The fundamental aim of a quantum networking is to create an entanglement link between two qubits that are not physically adjacent, via a photon-mediated interaction.

As such, quantum networking has three main applications:

• Quantum Computing: create entangled networks of QPUs to form a larger computer (usually within data-centre scales)
• Quantum Communication: use remote entanglement to transmit information such as cryptographic keys (usually hundreds of metres to kilometres)
• Quantum Sensing: create entangled networks of quantum sensors to increase their sensitivity exponentially (could be very large distances, e.g. to detect gravitational waves)

Nu Quantum’s focus is on the first application - scaling quantum computers.