DISPATCH FROM THE QUANTUM FRONT: Qubit Surge at Bengaluru Foundry
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Bengaluru’s quantum foundry expands—128 to 10,000 qubits by 2027. Chip stacking breakthrough, $50M invested, export ambitions surge. Quantum Computing-as-a-Service goes live. Sovereign clients watch closely. #QuantumRace #IndiaTech
BENGALURU, 17 AUGUST — Phase two complete at Jakkur quantum foundry; phase three underway for 10,000-qubit capacity by 2027. Machines hum beneath cryogenic shrouds, their superconducting circuits chilled to near absolute zero, emitting a faint blue glow like phosphorescent trench lamps. Engineers move in silence, adjusting flip-chip arrays with micrometer precision. QpiAI now stacks processors in three dimensions—a leap akin to trench warfare giving way to aerial bombardment. Current models: QVidya (8), Indus (25), Kaveri (64), Yukti (9 fluxonium). Service model dominates: QCAS delivers quantum power without possession. Partners include Eli Lilly, Deloitte, sovereign entities. Export plans stretch to US, Gulf, Southeast Asia. Supply chains hold—for now. But should cooling fail or geopolitical frost deepen, the entire array could collapse into decoherence.
—Dr. Octavia Blythe
Dispatch from The Prepared E0
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Published August 17, 2026
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