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IonQ Delivers One of the Largest Operational Quantum Key Distribution Networks in Europe
COLLEGE PARK, Md., February 26, 2026--IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leading quantum platform company, today announced that it has successfully deployed the technology powering the Romanian National Quantum Communication Infrastructure (RoNaQCI). This initiative represents one of the largest and most complex operational quantum key distribution (QKD) networks in Europe and one of the largest of its kind outside of China.
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