NTT Showcases 6G and Photonics-Powered AI Infrastructure Innovations at MWC Barcelona 2026

03 March 2026 | News

NTT, NTT DOCOMO, and NTT DATA highlight IOWN integration, low-latency inference technologies, and energy-efficient networking to support next-generation AI and data-intensive 6G applications.
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  • NTT, NTT DOCOMO, and NTT DATA Group Corporation will exhibit at MWC Barcelona 2026 to demonstrate key initiatives for the advancement of AI to meet data processing needs of 6G use cases, enhance inference processing and reduce power consumption.
  • NTT announced two key advancements in 6G and IOWN integration to optimize low-latency inference as well as the establishment of network infrastructure for next-generation ICT data-intensive inference with low latency and high reliability.
  • During MWC Barcelona 2026, Akira Shimada, President and CEO of NTT, Inc., will present a keynote around his vision for photonics as the foundation for sustainable power consumption in the age of AI.

NTT, Inc. (NTT), NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (NTT DOCOMO), and NTT DATA Group Corporation announced that they will exhibit at MWC Barcelona 2026, the world's largest connectivity exhibition, in Barcelona, Spain, from March 2 to 5. At the event, NTT, Inc. will showcase and promote initiatives centered around the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN)‘s ability to meet the rising demands of networking, computing and AI workloads. With its high bandwidth and extremely low latency, IOWN accelerates the development of advanced solutions by replacing electronics with photonics in communication infrastructure, creating distributed and efficient networking and AI architecture for a sustainable, low power future. NTT’s exhibition and executive keynote presentations will highlight how photonics-based technologies, distributed computing and 6G integration are enabling energy-efficient, high-performance infrastructure designed to power a sustainable, AI-driven future.

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