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D-Wave announces second production quantum deployment at NTT DOCOMO, cutting peak network signaling load 65.3%
“DOCOMO has deployed a second D-Wave-powered quantum computing application in production. The new application reduced location registration signals generated when devices cross tracking area list boundaries by 65.3% at the daily peak while also reducing paging signals by 7.0%”
Why it matters
This is a rare case of a quantum computing company disclosing a repeat, in-production enterprise customer deployment with quantified operational results, strengthening D-Wave's claim to commercial traction beyond research use cases.
Investment implication
Bullish for D-Wave (QBTS) as evidence of production adoption and potential telecom vertical expansion; also a data point that annealing quantum optimization is delivering real network-planning value for large carriers like DOCOMO.