Industry Event: FYUZ 2026
Join the IOWN Global Forum at FYUZ 2026, presented by the Telecom Infra Project (TIP). The IOWN Global Forum will be participating as a Sponsor and Exhibitor at FYUZ 2026. Visit us at Booth #20 to learn more about the Forum’s work advancing next-generation communications infrastructure and to connect with Members helping drive innovation across […]
Industry Event: 2026 OCP Global Summit
Join the IOWN Global Forum at the 2026 OCP Global Summit, a gathering of industry leaders and innovators focused on advancing the open IT ecosystem. At this year’s Summit, IOWN Global Forum Members will participate in the following sessions: AI Computing Continuum: Extending the Open Data Center Ecosystem Across Cloud, Edge, and Industry Masahisa Kawashima, […]
Member Workshop I
The IOWN Global Forum Member Workshops are scheduled as needed and determined by our Steering Committee and Working Groups. These sessions are dedicated to advancing the Forum’s ongoing projects and initiatives, providing a collaborative space for members to make meaningful progress between our official Member Meetings. The IOWN Global Forum Member Workshop I 2027 will take place from 26-28 […]
IOWN Global Forum Convenes Tech Leaders in Amsterdam to Address Sovereign AI Infrastructure Challenges
Policymakers, data center operators, and technology innovators to discuss sovereignty and connectivity strategies Amsterdam – September 8, 2026: On Thursday October 1, the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network Global Forum (the IOWN Global Forum) will host FUTURES Amsterdam 2026 – Building Europe’s AI Infrastructure, bringing together policymakers, technology leaders, and infrastructure experts to address the […]
AI Computing Continuum: Why It Matters and What We Discussed at OCP EMEA 2026
By: Masahisa Kawashima, NTT, Technology WG Chair, the IOWN Global Forum At the Open Compute Project (OCP) EMEA Summit 2026 in Barcelona, I presented the IOWN Global Forum perspective in the AI Computing Continuum (AICC) session, alongside Sean Varley from Ampere and the OCP AICC project. One of the strongest impressions from this year’s summit […]
Industry Event: ECOC 2026
Join the IOWN Global Forum at ECOC 2026, taking place 20–24 September 2026 in Malaga, Spain. As Europe’s premier conference and exhibition for optical communications, the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) brings together industry leaders, researchers, and innovators to explore the technologies shaping the future of communications infrastructure. The Forum will host two Product […]
Industry Event: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026
The IOWN Global Forum is pleased to participate as a Silver Sponsor of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026, taking place 9-12 November 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference brings together adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities for four days of collaboration, learning, […]
Industry Event: OCP APAC Summit 2026
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 […]
Industry Event: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2026
The IOWN Global Forum is pleased to serve as a Silver Sponsor of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2026, taking place 28–30 July 2026 in Yokohama, Japan. Hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan brings together adopters, technologists, developers, and leaders from across open source and cloud native communities to advance collaboration, […]
Member Workshop II
The IOWN Global Forum Member Workshops are scheduled as needed and determined by our Steering Committee and Working Groups. These sessions are dedicated to advancing the Forum’s ongoing projects and initiatives, providing a collaborative space for members to make meaningful progress between our official Member Meetings. The IOWN Global Forum Member Workshop II 2026 will […]
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 […]
