Four Quantum Companies Sign-on to New Mexico’s Open-Access Quantum Network

Insider BriefPRESS RELEASE — Four leading quantum companies have selected New Mexico’s ABQ-Net, the only open-access entanglement-based quantum network in the United States, to develop and validate next-generation security technologies. Launched through support from the New Mexico Technology and Innovation Office, ABQ-Net is part of the state’s over $450 million investment in quantum company creation. Infleqtion, Aliro, Tensora, and Bandelier Technologies are the first to commit to using the network.Created by Brooklyn-based Qunnect through a contract with Roadrunner Venture Studios, ABQ-Net was built to bring in American founders by giving companies access to live quantum testing environments without requiring them to invest millions building specialized infrastructure themselves. The network’s physics-based security model offers unique protections classical networks can’t—which is ideal for companies building defense, enterprise, and security applications:“Beyond supporting today’s innovators, ABQ-Net is also laying the foundation for securing New Mexico’s critical infrastructure,” said Noel Goddard, CEO of Qunnect, creator of ABQ-Net. “The same technology that enables advanced research and innovation today will also help deliver a new generation of secure communications and resilient networks for governments, utilities, businesses, and communities in the years ahead.”Qunnect has already deployed quantum networks on two continents, enabled by its proprietary Carina hardware, via quantum networks in New York, Berlin, and across the United States. The company’s flagship GothamQ connects NYU, Columbia University, Stony Brook University, and Brookhaven National Laboratory over existing New York City fiber.“ABQ-Net is the connective tissue for New Mexico’s quantum ecosystem, connecting our national laboratories, colleges and universities, and technology companies,” said Rob Black, Secretary of Economic Development. “We’re already seeing companies choose New Mexico because of ABQ-Net, which is exactly the kind of long-term return we hoped this investment would deliver for New Mexicans.”In August 2025, the New Mexico Economic Development Department selected Roadrunner Venture Studios to lead an initiative accelerating quantum innovation, including the creation of ABQ-Net. The first two anchor nodes are located at Qunnect‘s downtown Albuquerque office and the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), a Department of Energy-funded facility operated by Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory. ABQ-Net will deepen economic and workforce development while strengthening New Mexico’s long-term security and resilience goals. The network is positioned to expand, connecting other entities across Albuquerque including Air Force Research Lab, University of New Mexico, and Central New Mexico Community College.TopicsShare Get the latest research, company news, and market intelligence every week. MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLEInfleqtion, founded in 2007 at the University of Colorado Boulder, specializes in neutral atom quantum technology for the aerospace and defense sectors. The company is heavily involved in orbital infrastructure, notably supplying atomic clocks and contributing quantum sensors to NASA's Cold Atom Lab and the Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder mission to enhance space navigation, timing, and Earth observation capabilities.Aliro Quantum focuses on developing and deploying entanglement-based quantum networks and the supporting software stack. Its technology enables applications such as quantum-secure communications, distributed quantum sensing, and networked quantum computing. The company works with telecommunications providers, utilities, government agencies, and enterprises that are simulating, testing, or implementing early-stage quantum network infrastructures.Bandelier Technologies specializes in quantum radar and sensing solutions, focusing on long-range tracking, monitoring, and imaging. It develops photonic quantum radar systems that enable detection and identification in scenarios where classical systems fail, such as stealth detection and GPS-denied navigation. The technology also supports secure communications, subsurface detection, and critical infrastructure protection, aiming for cross-sector impact with a scalable platform. Bandelier emphasizes fieldable, next-generation quantum sensing and communications for both defense and commercial markets, leveraging partnerships with New Mexico National Labs and participation in national defense initiatives.Qunnect develops light­-based modular devices for encryption. Core to their differentiation is their quantum memory device that operates at room temperature.Roadrunner Venture Studios is a company creation studio that co-founds deep-tech ventures with leading scientists, engineers, and innovators in sectors such as energy, space, clean tech, advanced materials, manufacturing, quantum, and high-performance computing. The studio engages at the earliest stages of ideas, accelerating product development, commercialization, and team building, providing startups with the resources needed to grow into venture-backed companies.More in Research