Smartoptics becomes a member of the IOWN Global Forum

06 Nov 2025 14:08 CET

Oslo, Norway - November 6, 2025 - Smartoptics is pleased to announce that it has
joined the IOWN Global Forum, a global industry forum advancing next-generation
photonics and optical communications infrastructure.

The Innovative Optical and Wireless Network Global Forum (IOWN Global Forum) is
an industry initiative founded in 2020 by NTT, Intel, and Sony. The Forum brings
together leading companies and research institutions to accelerate the
development of next-generation communications infrastructure based on photonics
and wireless technologies.

By becoming a member of the Forum, Smartoptics will engage with a network of
forward-looking organizations to contribute to and benefit from the development
of standards, reference architectures and proof-of-concepts focused on ultra-low
latency, high capacity and energy-efficient optical networks. This membership
aligns with Smartoptics' strategic focus on open, high-performance and cost
-effective optical infrastructure.

"We are excited to become part of the IOWN Global Forum and to collaborate with
other leading players to shape the future of optical networks," said Kent
Lidström, CTO of Smartoptics. "This step supports our ambition to deliver next
-generation solutions that meet the evolving demands of service providers, data
centers and cloud-infrastructure operators."

Smartoptics looks forward to actively participating in Forum workgroups and
initiatives, allowing us to participate in the development of ultra-high
-capacity, low-latency, and energy-efficient networks that support future
digital services and AI-driven applications.

For more information please contact:
Magnus Grenfeldt
CEO Smartoptics
+46 73-366 88 77
E-mail: magnus.grenfeldt@smartoptics.com

About Smartoptics
Smartoptics provides innovative optical networking solutions and devices for the
new era of open networking. Our customer base includes thousands of enterprises,
governments, cloud providers, Internet exchanges as well as cable and telecom
operators. We have an open networking approach in everything we do which allows
our customers to break unwanted vendor lock-in, remain flexible and minimize
costs. Our solutions are used in metro and regional network applications that
increasingly rely on data center services and specifications. Smartoptics is a
Scandinavian company founded in 2006. We partner with leading technology and
network solution providers such as Brocade, Cisco and Dell and have a global
reach through more than 100 business partners.
For additional information about Smartoptics, please visit
https://smartoptics.com/ (https://www.smartoptics.com/)

About IOWN Global Forum
The IOWN Global Forum is a global industry initiative established to develop and
promote next-generation photonics-based communications infrastructure through
collaboration on standards, reference architectures, proof-of-concepts and use
-cases. For more information: www.iowngf.org

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