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Optum Quantum Computing Partnership
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC · 2026-09-17 · Importance 31 · Surprise 42 · In source text
D-Wave reported expanded commercial agreements with Optum, alongside agreements with AT&T and NTT DOCOMO, for its quantum annealing systems. The announcement indicates that Optum is participating as a commercial enterprise customer or partner in D-Wave’s quantum-computing ecosystem. D-Wave also highlighted a validated high-fidelity two-qubit entangling gate for its gate-model roadmap, although the report did not disclose the financial value or scope of Optum’s agreement.
Key facts
- D-Wave reported expanded commercial agreements with AT&T, Optum, and NTT DOCOMO for its annealing systems. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operating_income | negative | contingent | — | D-Wave reported expanded commercial agreements with AT&T, Optum, and NTT DOCOMO for its annealing systems. |
| cash | negative | contingent | — | D-Wave reported expanded commercial agreements with AT&T, Optum, and NTT DOCOMO for its annealing systems. |