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D-Wave delivers its Advantage2 annealing computer to Como, Italy
D-Wave's Advantage2 annealing quantum computer has arrived at Villa Saporiti in Como, Lombardy, and is being installed. It is not yet running; once live, European researchers, universities and businesses can reach it through D-Wave's Leap cloud service.
- The system has more than 4,400 qubits and is called VoltaB1 within the Q-Alliance ecosystem.
- Swiss Quantum Technology SA funded it under a €10 million agreement and bought 50% of its capacity for five years, with an option to buy the full system.
- A formal inauguration was scheduled for October 16, 2026, during Q-Alliance's event in Italy; the article does not confirm it took place.