Fujitsu establishes Open All-Photonics Network Lab in Europe to promote global expansion of ........
Fujitsu
announced plans to establish an Open All-Photonics Network (APN) Lab in
Düsseldorf, Germany from November 2024 to March 2025. The aim is to popularize
APNs and promote the global expansion of the Innovative Optical and Wireless
Network (IOWN). The lab is the first of its kind outside of Japan.
Visitors will be able to experience firsthand the benefits of Open
APN technology, including its ease of operation and versatility. Network
carriers, data center operators and vendors will be able to use the lab to
verify APN functionality and multi-vendor connectivity.
Open
APNs facilitate the connection of multi-vendor products and solutions while
also providing high capacity, low latency and low power consumption. A new IOWN
service is planned to be introduced in Japan from fiscal 2025, and it is
expected that APNs will become more widespread.
Fujitsu
has been working towards the open sourcing of network technologies, including
mobile networks. With the establishment of the Open APN Lab, the company will
continue to promote the understanding of open APN technology and encourage the
wider use of this low-power, high-capacity technology as part of its commitment
to creating a sustainable society.
As AI, big data
processing, and 5G, become more widespread globally, there is a growing need
for larger optical data transmission capacities between wireless base stations
and core networks, as well as data centers. In addition, with the expansion of
telecommunication infrastructure, network carriers and data center operators
are prioritizing efforts to reduce power consumption, especially in Europe
where energy costs are soaring.
Düsseldorf is home to
many telecom-related companies. The Open APN Lab will be located within easy
access of Düsseldorf International Airport and major European cities, making it
convenient for visits by network carriers both in Germany and elsewhere in
Europe.
The lab will allow
companies to experience using APNs developed by Fujitsu and experience
firsthand the benefits they offer as well as gain information about future
network services through introductions of APN use cases.
The establishment of
this Open APN Lab comes as part of a contract gained from the Ministry of
Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)to conduct field trials towards the
overseas deployment of APNs in Europe.
After the lab
closes in March 2025, Fujitsu will conduct field trials. The company also plans
to further expand its APN labs globally, including in North America.
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