nodeQ provides a software platform that lets telecom carriers, cloud providers, and data center operators design, model, and certify quantum‑safe networks.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Current communication networks and data center infrastructures lack protection against emerging quantum computing attacks and cannot support the efficient distribution of quantum information required for future distributed quantum computing. Additionally, there is no standardized software framework for planning, modeling, and certifying quantum‑safe network components such as quantum key distribution hardware.
Solution
NodeQ offers a software platform that enables telecom operators, cloud providers, and data center operators to design, model, and certify quantum‑safe networks. The platform provides tools for simulating and optimizing quantum key distribution (QKD) hardware, validating its performance, and integrating post‑quantum encryption for existing services. For quantum computing networks, NodeQ supplies algorithms that optimize entanglement distribution, design end‑to‑end qubit transmission paths, and refine quantum chip architectures to support modular, distributed quantum computing workloads. By delivering both quantum‑safe and quantum‑computing network capabilities, the platform facilitates a secure transition to the quantum internet while enabling scalable quantum information processing.
Target Audience
Primary customers are telecommunications carriers, cloud service providers, and large data center operators seeking to secure their networks against quantum threats and to build infrastructure for distributed quantum computing.
Features
- Modeling and emulation environment for quantum‑safe network topologies, supporting capacity planning and performance analysis
- Optimization routines for QKD hardware placement, certification workflows, and post‑quantum encryption integration
- Entanglement network optimization algorithms that maximize fidelity and throughput across multi‑scale quantum links
- End‑to‑end qubit transmission planning tools that achieve capacity‑approaching rates for distributed quantum computing
- Design and optimization utilities for quantum chip architectures to improve inter‑chip entanglement distribution
- Modular software stack that can be integrated with existing telecom and cloud infrastructure management systems