IBM is to release a 20-qubit quantum computer and also claims to have has successfully built a 50-qubit prototype. The 20-qubit computer is IBM's first commercial quantum offering and will be available by the end of the year. Its launch is something of a leap for IBM, as the company began offering its quantum computing as a cloud service with a five-qubit computer only 18 months ago. Quantum computers are based on the idea that particles can exist in multiple states at once, rather than being confined to one particular state.
IBM is to release a 20-qubit quantum computer and also claims to have has successfully built a 50-qubit prototype. The 20-qubit computer is IBM's first commercial quantum offering and will be available by the end of the year. Its launch is something of a leap for IBM, as the company began offering its quantum computing as a cloud service with a five-qubit computer only 18 months ago. It remains unclear when the 50-qubit version may become available.