D-Wave Quantum on Oct. 1 launched a beta program for its gate-model quantum computing simulator, giving a first group of customers early access to software tied to its forthcoming gate-model systems.
The beta cohort includes four organizations: BBVA, FirstQFM, Florida Atlantic University and the Jülich Supercomputing Centre.
The company said the simulator is built around its dual-rail superconducting gate-model technology, which is designed to use error detection to support quantum error correction with lower hardware overhead as systems scale. D-Wave said the simulator is intended to let customers experiment with error-aware programming before the general release of its gate-model systems.
D-Wave said the simulator is being made available through its Leap quantum cloud service and Ocean SDK. It also said it plans to offer development bundles that combine simulator access and future gate-model systems with expert guidance.
The launch follows what D-Wave described as peer-reviewed validation of a key element of the dual-rail architecture in Nature, where researchers demonstrated a two-qubit entangling gate that preserves the architecture’s error-detection advantages.
The company highlighted several early use cases from beta participants. BBVA said it sees potential applications in portfolio optimization, fraud detection and derivatives valuation. FirstQFM said it plans to test how detected errors, mid-circuit error signals and real-time control could improve the quality and reliability of quantum computations. FAU said the program is already giving students and faculty hands-on experience, while Jülich said it expects to contribute insights to the development of future gate-model systems.
D-Wave said more than 100 organizations across commercial, government and research sectors now use its quantum computing systems, software and services. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved 0.85%, and are now trading at a price of $16.57. For more information, read the company's full 8-K submission here.
