Li Peng, President of the Carrier BG, Huawei, delivers a
keynote speech
The physical and digital worlds seem to be growing ever
closer as the effects of digital and intelligent transformation become
increasingly apparent in our workplaces, our homes, and our personal lives.
Many carriers have responded to the increasing demand in these areas for
higher-quality experiences and higher productivity, pushing the ICT industry
forward.
Connectivity+ is key to prosperous 5G development
By the end of 2022, more than 230 5G networks had already
been commercially deployed, supporting over one billion 5G users and a
multitude of 5G devices, and 5G has driven rapid development of the ICT
industry. In the consumer market, carriers have been innovating to extend
"Connectivity+". As 5G capabilities continue to improve, leading
carriers in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East have scrambled to develop
different kinds of digital services. Some carriers have converged connectivity
with local OTT services, which allows them to achieve shared success. These
offerings bundle connectivity with digital services like social media, helping
them grow into a one-stop digital service provider.
The home market has also become an area where carriers can
generate more value as 5G and fiber penetration continues to grow. So, carriers
are widening "Connectivity+" for better experiences, better services,
and more efficient O&M. Premium home broadband services, like 5G FWA and
10G PON have expanded faster than expected, helping carriers in regions,
including Europe and the Middle East increase ARPU by 30% to 60%.
General-purpose technologies like 5G, AI, and cloud
computing are driving industrial digitalization and bringing new strategic
opportunities. Enterprise customers need more offering portfolios, carriers
need to reinforce "Connectivity+".
One Chinese carrier had combined connectivity with cloud, AI, security,
and platform services to expand into new markets and grow its revenue from industrial
digitalization by over 20% in 2022.
Moving forward, carriers will continue to improve their
network capabilities, to provide more guaranteed experiences. So, carriers are
making "Connectivity+" more open. Huawei has joined the CAMARA
project led by the GSMA. Through this project, we aim to help carriers
transform networks into service enablement platforms and monetize better
customer experience.
Moving faster into an ultra-broadband, green, and
intelligent world.
Moving forward, the intelligent world will be deeply
integrated with the physical world. Everything, including personal
entertainment, work, and industrial production, will be intelligently
connected. This means that networks will have to evolve from ubiquitous Gbps to
ubiquitous 10Gbps, connectivity and sensing will need to be integrated, and the
ICT industry will have to shift its focus from energy consumption to energy
efficiency.
The evolution from 5G to 5.5G will be key to meeting these
growing requirements.
Huawei is ready to work with its industry partners to
deliver a ubiquitous 10Gbps experience with innovative wireless, optical, and
IP technologies; explore use cases like vehicle-road collaboration and
environment monitoring to integrate sensing and communication; and build a
unified energy efficiency indicator system to drive green industry development.
In 2022, the ITU-T officially released NCIe, an indicator to
measure the intensity of network carbon emissions, as a formal standard.
Leading carriers in China and Europe have verified new multi-dimensional energy
efficiency indicators on their live networks, and improved energy efficiency by
20% to 50%.
At the end of his speech, Li called upon the whole industry
to follow the GUIDE business blueprint to accelerate 5G prosperity and make
fast strides towards an ultra-broadband, green, and intelligent world together.
MWC Barcelona 2023 will run from February 27 to March 2 in
Barcelona, Spain. Huawei will showcase its products and solutions at stand 1H50
in Fira Gran Via Hall 1. Together with global operators, industry professionals,
and opinion leaders, we will dive into topics such as 5G business success, 5.5G
opportunities, green development, digital transformation, and our 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.