Cisco Quantum Labs has announced the release of quantum networking software, including a Quantum Compiler prototype and two downloadable demos. The software is designed to address the challenge of scaling quantum algorithms by networking quantum processors together. The compiler is the first network-aware distributed quantum compiler, and it accounts for quantum interconnect requirements between processors and supports distributed quantum error correction.
The new compiler partitions and schedules entanglement generation and distribution to facilitate quantum state transfer across multiple processors in a quantum data center. The new demos showcase two applications: Quantum Alert, which uses quantum entanglement to detect eavesdropping; and Quantum Sync, a decision coordination application that uses entanglement to enable correlated decision-making across distributed locations. These demos are intended to give organizations the tools to prototype and innovate in the quantum space.
The announcement is a part of Cisco’s quantum networking vision, which is to build the infrastructure needed to connect quantum processors at scale. The company is taking a full-stack approach, developing quantum networking silicon, control software, and applications. Vijoy Pandey, Senior Vice President at Cisco, commented that this software makes distributed quantum computing work and is a missing infrastructure that makes quantum computers work together instead of alone.
Read the full announcement here.
September 25, 2025
