The event featured participation from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), global telecom operators, and industry partners, who discussed the development direction of optical networks in light of the proliferation of generative AI. Attendees also shared practical applications of initial gigabit and 10-gigabit (10Gbps) products and network-computing integration services.
Han Xia, Deputy Director of the MIIT's Information and Communication Technology Committee, emphasized that "low-latency, high-capacity, and reliable intelligent optical networks are the cornerstone of next-generation communication networks and digital infrastructure," stressing the need for optical networks to evolve beyond simple transmission networks to integrate intelligence.
Ao Li, Deputy Director of CAICT, stated, "Optical networks and AI enhance each other's capabilities," adding that "AI-ON will efficiently support computing applications while evolving into autonomous networks using large models and AI agents."
Huawei has upgraded its AI-ON products and solutions to help telecom companies enhance their optical networks for the AI era. Kim Jin, Vice President of Huawei's Optical Business Product Line, said, "Huawei is promoting a collaborative development strategy for optical and AI technologies," and pledged to support telecoms in building AI-centric all-optical networks and providing high-quality computing access services through the AI-FAN and AI-OTN product lines.
The newly unveiled solutions include AI home hubs, AI smart boxes, Wi-Fi 7-based FTTR products, a 50G PON service board, mini OXC, end-to-end OSU/fgOTN, OTN/QKD integrated solutions, OTN cluster solutions for data center interconnections (DCI), integrated solutions for submarine and terrestrial cables, AI DAS, and 50-millisecond WSON.
A Huawei representative noted, "The ICT industry is rapidly moving toward a token monetization era," and expressed intentions to explore high-speed uplinks for 5G-A, experience monetization, and AI-driven business enhancements in collaboration with global telecoms and partners.
Additionally, Huawei has made strides in AI technology development, successfully increasing the token processing capacity for long-form AI inference in commercial network environments by up to 372%, marking a significant achievement in the Chinese telecommunications sector.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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