Signal All-photonic networks are named as the key enabler of low-carbon workload distribution

Summary

In the next stage of its sufficiency technology landscape, NTT DATA highlights all-photonic networks as a crucial enabler. These networks carry data using light end to end. The report says they reduce latency and energy loss in data transmission. That makes it practical to shift low-carbon workloads flexibly between data centres and regions according to where clean energy is available. The technology sits alongside carbon-aware computing and net-zero data centres, which align digital operations with low-carbon power. Together, these capabilities are meant to shrink the footprint of computing without simply capping its use.