All-Photonics Network – Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd , Fujitsu Limited and 1Finity Inc., a Fujitsu company and leading provider of global network solutions today announced a two-year strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to further expand the application of All-Photonics Network (APN) [1] and jointly explore future applications of quantum technologies in Taiwan.
Chunghwa Telecom and Fujitsu have been conducting APN verification in Taiwan under a strategic partnership from 2024 until 2026. This initiative involved joint studies for the construction of an APN based on the IOWN® concept, leveraging Fujitsu’s expertise and technologies cultivated through its initiatives with domestic telecommunications carriers. The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aims to further deepen this collaboration, building upon the achievements of their previous efforts.
Overview of the MOU and future plans
Through this MOU, Chunghwa Telecom, Fujitsu and 1Finity will further advance their existing APN initiatives and accelerate their collaboration to rapidly expand next-generation communication infrastructure in Taiwan. The three companies will promote technical verification related to APN utilizing Chunghwa Telecom’s submarine cable systems and technical verification for realizing distributed data centers using APN. These efforts aim to address challenges such as the rapid increase in network power consumption and data traffic. Furthermore, the partnership will explore new collaborations for leveraging quantum technologies, including the applicability of security needs for network control in distributed data centers.
Hey-Chyi Young, SEVP & CTO, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., comments:
“As Taiwan’s leading telecommunications company, Chunghwa Telecom is pleased to partner with Fujitsu and 1Finity and develop APN to provide smarter, greener and more resilient optical communication infrastructure with deterministic network performance and quantum-safe networking for diverse innovative applications in the AI era, which promote early access of the convenience brought by information and communication services for the society and people in Taiwan.”
Vivek Mahajan, Corporate Executive Officer, CTO, in charge of System Platform, Fujitsu Limited, comments:
“We are delighted to sign this MOU with Chunghwa Telecom, aiming for broader collaboration. We are grateful for this opportunity to expand APN in Taiwan and to embark on new cooperation in the field of quantum technology. Fujitsu and Chunghwa Telecom have built a strong partnership in the APN domain over the past few years, and with the addition of 1Finity, established last year, we are confident that our efforts to enhance optical networks in Taiwan will accelerate even further.”
Masaaki Moribayashi, CEO, 1Finity Inc., comments:
“Through this collaboration, 1Finity will contribute to the expansion of next-generation communication infrastructure in Taiwan, leveraging our extensive experience and global achievements in optical transmission. We will promote the construction and expansion of high-capacity, low-latency, and low-power-consumption optical networks connecting distributed data centers. Furthermore, we will continue to advance essential communications infrastructure in Taiwan through these breakthrough technologies.”
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