Insider Brief
- Qunnect has appointed Scott Faris, CEO of Eqlipse Quantum and Chairman of LightPath Technologies, to its Board of Directors as the company expands its metro-scale quantum networking deployments.
- Qunnect’s Carina system operates entanglement-based quantum networks over commercial fiber in cities including New York and Berlin, delivering 99%+ fidelity without cryogenics.
- Faris brings experience from leading Luminar Semiconductor and Infleqtion, Inc., and will support Qunnect’s commercialization, defense sector applications, and expansion into new markets such as Albuquerque.
PRESS RELEASE — Qunnect, the leading deployer of metro-scale quantum networking infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Eqlipse Quantum CEO and LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) Chairman, Scott Faris, to its Board of Directors. Previously CEO of Luminar Semiconductor & Infleqtion, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCCX), Faris brings a rare combination of commercialization, national security tech fluency, and board-level leadership as Qunnect gains market traction through its networking deployments around the world.
Faris joins the board as Qunnect proves entanglement-based quantum networks can effectively operate alongside classical data traffic in major cities—a milestone previously limited to laboratory environments. The company’s flagship Carina system powers entanglement-based quantum networks operating on existing commercial fiber, with deployments running in New York City and—through a partnership with Deutsche Telekom (DT)—in Berlin. DT’s BearlinQ network recently supported network expansion to 100 kilometers, after previously setting a record for 99%+ fidelity entanglement distribution over 38 kilometers. Qunnect will soon launch in Albuquerque as New Mexico’s first quantum network.
“We’ve spent four years developing a solution, staging a manufacturing process, , and now we’re deploying it in cities around the world,” said Noel Goddard, CEO of Qunnect. “Scott’s extensive experience commercializing emerging technologies will help us secure Qunnect’s position as the hardware backbone of this billion-dollar market.”
Qunnect’s commercial traction comes from technology that is unique in the market. With hardware based on the principle of quantum entanglement — distributing linked photons that mirror each other across great distances—Qunnect’s Carina can operate under noisy, uncontrolled conditions such as optical fibers in metro cities and at room temperature. The Carina system delivers 99+% fidelity without cryogenics and could be used today to detect network intrusion and protect against “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks.
“Qunnect has solved the problem everyone said was impossible,” said Scott Faris. “They’ve deployed entanglement-based quantum networking that operates on existing fiber in real cities—and they are years ahead of the competition.”
More than 20 countries—including the U.S., China, and members of the European Union—have launched national quantum programs, accelerating the race to global quantum leadership. As one of the three pillars of emerging quantum technology – along with quantum computing and quantum sensing – quantum networking is key to realizing the full potential of scaling quantum investments. But Qunnect’s deployments also have present-day applications across finance, telecom, energy, and defense sectors; the company’s technology is supported by U.S. federal government partnerships and contracts advancing next-generation secure communications.
“Scott joins Qunnect at a critical growth moment,” said Orli Herschmann, Board Director and Head of Strategy and Communication at Airbus Ventures. “America and its allies need entanglement-based networks to build long-term resilience against future security challenges— and they need them to work today, deployed on existing fiber at scale. Scott’s track record positioning deep-tech capabilities for mission-critical markets will help Qunnect capture this critical opportunity.”
