Tata Consultancy Services (Quantum Programme) — vendor dossier

Tata Consultancy Services (Quantum Programme)

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TCS's quantum programme sits inside TCS Research and the TCS Cybersecurity practice. As a large IT services firm rather than a hardware vendor, its quantum scope is advisory, integration, and applications software, running three threads: post-quantum cryptography migration advisory and third-party QKD integration (partners include Quantum Bridge and Toshiba); the TCS Quantum Computing Lab on AWS Braket; and the May 2025 IBM / TCS / Andhra Pradesh agreement to deploy an IBM Quantum System Two at the Amaravati Quantum Valley Tech Park. Does not build photonic sources, detectors, memories, or QKD endpoints.

HQ
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Founded
1968
Status
public
Last verified
Wed May 20 2026 08:00:00 GMT+0800 (Singapore Standard Time)

Timeline

202420252026202720282029today
2024
TCS Quantum Computing Lab on AWS launched, providing enterprises with hosted access to gate-model and annealing backends via Amazon Braket
2024
TCS Quantum Security Services formalised as a cybersecurity practice line — PQC migration advisory plus integration of partner QKD systems
2025-05
IBM, TCS and the Government of Andhra Pradesh agreement to deploy what the announcement described as India's largest quantum computer (IBM Quantum System Two, 156-qubit Heron) at the Amaravati Quantum Valley Tech Park; TCS operates the applications and ecosystem layer
2026
IBM Quantum System Two operational at Amaravati Quantum Valley Tech Park; TCS leads applications onboarding across life sciences, materials, supply chain, energy, cryptography, and sustainable manufacturing
Founded 1968 shipped milestone public roadmap

Current flagship

TCS Quantum Security Services + TCS Quantum Computing Lab on AWS — advisory and integration practice plus hosted-backend application development environment; Amaravati IBM-System-Two deployment partnership announced May 2025

Milestones

  1. 2025-05
    IBM, TCS and the Government of Andhra Pradesh agreement to deploy what the announcement described as India's largest quantum computer (IBM Quantum System Two, 156-qubit Heron) at the Amaravati Quantum Valley Tech Park; TCS operates the applications and ecosystem layer
    Software & middleware press source ↗
  2. 2024
    TCS Quantum Computing Lab on AWS launched, providing enterprises with hosted access to gate-model and annealing backends via Amazon Braket
    Software & middleware press source ↗
  3. 2024
    TCS Quantum Security Services formalised as a cybersecurity practice line — PQC migration advisory plus integration of partner QKD systems
    Software & middleware web source ↗

Roadmap

  • 2026 IBM Quantum System Two operational at Amaravati Quantum Valley Tech Park; TCS leads applications onboarding across life sciences, materials, supply chain, energy, cryptography, and sustainable manufacturing source ↗

Capability details

Networking

Role
integrator
5 unverified fields
  • modalities.network.role — "integrator" approximates TCS's role best — it integrates partner QKD endpoints into enterprise networks but does not operate a testbed, repeater, or orchestrator of its own.
  • shareholders.1.stake_percent
  • milestones — The brief mentioned a TCS / C-DOT joint QKD-secured link in India and a partnership with Quantum Bridge Technologies. On this verification pass the C-DOT QKD demos surfaced are with Sterlite Technologies (multi-core fibre) and Synergy Quantum (drone QKD), not TCS; and Quantum Bridge's public partners surfaced are Juniper, Eurofiber, and Toshiba, not TCS. Both items are omitted pending a primary-source confirmation.
  • revenue
  • headcount

People

  • K Krithivasan — CEO & Managing Director, TCS (since 2023-06) ↗
  • Harrick Vin — Chief Technology Officer (since 2021) ↗

References