Huawei has introduced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to accelerate network transformation towards all intelligence in the Net5.5G era.
Steven Zhao, vice president, data communication product line, Huawei, 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.
Zhao said, “As AI technologies advance, we see the inflection point for deploying network intelligence. Networks need to be deeply integrated with AI technologies, propelling Net5.5G networks into the intelligent era. We believe network innovation in the Net5.5G era covers two aspects, AI for networks, and networks for AI. An intelligent network entails intelligent network element (NE), digital twins, and generative AI (GenAI), which underpin efficient, intelligent network operations. And AI-powered network solutions accurately meet the needs of intelligent networks and, more importantly, turbocharge AI training and maximise the transmission capacity of intelligent computing.”
Huawei has pioneered in applying network intelligence technologies to the data communication field. Specifically, Huawei’s groundbreaking Net Master (powered by GenAI) and HD network digital map accelerate the pace towards layer 4 (L4) autonomous networks. Net5.5G high- quality 10 Gbps CloudCampus leverages AI technologies to upgrade wireless, application, and operations and maintenance (O&M) experience. And Net5.5G converged wide area network (WAN), featuring high throughput, high elasticity, and highly guaranteed performance, offers intelligent transmission capacity for the computing power era. HiSec secure access service edge (SASE) enables intelligent defense and increases security operations efficiency by hundred times.
Ethan, infrastructure network director, iFlytek, shared their innovative practices with Huawei’s Net5.5G Xinghe data centre network solution. This solution empowers iFlytek with a cluster of over 10,000 graphic processing units/ neural processing units (GPUs/NPUs), improving AI model training efficiency by 17 per cent while slashing AI training interruptions by 80 per cent.
2024 is the first year for Net5.5G commercial use. At this event, the World Broadband Association (WBBA) and its members put forward Net5.5G industry initiatives to build high- speed, premium network infrastructures. China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) also delved into Net5.5G next-generation internet architectures, marking another wave of innovation in network technology.
Zhao invited all industry stakeholders to jointly embrace Net5.5G, introduce intelligent technologies, deploy network digital twins at scale, and inspire AI technology innovation, ultimately accelerating network transformation towards all intelligence.
