The "Embracing Net5.5G and Striding Toward the Intelligent Era" industry summit was held during MWC Shanghai 2024 to promote a global consensus on the next-generation Net5.5G network and accelerate its application and deployment. At the summit, hosted by Shenzhen Comentropy Industry and Standard Innovation Service Center, Leon Wang - President of Huawei's Data Communication Product Line - launched the Net5.5G-oriented Xinghe Network Solution. This solution is designed to help carriers build next-generation networks in the intelligent era. In addition, Huawei launched an initiative together with the World Broadband Association (WBBA), China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), and carriers in China to drive Net5.5G evolution and foster prosperity in the industry.
To promote a consensus of the global Net5.5G industry, the WBBA established the Network Technology Working Group (WG4) and released the world's first Net5.5G architecture for data communications networks. Tayeb Ben Meriem, Chair of the WBBA WG4, provided more details about Net5.5G. He said that global partners have jointly defined the key use cases, service requirements, target network architecture, and key technical features of Net5.5G, and laid out a clear timeline for its evolution. Cao Jiguang, Deputy Director of Technology and Standards Research Institute, CAICT, pointed out next-generation Net5.5G networks are at the heart of systematic ICT innovation. Furthermore, he said they also provide key support for future industries, with native intelligence, intrinsic security, deterministic quality, computing-network convergence, and green and low-carbon being future development trends.
Leon Wang, President of Huawei's Data Communication Product Line, delivering a speech
During his speech at the summit, Leon Wang launched the Xinghe Network Solution. He said that the intelligent era has come and networks - the foundation of the intelligent world - need to quickly evolve toward Net5.5G. He pointed out that Huawei's Xinghe Network Solution helps carriers build next-generation Net5.5G target networks that make computing power readily accessible and easy to use while also enabling intelligent computing services. He also noted that, in order to address network O&M, service experience assurance, and network security protection challenges in the AI era, networks are being empowered with AI. In this way, highly intelligent ubiquitous security protection can be implemented for L4 autonomous driving networks (ADNs) while error-free configurations, zero network congestion, zero service interruption, and zero data leakage can be ensured. These advantages help carriers improve network quality and efficiency and upgrade security protection service capabilities.
Key Net5.5G capabilities have already been put into commercial use, with global carriers actively engaged in Net5.5G network evolution. At the summit, Zou Hongqiang, Manager of Transmission Network Unit, Planning and Construction Dept., China Mobile, shared the innovation achievements of China Mobile in building an integrated Jiuzhou computing Internet of Intelligence, enabling connection capabilities that feature multi-factor convergence of data, intelligence, and computing. Tang Xiongyan, Vice President and Chief Scientist of China Unicom Research Institute, shared China Unicom's next-generation network architecture. The company, he said, is promoting converged evolution toward a Net5.5G-oriented next-generation Internet through protocol innovation, upgraded management and control of computing-network convergence, and enhanced network intrinsic security.
Jiang Weidong, General Manager of Network Department, China Unicom Heilongjiang, shared innovation best practices of building a Net5.5G-powered private network to light up 2025 Asia Winter Games through C.H.A.R.M.S. Huang Guobin, Director of Broadband Team, Intelligent Cloud-Network Scheduling & Operation Center, China Telecom Guangdong, pointed out that the cloud-network prediction system built on digital twin technology enables online simulation and precise evaluation of network configuration changes. In addition, Huawei, together with CAICT, China Unicom Research Institute, China Telecom Guangdong, and China Mobile Guangdong, released the IP Autonomous Driving Network White Paper. The white paper aims to empower networks with AI and drive them toward L4 high-level autonomy, helping carriers improve network quality and efficiency.
Huawei, carriers, and industry partners jointly propose to accelerate Net5.5G evolution and development
At the end of the summit, the WBBA, CAICT, China Mobile, China Unicom Research Institute, China Unicom Heilongjiang, China Telecom Guangdong, and Huawei jointly proposed to drive the evolution and development of Net5.5G and accelerate the commercial deployment of next-generation networks to foster the prosperity of the industry.
