Huawei said on the 26th that at MWC Shanghai 2026 in Shanghai, China, it unveiled a latest technology strategy that integrates services, networks, and computing to simultaneously expand demand for data and Generative AI tokens. As rapidly evolving AI models and agents offer new growth opportunities for the telecom industry, the company aims to help carriers seize them.
At the event, under the theme "Advancing All Intelligence," Huawei, together with global carriers and industry partners, presented plans to enhance connectivity and computing, monetize 5G-A high-speed uplink experiences, and advance AI-based business.
In a keynote, David Wang, Huawei vice chair and rotating chair of the board, said, "Over the past 40 years, innovation in mobile technology has been key to industry success," and added, "In the AI era, the ability to turn network capabilities into commercial value will become even more important."
Wang laid out the core tasks for the mobile industry over the next 10 years: developing next-generation mobile services, converging AI and communications, building integrated satellite–terrestrial networks, establishing sustainable spectrum plans, defining AI-native core network specifications, and discovering new business models.
Together with China's three major carriers, Huawei also showcased cases of 5G-A high-speed uplink, experience revenue monetization, and AI-based business innovation. On the infrastructure side, it unveiled an "AI-centric target network" that supports carriers' data and token revenue monetization. The network consists of a basic communications network that provides guaranteed connectivity, a computing network that combines network access and computing resource access, and high-performance, high-efficiency AI computing infrastructure.
According to Huawei, global 5G-A subscribers have now surpassed 100 million. The company plans to work with global carriers to kick-start 5G-A experience revenue monetization, retain mid- to high-tier plan users, and increase average revenue per user.
In particular, the spread of mobile AI is heightening the importance of high-speed uplink. Real-time multimodal devices such as AI glasses require high uplink speeds and low latency to deliver services including translation and exhibition guide assistance. Huawei expects the proliferation of AI agents to drive demand for ultra-broadband, high-reliability, low-latency networks.
The upper 6 GHz band is drawing attention as a next-generation spectrum. Huawei projected that starting in 2026 in the Middle East, commercial 5G-A networks based on U6GHz will begin in earnest.
This year, Huawei plans to work with carriers in Guangdong Province, Shanghai, and Hebei Province to expand token consumption in services such as smart home assistants, personal communications assistants, and home AI services. In the B2B market, it plans to offer AI computing services based on the convergence of computing and networks to cultivate new growth drivers.