NTT Highlights Industry AI Cloud to Advance Industry-Specific AI Applications at R&D Forum 2024
- NTT President and CEO Akira Shimada discussed company’s development of the Industry AI Cloud to advance industry-specific AI applications empowered by the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN).
- NTT also demonstrated five world’s-first R&D breakthroughs in photonic networking, remote video production, optical fiber innovation and Personalized Sound Zone open-ear headphones.
- 2024 NTT R&D Forum, an invite-only event, occurred in Tokyo, Japan Nov. 25-29, 2024. For more information, visit the event webpage.
TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NTT Corporation (NTT) hosted their annual R&D Forum Nov. 25-29 in Tokyo, Japan to showcase the company’s global commitment to developing innovative new solutions that create a more sustainable society for all. During a special keynote, NTT President and CEO Akira Shimada discussed the role the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) will play in enabling NTT’s Industry AI Cloud, a shared platform designed to digitize and structure industry-specific expertise enabling industries to expand their scope of problem-solving. For example, NTT and Toyota Motor Corporation recently announced a joint initiative to realize a society with no traffic accidents utilizing the Industry AI Cloud “Mobility AI Platform.”
Other industry-specific AI-driven applications include the provision of personalized medical care, drug development, supply chain optimization, agricultural value chain management and more.
Shimada, said :
AI has already been widely adopted to streamline general operations, but applying AI to more specialized tasks can significantly enhance added value,
“Furthermore, by accumulating data across companies on a shared platform and leveraging AI, industries can collectively address societal challenges and contribute to their resolution. We call this the Industry AI Cloud, and NTT is actively collaborating across various industries to realize this vision with partners.”
During the 2024 R&D Forum exhibition, NTT demonstrated five world’s-first R&D breakthroughs, including: the first international connection of NTT’s All-Photonics Network (APN); the application of the APN to advance cloud endoscopy capabilities and live remote video production; the development of optical transmission lines with four times the capacity of current optical fibers; and open-ear, noise-canceling Personalized Sound Zone (PSZ)-capable headphones.
Katsuhiko Kawazoe, senior executive vice president, CTO, CIO and CDO of NTT, said :
NTT’s dedication to global R&D investment provides a unique competitive advantage as we work not only to improve society through technological innovation today but also pre-emptively solve the problems of the next decade and the next half-century,
“Annual events such as the NTT R&D Forum in Tokyo and NTT Research Upgrade near Silicon Valley offer a first-hand look at the future of technological innovation while fostering vital conversations on how to harness that innovation to create a better future for all.”
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