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New Technology
NTT West Expands “All-Photonics Connect powered by IOWN” Service Across Western Japan to Bolster AIOWN Infrastructure
ASCII Japan Overview NTT West is set to expand its "All-Photonics Connect powered by IOWN" Type 3 and Type 4 services across the entire western Japan region, beginning with Hokuriku in September 2027 and Shikoku in January 2028. This exp... -
Business Trends
NTT’s IOWN AI Fund Makes Inaugural Investment in iPronics for AI Data Center Programmable Optical Networking
The Fast Mode Japan Overview NTT's IOWN AI Fund has made its first investment in iPronics, a developer of programmable optical networking technology for AI data centers. iPronics' silicon photonics-based platform dynamically reconfigures... -
Photonics
NTT Group Outlines All-Photonics Network Components and Phased Evolution Strategy
Techzine Global Japan Overview NTT Group's IOWN concept and All-Photonics Network (APN) aim to eliminate bottlenecks from optical-electrical signal conversion, enabling end-to-end photonic data transmission. NTT employs a phased miniatur... -
Photonics
NTT West Explores IOWN Next-Gen Optical Network for Yumeshima Post-Expo Development, Aiming for Smart City Foundation
NTT West Japan Overview NTT West is considering deploying NTT's Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) as the foundation for post-Expo development in Yumeshima, Osaka, aiming to create a smart city infrastructure. IOWN's All-Phot... -
Photonics
NTT Achieves Record Q1 2026 Revenue, Accelerates IOWN Global Expansion with APN in Chile, PEC-2 Switches in India, and GPU over APN Testbed in Japan
Investing.com Japan Overview NTT reported record revenues in Q1 2026, propelling accelerated global deployment of its IOWN technology, particularly the All-Photonics Network (APN) in Chile for remote mining operations and Photonic-Electr... -
Photonics
IOWN Global Forum: Coherent Pluggables Drive AI Era Infrastructure Transformation by Enabling Long-Reach, High-Capacity Optical Connectivity at the Network Edge
IOWN Global Forum Japan Overview The IOWN Global Forum highlights how coherent pluggable devices are fundamentally transforming AI-era infrastructure by bringing long-reach, high-capacity optical connectivity closer to the network edge. ... -
Photonics
NTT Announces Opto-Electronic Convergence Breakthrough within IOWN Initiative: Paving Way for Ultra-High-Speed, Low-Power Next-Gen Computing and Networking
TechJapan Daily Japan Overview NTT has announced a significant breakthrough in opto-electronic convergence technology as part of its Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiative. This innovation dramatically improves the con... -
Photonics
NTT Announces Breakthrough in IOWN Photonic-Electronic Convergence Technology, Halving Power Consumption and Reducing Latency by 90% for Data Center Interconnects
NTT R&D News Japan Overview NTT has reported significant advancements in its Photonic-Electronic Convergence technology under the IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network) initiative, demonstrating a 50% reduction in power consumpti... -
Photonics
NTT Demonstrates 30% Energy Reduction in AI Training via Remote Distributed Deployment Leveraging IOWN Photonic Network
Techstrong.ai Japan Overview NTT has successfully completed a proof of concept as part of the IOWN Global Forum, demonstrating that AI training can be shifted to remote sites powered by renewable energy with minimal performance impact, c... -
Hydrogen Energy
Chiyoda Corp. Leads Consortium to Pilot Next-Gen Remote O&M for Regional Plants Using NTT’s APN-IOWN, Addressing Labor Shortages
CHIYODA CORPORATION Japan Overview Chiyoda Corporation, in collaboration with NTT East, Siemens AG, and Emerson Japan Group, announced participation in a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications project to demonstrate next-generat...
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