Industry Event: PIERS2025

PIERS is an international conference in the area related to electromagnetics. The symposium will serve as knowledge sharing platform for scientists and engineers from…
Industry Event: 50th European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC2024)

ECOC is one of the leading conferences on optical communication and attracts scientists and researchers from across the world.
Industry Event: IEEE 2024 Summer Topicals

The IEEE Summer Topicals Meeting Series serves as an international forum to facilitate information exchange between various technical communities using or affected by rapidly growing areas of technology or “Hot Topics” related to the general field of Photonics. This intimate environment provides the opportunity to learn about emerging fields and to interact with research and […]
FUTURES Taipei 2024

FUTURES Taipei 2024 is a half-day conference to envision a photonics-driven future of next-generation communications and infrastructure technology
PoC for High-Speed and Efficient Geo-Distributed Data Processing and Management Based on the IDH Architecture
NTT and Oracle have conducted the PoC with regard to IOWN Data Hub concept. The objective of the PoC was to explore the future of distributed data processing, including Multi-Access Edge (MEC), using APN. As a result, basic knowledge has been acquired through this PoC on 1) how to efficiently transfer data to the Central […]
RDMA over Open APN PoC Report
RDMA is a useful technology for high speed and low latency. Generally, RDMA is developed for relatively short distance communication, but we conduct long distance communication over APN using RDMA in PoC. We report the results of the objectives, to determine the dependence of maximum bandwidth on distance of the RDMA-over-Open-APN, stated in the PoC […]
Open APN Flexible Bridging Service PoC Report (Fujitsu/Keysight Technologies)
This PoC report is about the results of Flexible Bridging Service PoC listed in the PoC reference document Open APN Architecture PoC Reference version 1.0. In this PoC, some key measurement parameters were measured: * PoC Project Goal #1: Confirm the corresponding feature of PoC Document 3.6 Feature 6 * PoC Project Goal #2: Measure […]
Interview Series: Ulrich Dropmann shares Nokia’s message to their peers in the industry

Hear from Nokia’s Head of Standardization and Industry Environment, Ulrich Dropmann, as he answers, “What would be your message to your peers about the IOWN Global Forum?”
Interview Series: Ulrich Dropmann shares how Nokia aligns with the IOWN Global Forum

Hear from Nokia’s Head of Standardization and Industry Environment, Ulrich Dropmann, as he answers, “Tell us about technologies of interest that are aligned with the IOWN Global Forum.”
Interview Series: Ulrich Dropmann shares Nokia’s expectations from the IOWN Global Forum

Hear from Nokia’s Head of Standardization and Industry Environment, Ulrich Dropmann, as he answers, “What are your expectations from IOWN Global Forum?”
Interview Series: Ulrich Dropmann shares Nokia’s vision and how it supports the IOWN Global Forum

Hear from Ulrich Dropmann, Head of Standardization and Industry Environment at Nokia, as he answers, “Tell us about Nokia’s vision and how it supports the IOWN Global Forum vision?”
Interview Series: Tomohiro Otani shares KDDI Corporation’s message to their peers in the industry

Hear from KDDI Corporation’s Deputy General Manager, Tomohiro Otani, as he answers, “What would be your message to your peers about the IOWN Global Forum?”
Interview Series: Tomohiro Otani shares how KDDI Corporation aligns with the IOWN Global Forum

Hear from KDDI Corporation’s Deputy General Manager, Tomohiro Otani, as he answers, “Tell us about technologies of interest that are aligned with the IOWN Global Forum.”
Interview Series: Tomohiro Otani shares KDDI Corporation’s expectations from the IOWN Global Forum

Hear from KDDI Corporation’s Deputy General Manager, Tomohiro Otani, as he answers, “What are your expectations from the IOWN Global Forum?”
Interview Series: Tomohiro Otani shares KDDI Corp.’s vision and how it supports the IOWN Global Forum

Hear from Tomohiro Otani, Deputy General Manager of KDDI Corporation, as he answers, “Please tell us about KDDI Corporation’s vision and how it supports the IOWN Global Forum’s 2030 vision?”
The IOWN Global Forum’s Member Meeting Advances Mission for Photonics Revolution
VANCOUVER – 15 May 2024
Interview Series: Gilles Bourdon shares how Orange aligns with the IOWN Global Forum

Hear from Orange Innovation’s Vice President Wireline Network & Infrastructure, Gilles Bourdon, as he answers, “Tell us about technologies of interest that are aligned with IOWN Global Forum”
Interview Series: Gilles Bourdon shares Orange’s expectations from the IOWN Global Forum

Hear from Orange Innovation’s Vice President Wireline Network & Infrastructure, Gilles Bourdon, as he answers, “What are your expectations from IOWN Global Forum and how do you plan to support the Forum’s activities?”
Interview Series: Gilles Bourdon shares Orange’s vision and how it supports the IOWN Global Forum

Gilles Bourdon, Vice President Wireline Network & Infrastructure, Orange Innovation on how Orange and IOWN Global Forum share a vision for the future.
IOWN Global Forum Announces First Public Event on Transformative Power of Photonics
VANCOUVER – April 3, 2024
Unlocking the full potential of the All-Photonics Network

Most of our modern communication technologies rely on electrons to transmit information. However this requires increasing power that generates heat and inefficiencies. In addition electrons present limitations that prevents us from achieving a near instantaneous, hyperconnected world that we have been waiting for. Photonics based technologies offer an alternative solution. At the IOWN Global Forum, […]
Open APN Flexible Bridging Service PoC
This document is a report on the results of Flexible Bridging Service PoC listed in the PoC reference document “Open APN Architecture PoC Reference v1.0“.
FUTURES – Powering Tomorrow with Photonics

Step into the future of communications & infrastructure at FUTURES – a public access session of the IOWN Global Forum Annual Member Meeting. Join 200+ leaders envisioning a photonics-driven world, sparking groundbreaking discussions!
IOWN Global Forum Unveils Photonics-Driven Future at Mobile World Congress 2024

BARCELONA—February 12, 2024