What is IOWN?
IOWN (Innovative Optical Wireless Network) is based on a shift from electronics to photonics. It will help make the next internet more powerful, faster and greener.
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IOWN: a photonics-based
technology revolution
Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN)
It is an initiative for future communications infrastructure to create a smarter world by using cutting-edge technologies.
IOWN is built around photonic technology for ultra-high capacity, ultra-low latency and ultra-low power consumption.
IOWN.
Turning Science Fiction Into Science Fact
Deploying high-capacity optical networks
Process automation and remote management are transforming the complexity of deploying high-capacity optical networks
Transforming industries with IOWN
Yoko Inaba, and Miura Hiroshi, from the IOWN Innovation Office at NTT DATA Group Corporation, discuss how photonics are transforming industries, from financial services and disaster recovery to manufacturing and hyperscale data centers.
IOWN use cases
Auto Optical Path Provisioning
AOPP is a breakthrough in high-speed, on-demand optical networking that simplifies network design, reduces costs, and enables remote deployment.
Remote Real-Time Factory Inspections
How can IOWN help remote factory inspections and make smart robotic maintenance through real-time video transmission?
Remote Live Production
How can IOWN be a groundbreaking financial services infrastructure for future safety and security?
Financial Services
How can IOWN improve a full-remote production environment using All-Photonics Network?
Remote GPU computing
We are extending the potential of real-time data analytics with AI at the edge, for massive data and reduced power consumption.
How Photonics Will Power the Next Generation of Robotics
Traditional computing is nearing its limits, requiring more power for real-time robotic decision-making in complex environments.
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Pioneering
the future together
Through the IOWN Global Forum, a global consortium of over 160 companies and organizations from around the world, we are building a new digital foundation that enables global innovation, accelerates sustainable growth, and transforms how we live and work. This next-generation network and computing infrastructure will power the future of AI, data, and connectivity at a scale the current internet cannot support.
Our innitiatives at IOWN Global Forum
Open APN
Sean Lawrence, Head of IOWN Development Office at NTT, shared how Open APN is improving performance, reducing power consumption, and creating a more flexible infrastructure.
Building the Next Internet
With 160+ leading companies, the IOWN Global Forum accelerates photonics-based communications and computing.
IOWN Global Forum: Business Value
Yosuke Aragane explores how IOWN can bring significant business values and foster innovation across industries.
Early Adopter Use Cases
Katsutoshi Itoh from Sony discusses early adopter use cases, showcasing how these technologies are set to transform finance, broadcasting and AI.
Transformative Applications
Rod Naphan from Fujitsu helps us to discover how photonics will help reduce energy consumption across global networks while also enabling transformative applications.
Foundational
Technologies
IOWN’s Foundational Technologies lay the ground for the paradigm change from electronic to photonics ahead
The platform that connects and controls networks, sensors, devices and systems.
Read moreThe real and digital worlds combine to predict the future.
Read moreA network which uses photonics-based technology in everything from networks to computers and devices.
Read moreService Platforms
IOWN Service Platforms unlock the potential in the Foundational Technologies to improve value:
The solution to share real-time, totally synchronized remote experiences in all kinds of fields.
Read moreThe integration of fixed and wireless networks combined with environment information to optimize traffic.
Read moreCreating a simplified system with data hubs instead of individual data processing units.
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