New York City, USA, September 16, 2025- New York City has become home to a first-of-its-kind data center that combines quantum computing with advanced AI hardware. Yesterday, Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), Digital Realty, and NVIDIA announced the launch of the world’s first Quantum-AI Data Centre at Digital Realty’s secure JFK10 facility in Chelsea.
OQC, a UK-based company spun out of the University of Oxford in 2017, is bringing its GENESIS superconducting quantum computer to the U.S. for the first time. What makes GENESIS different is its “Coaxmon” 3D qubit design, which reduces errors and keeps qubits stable for longer, a key step toward making quantum systems useful in real-world settings.
The new center pairs OQC’s quantum system with NVIDIA’s GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, creating a hybrid setup where quantum and AI work together. Through NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q software, businesses can run advanced workloads such as faster AI model training, quantum machine learning, and more efficient data generation.
Digital Realty, one of the world’s largest data center providers, is hosting the deployment inside its interconnected PlatformDIGITAL ecosystem. The launch marks the first time a quantum computer has been installed in a New York City data center. OQC says it will continue investing “tens of millions” over the next five years to expand and upgrade its systems, with a roadmap extending to 2028.
The project is also a symbolic step for transatlantic cooperation. Announced as part of the UK–US Tech Trade Partnership during U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK, the initiative highlights how both countries are working together on frontier technologies.
OQC CEO Gerald Mullally described the opening as a “redefinition of enterprise computing.” Andy Power, CEO of Digital Realty, said the facility would unlock “new levels of performance and resilience” for businesses exploring next-generation computing.
Sir Jeremy Fleming, OQC board member and former head of UK intelligence agency GCHQ, added that the project strengthens ties between the UK and the U.S. in building responsible and secure technology.
The hybrid quantum-AI data center is aimed at industries like finance, where it could transform risk modeling and portfolio optimization; defense and security, where it may help simulate materials or improve decision-making under uncertainty; and artificial intelligence, where it promises faster and more efficient model training.
OQC already operates systems in London and Tokyo, making it the only quantum computing company with live deployments in commercial data centers across three global markets. With this New York launch, the company is positioning itself at the heart of the growing quantum-AI race, alongside big technology investors like Microsoft, which recently announced a EUR 3.2 billion (USD 3.79 billion) investment in Germany.
While challenges remain, such as scaling up to fully error-corrected quantum systems, OQC is betting on its dual-rail qubit design to pave the way for fault-tolerant machines. For now, the launch signals a major step forward in bringing quantum computing out of the lab and into enterprise-ready infrastructure.
