate the emergence of a French ecosystem of users and developers for high-impact quantum computing solutions.
The Group confirms its roadmap with the availability of two new emulators: Qleo from Quobly and Mimiq from Qperfect. Eight quantum emulators are now available on OVHcloud’s infrastructure.
From September 2025, the Group will deploy the Pasqal Orion Beta QPU, with a capacity of 100 Qubits (neutral atoms) available for users. This offer, usable in QaaS (Quantum As A Service) mode, will pave the way for other quantum computers. OVHcloud’s Quantum Cloud platform aims to provide access, as they become available, to real quantum computers in addition to emulators. By the end of 2025, three QPUs are expected to be available, and by the end of 2027, at least 8 QPUs, including 7 European ones, will be offered to QaaS customers in a pay-as-you-go model.
OVHcloud also confirms the upcoming deployment of security certificates whose purpose is to encrypt the connection between a computer and a website. These SSL certificates will benefit from quantum entropy, significantly enhancing security. Finally, the Group’s research and development department is already working on post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to improve resistance to quantum attacks, following recommendations from ANSSI, the French Cybersecurity Agency, as well as working on QKD.
OVHcloud is a true driver for the creation of a quantum ecosystem at a European level and is a major player in democratizing access to quantum computing. The Group is supporting 17 quantum startups through its Startup Program and provides various resources and support to them. OVHcloud has acquired a photonic quantum computer, MosaiQ, from Quandela that is being used by its research and development department and is available to students as part of a close collaboration with the academic world.
