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AWS

Amazon Braket

“Quantum, as a service.”

AWS's fully managed quantum service — one console, many hardware backends, and a Center for Quantum Networking behind it.

One Console, Many Backends

Amazon Braket gives access to IonQ, Rigetti, QuEra, IQM and Oxford Quantum Circuits in one place.

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The Story

Timeline.

2019

Amazon Braket announced at re:Invent — quantum-as-a-service inside AWS.

2020

AWS Center for Quantum Networking opens to build a global quantum internet.

2021

AWS Center for Quantum Computing at Caltech starts building superconducting hardware.

2025

Announces Ocelot, its first internally developed cat-qubit prototype.

What makes them different

Key Facts

  • One console for many hardware providers, integrated with the rest of AWS.
  • Also building its own quantum chip based on cat qubits.
  • Runs research into fault-tolerant hardware at Caltech.
  • Deep push into quantum networking and secure communications.

Real-world pilots

Quantum Uses Today

  • Cloud access to a portfolio of quantum backends for research and startups.
  • Enterprise pilots via AWS professional services.

If they succeed

Potential Applications

  • Turnkey quantum acceleration inside existing cloud workflows.
  • Quantum internet nodes tied into AWS backbone infrastructure.
  • Hybrid quantum-classical HPC at massive scale.
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