On June 20, 2025, Kyoto Information service industry Association (Chairman: Wataru Hasegawa, Rector of KCG Group), which has its secretariat at Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG), held a seminar for prefectural residents in the 6th floor hall of KCG Kyoto Ekimae Campus, jointly sponsored by KCG, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI) and Kyoto Prefectural Technology Center for Small and Medium Enterprises.Mr. Katsuyuki Hasebe, Manager of IOWN Promotion Office, Research and Development Planning Department, NTT, Inc., gave a lecture titled "IOWN: Realization of a Sustainable Society through Telecommunications," which was attended by members of the association and students from KCG and KCGI.
In order to realize a wellbeing world in which each individual can live a fulfilling life, further development of ICT is required, but the increasing amount of data in circulation has led to the introduction of large numbers of computers, which consume enormous amounts of electricity.Mr. Hasebe explained the concept of "IOWN," a next-generation information and telecommunications infrastructure that aims to solve this problem, which is expected to increase in the future and faces a crisis of sustainability, focusing on past efforts.
In his presentation, he explained the features of IOWN, citing examples such as orchestral performances with ultra-low latency in Tokyo and Osaka, and robot surgeries performed by remote control.In addition to the company's pavilion at the ongoing EXPO 2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPAN, IOWN technology is being used in various events such as live viewing of Cho-Kabuki and sports games, project mapping, and remote customer service, leading to the realization of a future society, which the participants listened to with great interest.
IOWN (ION: Innovative Optical & Wireless Network) concept:
NTT announced in May 2019 an ICT infrastructure infrastructure concept that shifts from conventional electronic technology (electronics) to optical technology (photonics) to realize networks with "lower latency," "lower power consumption," "higher capacity and higher quality.The objective is to optimize the individual and the whole based on all kinds of information, and to create a rich society that can accept diversity.Research and development is underway with the aim of finalizing specifications in 2024 and realizing the system in 2030.