TL;DR: In September 2025, state and university leaders announced a $300 million investment to turn Long Island's existing telecom fiber into a quantum network testbed. This is one of the largest quantum netw
In September 2025, state and university leaders announced a $300 million investment to turn Long Island's existing telecom fiber into a quantum network testbed. This is one of the largest quantum networking investments globally and will test quantum communication protocols, quantum repeaters, and network architectures in a real-world environment using existing fiber infrastructure.
Type
Quantum network testbed
Protocol
Multiple protocols over existing telecom fiber
Range
Long Island, New York
Status
$300M investment announced September 2025