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EPB

EPB is a municipally owned electric utility and fiber-optic broadband provider in Chattanooga, Tennessee; it is not itself a quantum computing developer. Through its EPB Quantum Network, launched in 2022 using entanglement-distribution equipment from Qubitekk, it operates a commercial fiber network that delivers entangled photons to researchers and companies for quantum networking and sensing applications. Its position in the field is as an infrastructure provider and testbed host rather than a hardware or software vendor.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 19 September 2026

Headquarters
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Founded
1935
Status
Private
quantum networking

Coverage

The Quantum Insider

EPB Launches IonQ Forte Enterprise Quantum Computer in Chattanooga

EPB has installed and launched an IonQ Forte Enterprise trapped-ion quantum computer at its Quantum Center in Chattanooga. The facility now houses commercial quantum computing and quantum networking resources in the same location, which EPB describes as a first. The launch is positioned as a step toward giving U.S. companies a single site to develop and test quantum solutions.

OutlookPlausible

Within two years, the co-located networking and compute could allow a regional enterprise to run a hybrid classical-quantum optimization pilot entirely on EPB's infrastructure, producing public benchmark results that shape early adoption.

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