Diraq and Equinix plan an eight-qubit silicon-spin computer in a Sydney data centre

Diraq and Equinix plan to install an eight-qubit silicon-spin quantum computer in a Sydney commercial data centre in October. The self-contained system is expected to use less than 20 kW and support hybrid quantum, classical and AI experimentation.

Why it matters: Moving quantum hardware into a shared data-centre environment is a useful integration test for access, orchestration, cooling, support and hybrid workloads.

Business/technical/strategic impact: Installation was not complete at cutoff and eight qubits are not utility scale. The “world first” characterisation and power figure are vendor claims.