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AICP

AI Computing Platform

Addressing the growing demand for computing driven by the rapid adoption of generative AI and other technologies requires more than simply increasing the number of computers. To address challenges such as increasingly complex networks and rising power consumption, it is important to rethink the conventional assumption that power is consumed even by components that are not actively in use.

At the core of the optical computing envisioned by IOWN is a technology that connects data centers and optimizes and operates resources including GPUs, networks, and power. By leveraging photonics-based technologies, this approach replaces electrical connections with optical connections at the hardware level, enabling lower power consumption, lower latency, and high-capacity transmission. At the software level, it creates an efficient computing infrastructure through flexible resource allocation, making only the necessary functions available in the required amounts.
By optimizing hardware and software in an integrated manner, this approach aims to achieve both higher performance and reduced power consumption.

NTT operates data center businesses on a global scale and has one of the world’s leading implementation platforms. Drawing on the deployment and operational expertise gained through these real-world environments, NTT will gradually expand IOWN AICP technology as a form of social infrastructure.
In the future, by working in conjunction with the All-Photonics Network (APN), it will become possible to use geographically distributed computing resources as if they were a single, integrated system.

This will help optimize energy use across society, including by enabling computing processes to be carried out near renewable energy sources, while also creating new forms of value.