Sharing moments of "this is it!" with colleagues to research and develop optical communication technology for revolutionizing society

Abstract

The development of information and communication technology (ICT) has revolutionized people's social lives. Amidst the current unprecedented situation due to the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus, services and applications that use ICT, such as teleworking and online diagnosis, have been supporting people's lives and economic activities. According to the White Paper on Information and Communications in Japan issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of Internet-of-Things devices installed worldwide is said to reach 40 billion in a few years. We asked NTT Fellow Yutaka Miyamoto, NTT Network Innovation Laboratories, about his research and development on the optical communication infrastructure that supports these ICT services and application and path to its practical application and his attitude as a researcher.