Research and Development Activities toward Smart and Flexible Future Network: NetroSphere Concept
Kimihide Matsumoto · NTT technical review · 2017
The NTT laboratories announced the NetroSphere concept in March 2015 with the aim of creating future networks that support the Hikari Collaboration Model (business model to wholesale fiber access).This article introduces our recent efforts concerning NetroSphere and explains the importance of creating future smart and flexible networks based on the NetroSphere concept in order to accommodate the digitization of various industries and the rapid growth of multiple Internet of Things services.These Feature Articles are based on lectures given during workshops at the Tsukuba Forum 2016 held on October 26, 2016.