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Published on 2024-02-28 02:40:00
Li claims that the global digital economy will bring new strategic opportunities to the ICT industry[Barcelona, Spain, February 27, 2024] At MWC Barcelona 2024, Li Peng, Corporate Senior Vice President and President of ICT Sales & Service at Huawei, delivered a speech on the new strategic opportunities that will open up for the ICT industry in an intelligent world. “We are quickly approaching an intelligent world,” Li said. “As demands on networks have increased, 5.5G has become a key milestone on the path to the intelligent world. 5.5G is expected to enter the market in 2024. So let’s build today’s networks for tomorrow’s applications to advance the intelligent world.”
• On the way to the commercialization of 5.5G
Li explained that over the past 20 years, computerization and digitization have brought opportunities worth trillions of dollars to the ICT industry. Higher network requirements are needed for this intelligent world, such as ultra-wideband uplink, real-time broadband communication, and full-scenario IoT. This has led to the rapid evolution towards 5.5G, which will be able to enable innovative application scenarios and business models. By 2030, the intelligent economy is expected to be worth over $18.8 trillion, bringing a new wave of opportunities for the industry.
In China, the Middle East, and Europe, major operators have already verified advanced 5.5G capabilities on commercial networks. Their tests cover a wide range of scenarios, including smart connections for people, homes, vehicles, and stadiums. Furthermore, more and more 10-gigabit smart cities powered by 5.5G are emerging in locations around the world.
At this year’s MWC, Huawei is launching a complete series of 5.5G products and solutions for a wide range of different scenarios, as well as the industry’s first Telecom Foundation model. This model will help operators maximize the value of their networks, especially in areas such as guaranteed network experience and automated operation and maintenance. As network technology evolution continues to redefine information and value flows, and unleashes the power of ubiquitous connectivity, we will soon find ourselves in a fully intelligent world.
• Redefining information flows: AI-powered content leads to a significant increase in data traffic
Intelligent technologies are rapidly advancing, and intelligent applications are becoming more widespread. This has created new opportunities for industries. In terms of information flows, generative AI is already powering new types of connected objects and scenarios, such as digital humans and smart cars. These new scenarios require better infrastructure, including new cooperative storage and computing models between the cloud, devices, and appliances. AIGC will enable the creation of over 100 billion gigabytes of data and generate over a trillion gigabytes of data traffic. Huawei predicts that by 2026 alone, AI will be used to produce over 250 billion images and 70 million videos, completely redefining the global approach to content creation.
• Redefining value flows: monetizing mobile services beyond connectivity
As the ICT industry perceives more innovations in intelligent applications, the demand for reliable network experience in multiple dimensions will increase. In particular, guaranteeing uplink speed, service quality, and latency will be essential to meet the diverse needs of consumers and industry customers. This will offer carriers incredible new growth opportunities, opening up new value streams worth hundreds of billions of dollars. For example, a Chinese operator launched a 5G livestreaming package to provide guaranteed uplink for seamless live streaming. This new service offering allowed the operator to increase ARPU by over 70%.
In the transportation sector, another carrier’s new 5G call services provide precise real-time positioning and mid-call interaction for applications such as auto insurance claims. This allows car owners to complete a one-stop shop for filing insurance claims, on-site investigation, and settling claims in the event of a traffic accident. This new type of service has successfully helped the carrier monetize the B2B2C market.
• Unleashing the power of ubiquitous connectivity: creating new value for all sectors
High-quality 5G network connectivity helps operators connect more people with more things anytime and anywhere. Cloud phones are an excellent example of this. With greater bandwidth and reduced latency, consumers can play the most demanding online games in terms of calculations and use the most advanced work applications far beyond the limits of local device storage and processing power.
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