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AQT and Scaleway agree to put Austrian quantum computer on sovereign cloud

Austrian firm AQT and French cloud provider Scaleway agreed to make AQT's 12-qubit IBEX Q1 trapped ion computer, based in Innsbruck, remotely accessible through Scaleway's sovereign cloud on scheduled weekly windows; commercial terms undisclosed.

Verified AQT (Alpine Quantum Technologies) press release, 18 February 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that remote access has actually gone live or what it will cost.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who operates. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +2 of 36 possible. Austrian quantum computer to get remote access via French sovereign cloud; agreed, not yet live. European Sovereignty Index

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