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AT&T expands D-Wave partnership with annealing tech for network tasks

The update moves a 60-minute network optimization workload to 15 seconds, according to the deal description.

AT&T expanded its strategic partnership with D-Wave Quantum by integrating D-Wave Quantum’s annealing technology into the telecom carrier’s core network operations, signaling a shift from research concepts to a live commercial use case.

The partnership centers on optimization workloads, with the described outcome moving a task that previously took 60 minutes to about 15 seconds, enabling faster automated decisions in complex network operations.

The material frames annealing as purpose-built for highly complex, multi-variable optimization problems, contrasting it with classical computing that can take longer to reach an optimal conclusion.

Alongside the AT&T update, the story also notes D-Wave Quantum executed a strategic listing transfer from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq, positioning the effort to reach deeper institutional liquidity, according to MarketBeat Ratings.

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