Huawei to revolutionize network operations and maintenance
Huawei rotating chair Eric Xu kicked off the company’s annual analyst summit in Shenzhen underlining a near ubiquitous focus on AI and outlined a broad strategy designed to improve the competitiveness of its products and operations, without sharing specifics or targets.
Xu explained the company is pursuing a number of initiatives across multiple tracks to take advantage of new opportunities in AI. In addition to driving advancements in AI to build “thriving ecosystems for shared success”, he said Huawei is actively integrating the technology into its internal management to improve operating efficiency.
The company aims to “revolutionize network operations and maintenance” with its autonomous driving network offering, but Xu didn’t provide an update on the ongoing initiative. He added it is working to upgrade its Celia smart assistant, launched in 2018, which is connected to its evolving Pangu AI models developed for a number of sectors.
Eric Xu speaking at 2024 Huawei Analyst Summit
With the company facing tight restrictions on the import of advanced chips and other equipment as well as curbs in many western markets on its networking gear, Xu avoided talking about its core network carrier group and any mention of handsets now sporting high-end domestic chips.
Steven Zhao, Vice President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line, delivered a speech entitled “Accelerating Network Transformation Towards All Intelligence”. Mr. Zhao shed light on how Huawei introduced AI technologies to upgrade network capabilities at case-, process-, and system-levels and accelerate network intelligence. Participants, including industry partners, also explored the current trends and future prospects of the Net5.5G industry.
Despite broad trade sanctions, Huawei last August secured 7nm processors for its Mate 60 Pro from state-owned Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, raising concerns among U.S. officials if the Chinese chipmaker bypassed export controls.
During the 21st Huawei Analyst Summit, the “Building F5.5G All-Optical Target Network, and Ushering in 10 Gbps UBB Intelligent Era” forum was held, where industry stakeholders deliberated on how to apply F5.5G optical technologies to build home and industry intelligence. Also at this forum, Bob Chen, President of Huawei Optical Business Product Line, said, “To stride to the intelligent era in the next 10 years, a high-quality computing bearer network, that is, F5.5G all-optical premium computing network, needs to be built to ensure that computing power is always-on with 99.9999% availability and instantly-accessible with 1 ms latency. With its ubiquitous 10 Gbps access, the network makes computing power accessible everywhere and connects ubiquitous intelligence, enabling intelligence in various industries.”
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Huawei’s net profit in 2023 increased 144.5% year-on-year to CNY86.9 billion ($12 billion), with revenue rising 9.6% to CNY704.2 billion, driven by a 17.3% increase in consumer revenue to CNY251.5 billion.
Last year, the company combined revenue from its carrier network business and enterprise unit into a single figure. In 2022, Huawei’s carrier group accounted for 44.2% of total revenue.
References:
https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2024/4/has-net-5-point-5g-ai
https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2024/4/has-net-5-point-5g-ai
https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2024/4/has-f5-point-5g-all-optical