Linux Foundation and the IOWN Global Forum extend collaboration in CNCF projects
TOKYO—KubeDay Japan 2024 —August 27, 2024
Green Computing with Remote GPU Service for Generative AI / LLM Use Case
This document describes the use case requirements and technical evaluation criteria for remote GPU services for generative AI and LLM. After discussing GPU computing in green data centers capable of handling large-scale AI computations in recent years and the potential need to connect user data, we discuss the use case of connecting large volumes of […]
PoC Reference of Mobile Fronthaul over APN
This Proof of Concept (PoC) Reference document provides guidelines for conducting PoCs to demonstrate and illustrate to mobile network operators the benefits and viability of Open APN as a fronthaul solution/service. Additionally, this document defines Reference Cases / Technical Requirements / Key features / Key benchmarks for effect verification of applying an APN to Fronthaul […]
Industry Event: KubeDay Japan

The IOWN Global Forum will have a booth and a keynote presentation at KubeDay Japan.
Industry Event: 6G Symposium

The Spring 2024 6G Symposium comes at a vital time in the development of telecoms.
Network Digital Twin Use Case
This document reports Network Digital Twin use cases in the IOWN Global Forum, providing an overview of the business motivations of such use cases, resulting in added values for various stakeholders such as network operators, network providers, and service providers. In addition, this document explains the relevance of IOWN Global Forum for the development of […]
Remote Media Production for Broadcast Industry Use Case
This document describes the use case requirements and technology evaluation criteria for Remote Media Production for broadcasters. There are three use cases that address various near-future issues of the industry and outline the value-add of implementing each use case. The technical evaluation criteria for each use case is then specified to ensure the technology readiness […]
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
IOWN Global Forum 4th Annual Member Meeting April 2024 – Highlights
Executive Summary On 23-26 April, 2024, the IOWN Global Forum hosted its 4th Annual Member Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, welcoming 210 registrants from over 86 organizations, with an additional 137 online participants, from 14 different countries. Additional attendees joined both in-person and online on Thursday 25 April for the FUTURES event, the first ever Member […]