Uniting Global Platforms, Academic Networks, and Telecom Infrastructure to Drive the Digital Economy
True Corporation’s Innovation Center of Excellence has initiated a monumental shift in Thailand’s technological landscape by forging a strategic partnership with prominent local and international quantum pioneers. By signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) alongside the Quantum Technology Research Initiative Consortium (QTRic) and Chicago-based quantum software startup qBraid, the telecom-tech leader is officially launching the “Quantum AI & Intelligent Infrastructure Joint Research Collaboration”. This collaborative milestone establishes an open, highly accessible Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework explicitly designed to cultivate a comprehensive ecosystem. The overarching ambition of this trilateral alliance is to accelerate digital capabilities, elevate deep-tech infrastructure, and firmly propel Thailand to become Southeast Asia’s primary regional quantum hub.
A Multilateral Alliance to Supercharge Thailand’s Tech Ecosystem
The strategic collaboration represents a critical step forward in uniting the structural strengths of Thailand’s public, academic, and private sectors with world-class international software engineering. By combining the academic depth of over 120 researchers across 19 leading domestic organizations within the QTRic network, backed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), the initiative ensures a rigorous foundation of theoretical and experimental knowledge. This rich reservoir of local research talent is being seamlessly interconnected with the industrial weight of True Corporation and the broader Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group infrastructure. Concurrently, United States-based software innovator qBraid introduces its specialized runtime environments, offering a sophisticated technical bridge between abstract algorithms and powerful computing architectures.
“This MoU signing marks a new chapter of collaborative effort in driving quantum technology under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework, connecting academic knowledge with real-world challenges in industrial and commercial sectors across ASEAN and worldwide. The collaboration between QTRic and qBraid, a leading technology partner from the United States, grants Thais access to world-class quantum computer hardware. When integrated with True Corporation’s capabilities, this synergy will translate academic capacity and cutting-edge tools into tangible quantum innovations that generate sustainable commercial value. This aligns with QTRic’s commitment to co-creating frontier research and cultivating highly skilled digital talent, serving as a key catalyst to accelerate and elevate Thailand’s quantum technology ecosystem onto the global stage.”— Assoc. Prof. Dr. Worawat Meevasana, President of QTRic and Professor of Physics at Suranaree University of Technology
This systemic integration effectively establishes a comprehensive operational network where academic hypotheses can rapidly graduate into practical, commercial applications. True Corporation provides critical underlying assets to support this ecosystem, including its expansive telecommunications network infrastructure, specialized innovation R&D laboratories, and the vibrant environment of True Digital Park. These assets collectively act as a localized incubator for a growing quantum community, designed to attract elite global experts while fostering a structured space for cross-border knowledge exchange. The primary goal is to shift advanced computation out of traditional, isolated laboratories and integrate it into active commercial platforms.
Ultimately, this collaborative framework acts as an essential catalyst for Thailand’s long-term global competitiveness and digital sovereignty. By combining localized industry insights, comprehensive public funding support, and international deep-tech platforms, the partnership mitigates the historical barriers that often slow down the commercialization of emerging technologies. This cohesive approach ensures that as quantum capabilities mature globally, Thailand possesses the local talent, the software access, and the infrastructure necessary to deploy advanced solutions across its broader economic landscape.
The operational roadmap for the “Quantum AI & Intelligent Infrastructure Joint Research Collaboration” is built upon four carefully defined pillars targeting complex issues within the domestic industry. The first pillar, Quantum AI and Quantum-Inspired Optimization, focuses on deploying advanced mathematical algorithms to overcome processing limitations that restrict standard digital computers. This focus is essential for resolving multi-variable optimization issues across Thai supply chains, manufacturing workflows, and agricultural distribution networks, where current computational limits frequently lead to systemic inefficiencies.
The second and third pillars, Autonomous Infrastructure & Intelligent Systems and Modeling, target the optimization of vital utilities and simulation practices. In telecommunications, where full network automation remains restricted by real-time processing bottlenecks, quantum power can dynamically allocate bandwidth and balance network traffic load based on shifting demands. This capability is paired with advanced simulation and Digital Twin modeling systems, allowing complex environments like manufacturing lines, healthcare patient flows, and financial risk profiles to be thoroughly simulated and analyzed beyond standard capabilities.
