ShanghaiJune 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The rapid development of large models and intelligent agent technologies has brought unprecedented industrial opportunities to the telecommunications industry. Huawei, under the theme “Accelerating Towards an Intelligent World” and the main line “Synergistic Innovation in Networks, Services, and Computing: Winning the Dual Growth of Byte+Token,” made its debut at MWC Shanghai 2026. Together with global operator customers, industry partners, and opinion leaders, Huawei discussed topics such as the leap in connectivity and computing capabilities, 5G-A large uplink & experience monetization, AI-driven innovation in core business practices, and seizing new opportunities in the Token monetization era.
Huawei N1 Exhibition Area at MWC Shanghai 2026
Huawei Deputy Chairman and Rotating Chairman Wang Tao delivered a keynote speech titled “Collective Wisdom Ignites New Horizons: Co-Creating the Next Decade of Mobile Communications.” He stated that looking back over the past 40 years, generational innovation in mobile communications has always been key to the industry’s success. Each technological breakthrough continuously pushes the limits of spectral efficiency and performance, gradually flattening network architectures, and giving rise to new application scenarios and services. This constantly expands the boundaries of human communication, transforming network capabilities into commercial value.
The mobile communications industry is ushering in a new intelligent era. Wang Tao further elaborated on the key propositions for the next decade of mobile communications from six core directions, including: new services and capabilities required for future mobile communication systems, the integration of AI with mobile communications to achieve three-tier intelligence, building a space-terrestrial integrated communication network architecture, scientific and rational spectrum planning and layout, defining an AI-native core network, and the need for telecom operators to explore new models and scenarios for mobile services to achieve a closed loop.
During the exhibition, in the field of business innovation, Huawei, together with China’s three major operators, released technological and commercial innovation achievements in areas such as 5G-A large uplink and experience monetization, AI-driven innovation in core businesses, and Token monetization. In the field of infrastructure innovation, Huawei released the AI-Centric target network to build core competitiveness for Byte+Token monetization. Among these, the basic communication network emphasizes a shift from traffic-based network construction to real-time interactive network construction, providing users with guaranteed connectivity; technologies and networks for large uplink, large downlink, and guaranteed connectivity offer users high-quality connections. The computing network emphasizes a shift from traffic bearing to full-network scheduling and supply of computing power, achieving network-as-compute and connectivity-as-compute. The AI computing infrastructure emphasizes high performance and high computing efficiency, while also supporting an open-source and open ecosystem.
As of now, the number of 5G-A users has exceeded 100 million. Huawei is working with global operators to deepen 5G-A experience monetization, integrating 5G-A into the existing operations system to retain and upgrade mid-to-high-end users, match user demands, and achieve sustained revenue growth.
Large uplink is one of the key capabilities of operator network infrastructure in the Token monetization era. The demand for mobile AI uplink has become prominent: AI glasses for translation/exhibition visits require real-time multimodal interaction, driving a 20Mbps uplink experience requirement. In 2026, leading global operators are accelerating the exploration of large uplink capabilities, including peak rates, latency, and guaranteed rates, to drive the commercial deployment of large uplink services.
In the era of the intelligent agent internet, the explosion of Agent services has led to the rapid development of Tokens business, requiring ultra-broadband networks to meet their demands for large uplink, high reliability, and low latency. U6GHz is the next-generation golden spectrum for such networks, with its end-to-end industrial ecosystem already ready. From a global coordination perspective, over 20 countries and regions have explicitly designated U6GHz for IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications), covering nearly 80% of the global population. 2026 marks the first year of U6GHz commercialization, with the Middle East expected to deploy the world’s first 5G-A commercial network based on U6GHz. Multiple operators in Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and other regions will also initiate U6GHz commercial deployment.
In 2026, Huawei, together with operators in Guangdong, Shanghai, Hebei, and other regions, is comprehensively restructuring ToC/ToH core businesses through AI, creating attractive products and services. Looking ahead, this will drive Token consumption, such as smart home assistants, personal communication assistants, and CH convergence services. For the ToB market, Huawei is working with operators to build AI computing services centered on “computing + network,” achieving new business growth.
Huawei continues to lead the innovative application of AI-native technologies in the autonomous network domain, deeply cultivating single-domain intelligence to lay a solid foundation for the leap of network autonomy to L4. In 2026, Huawei will collaborate with operators to accelerate the deployment of single-domain intelligence in key areas such as wireless and transmission, achieving coordination in maintenance, optimization, energy efficiency, and experience. This will effectively help operators improve network quality and efficiency, provide differentiated products for scenarios like high-speed rail, venues, and parks, and fully unleash new network momentum.