Details
- Rigetti Computing India received an $8.4 million purchase order to deliver a 108-qubit quantum computer, to be installed on-premises at C-DAC’s Bengaluru center and deployed in H2 2026.
- Involved parties include Rigetti Computing (Nasdaq: RGTI), its Indian subsidiary, and C-DAC, India’s premier R&D organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- The system features Rigetti’s proprietary chiplet-based architecture using superconducting qubits with 50-70ns gate speeds, enabling scaling for error-corrected quantum computing; includes in-house control electronics from Fab-1.
- Builds on September 2025 MOU for co-developing hybrid quantum-classical systems; contrasts with Rigetti’s cloud-based QCS and smaller 9-180 qubit offerings like Novera and Cepheus.
- Supports C-DAC’s Hybrid HPC-Quantum Mission for national quantum facility and applications; highlights trend of governments acquiring on-premises systems amid Rigetti’s roadmap adjustment for 108-qubit general availability in Q1 2026.
Impact
Rigetti’s deal validates its chiplet scaling for fault-tolerant quantum systems, strengthening its position against competitors like IonQ and Quantinuum in government contracts. It accelerates India’s quantum ambitions via C-DAC’s supercomputing integration, signaling rising sovereign demand for hybrid HPC-quantum infrastructure. This could boost Rigetti’s revenue amid global R&D investments, though profitability challenges persist.
