• The Proof of Concept  is the world’s first successful validation of Elastic networking, developed under the IOWN Global Forum, to optimize energy consumption in networks.
• The deployment will help improve energy efficiency without impact on network performance.
• Validation paves the way for the widespread adoption of Elastic networking to help telecom operators ensure more energy-effective networks.

Nokia  announced that Nokia, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) and Anritsu Corporation successfully conducted a first-of-its-kind Proof of Concept (PoC) to demonstrate the effectiveness of Elastic networking in bringing down energy usage in mobile networks.

Elastic networking has been developed under the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) Global Forum. When deployed, Elastic networking helps reduce its energy costs by switching away network resources from the secondary destination to a primary destination effectively having the ability to hibernate radio and optical equipment at the same time. And when necessary, such as sudden bursts in traffic, network resources can be switched over on demand when required. The end users, especially in densely populated urban areas, will not experience any network degradation or performance. This technology will enable operators like NTT to better address future bandwidth demands driven by AI while lowering energy consumption.

Nokia’s high-performance optical solution, including the 1830 Time-sensitive Packet Switch (TPS) and 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS), was used to conduct the PoC.

James Watt, Vice President and General Manager, Optical Networks Division at Nokia, said:“Reducing power consumption across our product portfolio is a priority for Nokia to help boost energy efficiency and significantly cut our customers’ carbon footprint. This successful PoC highlights the trusted performance and resilience of our optical products. We will continue to work and innovate with IOWN GF and other industry players to further optimize the power consumption of wireless networks without impacting performance.”

Takeshi Shima, Director, a member of the Board, Senior Vice President, President of Test and Measurement Company at Anritsu, said: “Anritsu is committed to support this important industry topic of energy efficiency, and we are proud to contribute to this IOWN GF industry first PoC activity.”