NetSoft 2021 - Keynote 3: Innovative Network Beyond 5G : IOWN

NTT introduces the concept of IOWN and related NTT R&D’s activities and technologies concerning optical networks, network infrastructure softwarization and AI-leveraged autonomous zero-touch network operation technologies.

Beyond the 5G era, the cyber physical system will spread through our whole society. A smart world will support our lives and network will play an important role as a critical social infrastructure. However, network will also be required to transmit and process a huge amount of data generated by smart IoT devices in an open architecture and an environmentally friendly way. Diversity of services and business applications will also require flexibility of network and network system. We need a paradigm shift to a future sustainable communication infrastructure.

NTT has advocated the concept of IONW, Innovative Optical and Wireless Network, to solve these social issues and realize a future smart world. We have jointly established an industry forum “IOWN Global Forum” with partners to accelerate the initiative. We introduce the concept of IOWN and related NTT R&D’s activities and technologies concerning optical networks, network infrastructure softwarization and AI-leveraged autonomous zero-touch network operation technologies.