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IonQ Forte Enterprise at QuantumBasel
IonQ Forte Enterprise at QuantumBasel is a trapped ions quantum computer operated by QuantumBasel in Switzerland. It has 36 physical qubits. It ranks 5 of 15 trapped ion machines in this table by physical qubit count. 7 sourced specs are in the spec sheet. No benchmark figures are recorded for it yet.
Also known as IonQ Switzerland system
Ion trap delivered in August 2024 to the uptownBasel campus in Arlesheim under the IonQ and QuantumBasel partnership. Trade coverage dated 2024-12-05 reports it online at #AQ 36. The 2024 IonQ release gave #AQ 35 at delivery, and the commissioning date comes from the trade report only. Current status was not re-confirmed from an operator page.
Spec sheet
Technical details as the builder or a paper states them, each with its own source. A blank is a fact we could not source, not a zero. Fidelity and coherence figures are in the benchmark table below.
| Spec | Value | Basis | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | IonQ Forte Enterprise, rack-mounted data-center version of Forte | Vendor reported | Release describes a rack-mounted form factor with low energy profile and minimal environmental isolation needs. | thequantuminsider.comionq.com |
| Qubit type | 171Yb+ hyperfine ion | Vendor reported | Family-wide fact for IonQ Forte-class systems; Azure says base hardware matches Forte. | ionq.comdocs.aws.amazon.com |
| Native gates | GPi, GPi2, ZZ (Forte-class native gates) | Vendor reported | Gate set stated for Forte systems and IonQ devices on Braket; Azure says Forte Enterprise has the same base hardware and performance as Forte. | docs.ionq.comdocs.aws.amazon.com |
| Cloud platforms | IonQ Quantum Cloud; Amazon Braket (Forte-Enterprise-1); Microsoft Azure Quantum (ionq.qpu.forte-enterprise-1) | Vendor reported | IonQ docs place Forte Enterprise 1 in Basel, Switzerland; IonQ announced global availability on Braket and its cloud on 2025-04-01. | docs.aws.amazon.comlearn.microsoft.com |
| Access and pricing | Cloud queue as backend Forte Enterprise 1, hosted at the uptownBasel data center | Vendor reported | IonQ docs list it as Available with location Basel, Switzerland; no public price is stated. | docs.ionq.comthequantuminsider.com |
| Predecessor | IonQ Forte | Vendor reported | Azure says Forte Enterprise is a version of Forte adapted for data centers with the same base hardware. | learn.microsoft.comionq.com |
| Roadmap | IonQ will also deliver a future #AQ 64 system through the QuantumBasel partnership | Vendor reported | Stated by IonQ on 2024-08-13. | ionq.com |
Timeline
- 2024-08: Announced
- 2024-12: First operational
- 2026-10: Status checked: operational
Comparable trapped ion machines
Closest in physical qubit count within the same technology. Counts of different qubit types are not interchangeable across technologies.
| Machine | Operator | Qubits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IonQ Forte | IonQ | 36 | operational |
| IonQ Forte Enterprise at EPB | EPB | 36 | operational |
| IonQ Aria | IonQ | 25 | decommissioned |
| Quantinuum H2 | Quantinuum | 56 | upgraded |
| Quantinuum H1 | Quantinuum | 20 | upgraded |
| Reimei | RIKEN | 20 | operational |