(IN BRIEF) Nokia has unveiled a new range of optical networking innovations designed to support the massive connectivity requirements driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing and hyperscale data centers. Today is the last day to enter the Leading Lights Awards at the early bird price. This year's program covers agentic AI, satellite, optical networking, security and more. The framework – International Optical Networks towards 2030 and Beyond (ION-2030) – was developed by ITU-T Study Group 15. In the most recent 3Q25 market study, the Optical Transport market posted a 15% year-over-year (Y/Y) gain, moving us to raise our full-year outlook for 2025 and 2026. It was more than just the market's growth rate that led us to raise our forecast; it was the bandwidth. What I mean is that network. Posted on 16, March 2026 by EuropaWire PR Editors | This entry was posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom and tagged AI network infrastructure, cloud networking. ◆ NII, NTT, and NTT EAST have successfully demonstrated the world's first 1 optical wavelength-path 2 switching with a wavelength conversion and addition through automated optical transport layer provisioning and control based on real-time network conditions.