NTT DOCOMO Deploys Second Quantum App, Cutting Network Signals 65.3%
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Updated · HPCwire · Aug 19
NTT DOCOMO Deploys Second Quantum App, Cutting Network Signals 65.3%
3 articles · Updated · HPCwire · Aug 19
Summary
NTT DOCOMO put a second D-Wave-powered quantum application into production, trimming location registration signals by 65.3% at daily peak and paging signals by 7.0%.
The tool optimizes tracking area lists—settings that govern how devices register across mobile network zones—to lower signaling load while preserving connectivity and network performance.
In a representative case covering 333 base stations, three TA-Lists and nine tracking areas, the optimization ran in about five minutes and was folded into network planning and daily operations.
The rollout extends DOCOMO’s earlier production quantum use case, which focused on reducing paging within tracking areas, into a broader problem where registration and paging signals typically move in opposite directions.