2026 OCP APAC Summit
The IOWN Global Forum is pleased to serve as a co-sponsor of the 2026 OCP APAC Summit, taking place 11–12 August 2026 at TaiNEX 2 in Taipei City, Taiwan. Hosted by the Open Compute Project (OCP), this two-day, in-person event will bring together APAC communities to explore key challenges and opportunities shaping the future of data center infrastructure. The […]
Remote Media Production in Broadcasting: What the Latest IOWN Global Forum PoC Proved
As broadcast workflows evolve, live broadcast production is increasingly distributed across venues, control rooms, and remote operations, but success depends on networks that are fast, predictable, and reliable enough for live workflows. To better understand how these requirements could be met, the IOWN Global Forum conducted a Proof of Concept (PoC) experiment focused on photonics-based […]
Financial Industry PoC: Operating Distributed Data Centers as One
Figure 1. Operational and business benefits of operating distributed data centers over an APN. Photonics‑based connectivity allows multiple data centers to function as one, improves resilience during disruptions, and reduces cost and complexity by simplifying disaster‑recovery architectures. Financial institutions are under pressure to modernize aging data-center architectures while maintaining reliability, security, and regulatory compliance. For […]
Remote GPU over APN: Making Distant Compute Achievable and Sustainable
Figure 1. PoC architecture with storage at Site A and GPU compute at Site B over a 40 km APN link. As demand for artificial intelligence (AI) grows, the ability to distribute Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) resources across distance is more than a technical breakthrough; it is a competitive advantage. An All-Photonics Network (APN) enables […]
