Tech Update: IOWN Mid-2024 Progress Report
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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