The fourth pillar, Quantum-Safe Infrastructure Exploration, prioritizes long-term data security and cybersecurity protocols. As quantum computers grow more powerful globally, standard encryption methods face potential decryption risks, making early proactive measures essential. This specialized pillar evaluates and deploys post-quantum cryptography standards across Thailand’s digital networks, ensuring that sensitive state, financial, and personal data remains fully protected against future architectural vulnerabilities.
“We are delighted and excited to be part of this significant collaboration with True Corporation and QTRic. As a quantum technology startup from Chicago, qBraid will bring our one-stop platform to connect Thai researchers, innovators, and business enterprises, enabling them to access and fully utilize over 26 world-leading quantum computer systems via cloud platform, without hardware available locally. This represents a crucial first step in driving the advancement of quantum technology in Thailand. Currently, quantum is growing rapidly, driving a technological revolution that will bring immense benefits in terms of optimization across various sectors such as manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. Quantum computing represents a new form of computational technology and possesses the potential to go far beyond what regular CPUs and GPUs are currently capable of. Given the unique and exciting challenges within Thailand, this serves as a great opportunity to foster capabilities and harness this advanced technology for impactful, real-world applications in the near future.”— Ricky Young, Chief Operating Officer of qBraid
Democratizing Advanced Computation via World-Class Cloud Architectures
A major obstacle for developing deep-tech ecosystems in emerging markets is the high cost of acquiring and maintaining physical hardware locally. This partnership overcomes this challenge by using qBraid’s established cloud software platform and software development kit (SDK). This integration provides Thai researchers, business enterprises, and tech innovators with immediate, cloud-based access to over 26 world-leading quantum computing systems. Local researchers can write code across more than 15 different software frameworks—including Qiskit, Cirq, and Amazon Braket—without needing direct, local hardware access.
By utilizing the cloud-based qBraid Lab and its platform-agnostic runtime frameworks, the collaboration removes the complex setup procedures that typically delay advanced software engineering. This lets local innovators test their ideas, run simulations, and refine prototypes on premium systems provided by international tech leaders like AWS, Rigetti, QuEra, IonQ, IQM, and Microsoft. This cloud-centered delivery model helps equalize technical access, giving local institutions the same computational tools used by leading global research centers.
Consequently, this setup accelerates development timelines for localized software applications. Thai engineers can transition quickly from educational exercises to building functional, industry-specific programs. This rapid cycle is vital for training a skilled workforce capable of operating at international standards, preparing Thailand to maximize these tools as the global technology landscape evolves.
“The MoU on the ‘Quantum AI & Intelligent Infrastructure Joint Research Collaboration’ project reinforces the ambition of True Corporation’s research and innovation center to utilize advanced technology to tackle real-world challenges through proper and validated methods. Although our lab currently has certified quantum experts, developing emerging technologies requires collaboration across various sectors. Therefore, this partnership signifies a first for Thailand and stands as a vital, solid step that establishes a benchmark capable of driving the technology development process in a meaningful and concrete way. With our shared belief in driving and integrating the quantum technology development, we aim to extend this into functional prototypes for real industrial use, rather than remaining confined to conceptual frameworks or laboratory R&D, thereby maximizing benefits and propelling Thailand’s technological capabilities to compete globally.” — Ekaraj Panjavinin, Head of Research and Innovation, True Corporation Plc.
Catalyzing Long-Term Economic Growth Across ASEAN
The long-term impact of this joint research initiative extends well beyond academic exploration, serving as an important structural driver for Thailand’s overall digital economy. By applying these advanced optimization methods directly to core industries like telecommunications, finance, retail, manufacturing, agriculture, and healthcare, the alliance helps local enterprises address complex business challenges. For instance, accelerating optimization in logistics can lower cross-border distribution costs, while advanced molecular modeling can improve pharmaceutical development and delivery timelines across the regional healthcare sector.
Furthermore, establishing this comprehensive ecosystem positions Thailand as an appealing destination for international deep-tech investments and skilled professionals. As companies in the ASEAN region seek partners capable of managing complex computations and post-quantum security requirements, Thailand’s ready infrastructure and talent pool can offer a distinct competitive edge. This proactive positioning helps transition the country from a consumer of imported technologies into an active contributor to regional tech innovation.
Moving forward, the initiative plans to focus on translating these initial joint research frameworks into functional prototypes designed for practical industrial deployment. By maintaining a clear focus on commercial viability and scalable infrastructure, True Corporation, QTRic, and qBraid are building a reliable foundation for sustainable technological development. This collaborative effort helps anchor Thailand’s role as a leading digital economy and an influential technological hub within Southeast Asia.
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