“Quantum Computing Frontiers” lays out when two application areas—quantum chemistry and large-scale graph analytics—could become practical for industrial use as hardware and algorithms improve.
SoftBank is already researching both on Quantinuum systems, targeting materials and energy work in quantum chemistry and telecom fraud detection through topological data analysis.
The paper argues companies can start building value before fault-tolerant machines arrive by using current systems to develop, benchmark and refine applications against successive hardware generations.
It also sketches how quantum computing could be combined with AI and high-performance computing in future data centers, while stressing the timelines and market scenarios are illustrative rather than financial forecasts.