NTT works to turn next-gen IOWN optical network into global standard

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The IOWN initiative leverages NTT's expertise in optics in order to transfer large amounts of data using less power. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)

SHIHO MIYAJIMA and KOSUKE SHIMIZU, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/PALO ALTO, California -- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone is gearing up to turn its IOWN optical network into the global standard for next-generation communications, almost five years after first announcing the initiative.

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