Last week, Iain Thompson from our team moderated a panel at Q-Expo (organised by Quantum Delta and European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC)) zooming in on insights from our report on the adoption of quantum in telecoms.
During the panel, several commercial collaborations in Telecom were highlighted and discussed by industry-leading parties driving the adoption of quantum technologies:
- Ingrid Romijn, Q*BIRD
- Vanesa Diaz, LuxQuanta
- Fernando De la Iglesia, Quside
- Marc H., Eurofiber
- Rafael Canto Palancar, Telefónica
Here are the key takeaways from the discussion:
- Connecting enterprises and startups across the supply chain is crucial to improve the interoperability of solutions.
- Facilitating commercial engagements between vendors and users is necessary to scale the deployment of solutions. Such collaborations provide the required knowledge about each other’s operational capabilities and requirements, helping develop and adopt products faster and more efficiently.
- Significant effort in education and workforce development is needed to prepare talent with the skills and knowledge to adopt quantum technologies.
- Increased communication about solutions is vital to help prepare enterprises and end-users for adoption.