Artificial intelligenceNTT and Broadcom to build key device for ultrafast optical network in 2026
Japan telecom giant eyes AI data centers under flagship IOWN project
Masahito Tomizawa, CTO of NTT Innovative Devices, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 6 about the company's vision for more energy-efficient data networks. (Photos courtesy of NTT)
TSUBASA SURUGA
October 7, 2025 13:18 JST
TOKYO -- Japan's NTT says it will begin producing a key device for its next-generation optical communications network in 2026, teaming up with U.S. chipmaker Broadcom and other semiconductor players to tackle the soaring energy demand of AI data centers.