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Originally posted by flammo:
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I don't know how you could really put a timeline on something that's never been done before, but I think it's safe to assume 3 years minimum before a prototype is developed, as there's clearly a lot still to do to control the qubits, and add more qubits, and then integrate it into actual circuits, etc. 5 years minimum before commercially available, as surely there will have to be a facility and plenty of new tooling built first. 6 years before manufacturers start to integrate it into mobile devices as it has to be available before manufacturers can realistically plan how to integrate it into their mobile devices, and then write software for it. Some of these things could happen concurrently to some extent. But I wouldn't be surprised if it takes 10 years before we can hold a device in our hands with one.
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current circumstances may see much faster progress in defence applications like quantum guided missiles and quantum data encryption in mobile devices.
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