At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, Huawei is showcasing its latest advancements in 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and scenario-based artificial intelligence (AI), spotlighting how intelligent services and infrastructure can unlock new value across the telecom ecosystem. Under the theme "Accelerating the Intelligent World," Huawei is inviting global carriers, industry leaders, and opinion makers to explore fresh paths to growth powered by AI innovation, DKnews.kz reports.
5G-A + AI: Unlocking Scenario-Based Value
Huawei's exhibition at MWC Shanghai 2025 focuses on three core areas — services, infrastructure, and operations — offering practical insights into how telecom operators can monetize the 5G-A experience and integrate AI into every aspect of the network.
Services: Monetizing the 5G-A Experience
Huawei and China’s three major telecom operators are jointly presenting successful 5G-A monetization projects. These real-world use cases show how AI agents are being deployed in consumer scenarios — from personalized mobile plans to smart home services — allowing operators to boost average revenue per user (ARPU) while deepening customer loyalty. This marks a fundamental shift in the role of telcos from service providers to digital experience enablers.
Infrastructure: AI-Driven, Ultra-Broadband Networks
Huawei unveiled its AI Ultra-Broadband (AI UBB) solution — a future-ready platform that spans the full network stack, from home broadband to backbone transport. This all-in-one solution integrates built-in compute power and advanced AI algorithms to create autonomous, intelligent networks that are primed for next-gen applications. Huawei is also engaging industry players on how to build AI computing hubs to enable business growth at scale.
Operations: Intelligent Network Management in Action
Together with China’s top operators, Huawei is demonstrating real-life applications of AI in managing wireless and home broadband networks, including intelligent diagnostics, proactive maintenance, and AI-powered model training and inference. These solutions significantly improve operational efficiency and elevate the customer experience.
Eric Xu: Four Pathways for Telecom Growth
In a keynote address, Eric Xu, Huawei’s Deputy Chairman and Rotating Chairman, reflected on the telecom sector’s evolution, noting that:
“After nearly four decades of rapid growth, the industry has now entered a stage of steady development, and we must seek new engines for growth.”
Xu outlined four key growth pathways for telecom operators worldwide:
- Adapting to shifting user needs by delivering high-value services with strong growth potential
- Strengthening HD video supply and consumption through ecosystem-wide coordination
- Extending 5G into the automotive space to unlock new opportunities in intelligent connected vehicles
- Rolling out FTTR for small and micro-businesses to power AI-driven use cases
“Every carrier is different — different markets, different challenges, different competition. That’s why each growth path is unique. Huawei is ready to work side by side with carriers to help them shape their own sustainable future,” Xu said.
China Leads in 5G-A: Over 10 Million Users and Counting
China has emerged as a global frontrunner in 5G-A adoption, with coverage in more than 300 cities and mobile plans available across over 30 provinces. The number of 5G-A users has surpassed 10 million. Chinese carriers are pioneering new experience monetization frameworks, offering premium service tiers and intelligent upgrades. 5G-A is not only delivering blazing-fast mobile connectivity — it’s also fueling transformation in smart living, transportation, and manufacturing.
Telcos Are Evolving: From Connectivity to AI-Driven Experiences
The rise of AI marks a turning point for telecom operators, who are rebranding themselves as providers of personalized AI agents and digital lifestyle experiences. In smart homes, these AI agents coordinate between connected devices to create seamless and emotionally engaging environments. In vehicles, they combine with V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technologies to turn cars into mobile digital third spaces, enabling new types of monetizable interactions.
In the enterprise space, operators are scaling network-plus-compute offerings to support AI model training, business simulation, and operational intelligence — unlocking deeper value across industries.
AI Is Reshaping the Entire Telecom Industry
The synergy between 5G-A and artificial intelligence is not just transforming network architectures — it’s redefining how people interact with technology, businesses, and each other. Telecom carriers, with their unmatched expertise in cloud, connectivity, and computing, are uniquely positioned to lead this shift.
Huawei’s showcase demonstrates that AI-powered services are becoming viable new revenue streams and strategic differentiators for forward-thinking operators.
MWC Shanghai 2025: A Glimpse Into an Intelligent Future
Held from June 18 to 20 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC), MWC Shanghai 2025 offers a compelling look into the digital world of tomorrow. Huawei’s exhibition in Hall N1 invites the global telecom community to experience the technologies and strategies that will define the next era of connectivity.
With its partners around the world, Huawei is building the blueprint for a future that is smarter, faster, and more profitable. 5G-Advanced is no longer just a vision — it’s the foundation of today’s digital reality.
