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# GENCI buys French cat-qubit quantum computer from Alice & Bob
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-17-genci-alice-bob-cat-qubit-quantum-computer/
- Published: 2026-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:29.000Z
- Description: France's GENCI signed an agreement at VivaTech to buy an 18-qubit cat-qubit quantum computer from Alice & Bob, funded through the France 2030 HQI programme and hosted at CEA's TGCC centre.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified

Verified [GENCI press release, 17 June 2026](https://www.genci.fr/actualites/la-france-acquiert-aupres-dalice-bob-un-premier-calculateur-quantique-base-sur-la?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not show the machine operating; it becomes accessible to researchers only from 2027, and no contract price was disclosed.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. France buys French-built (Alice&Bob) quantum computer; contracted, not delivered till 2027. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)