Demonstration applies in-network computing to meet data processing needs of 6G use cases, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, immersive reality and advanced sensing
- NTT, DOCOMO and Nokia jointly collaborated on a demonstration of the In-network Service Acceleration Platform (ISAP) at Nokia’s booth during Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025.
- ISAP is a core component of NTT’s Inclusive Core Architecture, which is designed to enable the fusion of computing and networking required for 6G and IOWN use-cases such as AI-integrated communication.
- The demonstration exhibits the results of applying ISAP to the use case of AI analysis during video data transfer, improving performance from a 57% “correct answer rate” (under conventional architecture) to 90%.
NTT, Docomo and Nokia researchers demonstrated the efficacy of this architecture during Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025 by applying an AI analysis application to real-time video data transfer. Using the ISAP and Inclusive Core architecture, researchers minimized the delay and fluctuation in data exchange between terminal and server while improving AI analysis from a 57% “correct answer rate” (with conventional architecture) to a 90% rate.
Advanced Network Architecture for the 6G/IOWN Era
NTT and its collaborators are developing next-generation networking infrastructure to enable the practical application of communications technologies dependent on ultra-high capacity, ultra-low latency and ultra-low power consumption capabilities.
For example, NTT is spearheading the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiative based on optical technologies. The Inclusive Core is a component of the IOWN vision, linking each of the initiative’s three core components—the All-Photonics Network, Digital Twin Computing and Cognitive Foundation—to provide end-to-end network services.
In the 6G/IOWN era, researchers expect several technological innovations to necessitate the exchange and high-data-rate, low-latency-transmission of massive amounts of data. For example, the creation of Cyber Physical Systems in which cyber spaces and physical spaces interact while actuation is enabled; additionally, the integration of AI and ML into communication services, the continued spread of IoT, automation, advanced sensing, robotics and much more.
