Today’s technology runs on electrons to send information – electrons that generate heat and create friction. 
This is why servers, computers and other electronic devices warm up – and need cooling down – while in use. Electrons cannot carry data fast enough to achieve the instant and hyperconnected world to which we seem so close.

Photons can. The IOWN Global Forum is leading the development of pioneering technology that augments and replaces electronics to transfer and process vast quantities of data at speeds previously considered impossible. Photonic networks meet this challenge head-on. They are superfast, sustainable, and will open up a world of new use cases, starting a revolution of what we think is possible.

Use cases that require processing and transferring 
data at ultra-fast speeds, including:

• Remotely-controlled robotics for industries including mining, construction, agriculture and healthcare.
• Remote-access healthcare tools that require low power but offer high capacity.
• Enhanced human connection with no lag time.
• Instant translation tools.
• AI and processing power at the edge.
• Entertainment use cases, including remote E-sports and remote music recording with ultra-low latency.
• Biological digital twins – i.e. of organs like the heart.