MWC 2023: Huawei showcases new business opportunities and industry progress in the 5.5G era

As part of its recent participation at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, Huawei showcased its latest products and solutions, new business opportunities and industry progress in the 5.5G era. MWC was held in Barcelona from February 27 to March 2 in Barcelona, Spain, bringing together global operators, industry professionals, and opinion leaders. Together with those, Huawei discussed topics such as 5G business success, 5.5G opportunities, green development, digital transformation, and its vision of using the GUIDE business blueprint to lay the foundation for 5.5G and build on the success of 5G for even greater prosperity.

At the event, Huawei presented five major characteristics of the 5.5G era: 10 Gbit/s experience, all-scenario IoT, integrated sensing and communication, Level 4 autonomous driving network, and green ICT.

Technological innovation in the 5.5G era will bring operators a 10-fold increase in network performance over 5G in terms of speeds, connections, accuracy and reliability, efficiency, and intelligence. 5.5G can help operators open up five new business frontiers and drive a 100-fold increase in new business opportunities.

At the event, David Wang, Huawei's Executive Director of the Board, Chairman of the ICT Infrastructure Managing Board, and President of the Enterprise BG, said: “Huawei will deepen our roots in the enterprise market and continue our pursuit of innovation. We are ready to use leading technologies and dive deep into scenarios. Together with our partners, we will enable industry digitalization, help SMEs access intelligence, and promote sustainable development, creating new value together.”

Huawei aims to work with carriers and industry partners around the world to further the evolution of ICT infrastructure, lay the foundation for the 5.5G era, and build on the success of 5G for even greater prosperity.

At MWC, Huawei released a new series of advanced solutions for simplified networks, with which DCs can build a solid network foundation, leading to the development of new DCs, and unleashing digital innovation, to meet the requirements and pain points of enterprise network management efficiency, connection experience, data center (DC) security, and computing power.

The congress also showcased Huawei Carrier BG President Li Peng who said: “5G has developed rapidly since it entered commercial use three years ago. By the end of 2022, over 1 billion 5G users had watched high-definition streams of major international sports events, and more than 10 million households had access to 5G broadband. As 5G network capabilities improve, users are able to watch videos in higher definition and from more viewpoints, creating a new standard for next-generation experiences. 70% of users are already willing to pay for better 5G experiences.”

As the intelligent world approaches, digital infrastructure for people, homes, and industries is facing an unprecedented set of new demands. ICT technologies like 5G, cloud, and AI are converging faster than ever and fueling innovation that will help carriers meet evolving demands and create more opportunities for new growth. To better seize these opportunities, Huawei will work alongside carriers and partners worldwide to explore and build simplified, green, and intelligent ICT infrastructure that can turbocharge digital transformation and empower innovation. The company will work together to lay the foundation for 5.5G and build on the success of 5G for even greater prosperity.

Bob Chen, Vice President of Huawei Enterprise BG, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Digital Technology Leads the Way to the Intelligent World", which outlined how digital technologies have impacted the development of the world’s economy, cultures, societies, and environment.

Chen stated that connectivity is crucial to digitalization, while networks are key to connectivity. He noted that Huawei is committed to helping enterprises build intelligent cloud-networks with cloud-network synergy, simplified architecture, and energy-saving features, thereby maximizing digital productivity and creating the ultimate experience.

In the future, Huawei will continue to invest and innovate, working alongside global customers and partners to deeply integrate ICT, accelerate digital transformation, promote digital economy development and speed up the realization of the intelligent world within industries, in order to create new value.