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MIAMI, FL — April 27, 2026 — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum platform company, and Florida LambdaRail (FLR), Florida’s existing statewide research and education fiber optic network, announced an agreement to support delivering on FLR’s vision for a quantum safe network spanning Florida. Together with Florida Quantum and local colleges and universities, the groups’ first step will seek to create a nearly 100 mile quantum corridor from Palm Beach County to Miami-Dade connecting three research and education institutions.
“Creating a statewide quantum network in Florida will mark another major milestone in the deployment of IonQ’s global quantum platform,” said Niccolo de Masi, Chairman and CEO of IonQ. “IonQ’s quantum-secure communications and advanced networking capabilities strengthen innovation ecosystems, improve resiliency, and lay the foundation for future public and private sector applications.”
The Master Service Agreement (MSA), announced at the 2026 eMerge Americas Conference + Expo, represents one of the most advanced efforts in the United States to transition critical fiber infrastructure toward quantum-secure communications. It builds on a series of collaborations across public and private sectors, aimed at accelerating the state’s quantum infrastructure and investment ecosystem.
“I’m grateful for the LambdaRail team, IonQ, and partners at FAU, Quantum Coast Capital and more for accelerating this critical multistep process to provide quantum-level security for Florida’s postsecondary fiberoptics network—an investment with strong defense sector implications, “said Florida’s Secretary of Commerce J. Alex Kelly. “Several of Florida’s postsecondary institutions have regular working relationships with our 21 major military bases, and other public and private sector defense partners, and LambdaRail’s partnership with IonQ will fast-track this necessary step to secure those partnerships for years to come.”