Kazu Gomi discusses why NTT Research was formed, what it's working on and the ambitious goals of its IOWN initiative with Intel and Sony.

Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief

April 7, 2020

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Podcast: NTT Research President and CEO Kazu Gomi

Kazuhiro (Kazu) Gomi, president and CEO of NTT Research, joins Light Reading's Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser on this episode to discuss the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiative. This effort, first announced last year, is taking steps to build a new kind of optical network, with improvements in silicon photonics, edge computing and connected computing.

This NTT subsidiary, in cooperation with Intel, Sony and others, wants a new network to provide massive amounts of bandwidth while operating at lower power and with lower latency. This ambitious effort isn't just about building new optical networks; it's also intended to create a "better world for all global citizens."

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Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading

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Phil Harvey

Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading

Phil Harvey has been a Light Reading writer and editor for more than 18 years combined. He began his second tour as the site's chief editor in April 2020.

His interest in speed and scale means he often covers optical networking and the foundational technologies powering the modern Internet.

Harvey covered networking, Internet infrastructure and dot-com mania in the late 90s for Silicon Valley magazines like UPSIDE and Red Herring before joining Light Reading (for the first time) in late 2000.

After moving to the Republic of Texas, Harvey spent eight years as a contributing tech writer for D CEO magazine, producing columns about tech advances in everything from supercomputing to cellphone recycling.

Harvey is an avid photographer and camera collector – if you accept that compulsive shopping and "collecting" are the same.

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