Network and Computing Infrastructure for the 2030s - Haruhisa Fukano & Inoue Reo, Fujitsu#

Haruhisa Fukano, Manager (1Finity), and Inoue Reo, Fujitsu

• Why: The IOWN (photonics-first infrastructure) forum partnering with LF Edge on a joint PoC signals where physical-layer infrastructure research is heading — power-efficient photonics as the answer to bandwidth and energy walls, which is squarely worth watching even if early.
• What: The case that 2030s workloads require a paradigm shift in communications and computing (power consumption and bandwidth as the binding constraints), and the plan for a joint IOWN + LF Edge PoC combining next-gen photonic infrastructure with open-source edge software. (from abstract only)
• How: Combines IOWN's photonic network/computing technologies with LF Edge open-source stacks; the talk covers the PoC's demonstration points and future plans.
• Where applicable: Strategic/forward-looking rather than deployable today; PoC-stage, Fujitsu/IOWN-specific, and no results exist yet — but relevant to long-range optics and DC infrastructure planning.