The Innovative Optical and Wireless Network Forum (IOWN), which was founded in 2020 by NTT to accelerate the transition to next-generation networks, has grown into an international collaboration with big ambitions. Gonzalo Camarillo, Head of Implementation Components at Ericsson and Chair of the Marketing Steering Committee for IOWN, provides a mid-2024 progress report:
- The forum is developing proof-of-concept prototypes in areas like financial institutions, video production, remote GPUs/AI, and 6G networks
- Early deployments of photonics technology are expected as soon as 2025, with showcases planned for Mobile World Congress and Osaka Expo
- Photonics offers advantages over electronics in power consumption, latency, and capacity, enabling new use cases and applications
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