OVHcloud says it has made Quandela’s Belenos, a 12-qubit photonic quantum computer, available through the OVHcloud Quantum Platform, enabling remote access in APAC via a Quantum-as-a-Service model.
The announcement was made at the Quantum Defence Summit, where OVHcloud and Quandela said Belenos is the second “reference quantum computer” offered on the platform.
OVHcloud said the platform is intended to lower barriers to quantum experimentation by offering cloud-based access to quantum hardware and emulators, with pay-as-you-go pricing and per-second billing. The company also said it provides access to 15 quantum emulators, including Perceval and MerLin, with pricing starting at 0.03 euros per hour.
Quandela said Belenos uses photonic technology and is aimed at supporting experimentation with algorithms and applications including image sorting and generation, accelerated AI calculus, quantum machine learning, electromagnetic simulation, structural mechanics, engine combustion, material simulation, meteorology and earth observation.
“We are delighted to deliver on the promise of the Quantum Platform by adding a second reference quantum computer, Belenos from the French company Quandela. The quantum revolution accelerates and OVHcloud is taking its part as the European Cloud leader within the ecosystem,” said Miroslaw Klaba, R&D Director, OVHcloud.
“The integration of Belenos 12 qubits into the OVHcloud portfolio marks a decisive step for quantum in Europe. Accessible through the cloud, this photonic computer becomes a concrete tool for businesses. With OVHcloud, we are offering data scientists and innovators alike the mean to develop their algorithms on a flexible and sovereign infrastructure,” said Niccolò Somaschi, CEO and co-founder, Quandela.
The move comes as quantum vendors and cloud providers continue to push broader access to early-stage quantum systems, with proponents arguing that cloud delivery and emulator tooling can help organisations build skills and test workloads without owning specialised hardware.
