Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
I recently visited Nokia Bell Labs to see something extraordinary: the future of quantum computing. While most quantum computers struggle with stability issues (qubits typically last only milliseconds), Nokia Bell Labs is developing topological qubits that remain stable for days or weeks. This is a complete game-changer. #NokiaPartnership #Sponsored
As Peter Vetter, President of Nokia Bell Labs Core Research, told me: "The topological qubit has the promise of being a very stable qubit... to create the large-scale quantum computer that we need to simulate new materials, say for batteries or medical, for new protein design or drug design. If we can pull that off, that is revolutionary for the industry."
But here's what really struck me during my visit: quantum is about far more than just computing. Nokia is working across four critical areas:
→ Quantum computing (with those breakthrough topological qubits)
→ Quantum networking (enabling a future quantum internet)
→ Quantum security (protecting us from the coming Q-Day threat)
→ Quantum sensing (detecting phenomena we've never measured before)
The convergence of these technologies will fundamentally reshape how we communicate, secure data, and connect our world.
And the quantum security threat? It's already here. Malicious actors are harvesting encrypted data today, waiting for powerful quantum computers to decrypt it tomorrow. The time to prepare isn't when Q-Day arrives, it's now.
What aspects of quantum technology do you think will have the biggest impact on your industry?
I recently visited Nokia Bell Labs to see something extraordinary: the future of quantum computing. While most quantum computers struggle with stability issues (qubits typically last only milliseconds), Nokia Bell Labs is developing topological qubits that remain stable for days or weeks. This is a complete game-changer. #NokiaPartnership #Sponsored
As Peter Vetter, President of Nokia Bell Labs Core Research, told me: "The topological qubit has the promise of being a very stable qubit... to create the large-scale quantum computer that we need to simulate new materials, say for batteries or medical, for new protein design or drug design. If we can pull that off, that is revolutionary for the industry."
But here's what really struck me during my visit: quantum is about far more than just computing. Nokia is working across four critical areas:
→ Quantum computing (with those breakthrough topological qubits)
→ Quantum networking (enabling a future quantum internet)
→ Quantum security (protecting us from the coming Q-Day threat)
→ Quantum sensing (detecting phenomena we've never measured before)
The convergence of these technologies will fundamentally reshape how we communicate, secure data, and connect our world.
And the quantum security threat? It's already here. Malicious actors are harvesting encrypted data today, waiting for powerful quantum computers to decrypt it tomorrow. The time to prepare isn't when Q-Day arrives, it's now.
What aspects of quantum technology do you think will have the biggest impact on your industry?
