Four Quantum Firms Join ABQ-Net to Validate Defense and Security Technologies

Four Quantum Firms Join ABQ-Net to Validate Defense and Security Technologies Four commercial quantum companies—Infleqtion, Aliro Technologies, Tensora, and Bandelier Technologies—have officially signed on to leverage ABQ-Net, the first open-access, entanglement-based quantum network testbed in the United States. Built by Brooklyn-based quantum networking developer Qunnect in partnership with Roadrunner Venture Studios and supported by the New Mexico Technology and Innovation Office, ABQ-Net gives founders live metropolitan fiber testing environments to develop and validate physics-based security, distributed sensing, and network protocols without investing in capital-intensive internal infrastructure. The network forms a core operational pillar of New Mexico’s broader $450 million state initiative to accelerate quantum technology commercialization. The inaugural cohort will deploy distinct quantum hardware and software workloads across ABQ-Net’s live metro fiber pathways. Infleqtion will integrate its atomic clocks with entangled photons to validate ultra-precise timing synchronization for defense applications, including missile defense and autonomous systems. Aliro Technologies is deploying its AlirOS KeyGen stack alongside Qunnect’s entanglement distribution hardware to demonstrate real-time, physics-based secure key generation. Tensora is utilizing the network’s unique datasets to advance quantum-inspired geosensing approaches for geological deformation and infrastructure monitoring, while Santa Fe-based Bandelier Technologies will evaluate the convergence of quantum entanglement and custom AI models to harden defense and critical infrastructure networks. Natively powered by Qunnect’s room-temperature Carina entanglement generation and dynamic fiber-phase stabilization hardware, ABQ-Net’s initial anchor nodes link Qunnect’s downtown Albuquerque facility with the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)—a U.S. Department of Energy site jointly operated by Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Supported by state economic development efforts, the open-access network is structured for future physical expansion to connect adjacent regional hubs, including the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the University of New Mexico, and Central New Mexico Community College. Review the official corporate press release here, and examine our previous coverage of ABQ-Net’s formal activation here. July 28, 2026 Mohamed Abdel-Kareem2026-07-29T05:26:51-07:00 Leave A Comment Cancel replyComment Type in the text displayed above Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.