The metaverse is set to fundamentally shake up the way we live, work, and play. But what is it? Is it all just hype or really the future? You’ve likely heard a lot about the metaverse lately. Collins Dictionary shortlisted metaverse among the words of the year in 2021. The same year, Facebook went all in by changing its name to Meta, a sign of its long-term intentions to create a virtual world that will transform our lives. Numerous other technology companies are also investing hugely in the metaverse too — Amazon, Microsoft, NVIDIA, to name a few. These are big names putting their weight (and ..read more

If you missed us at MWC22 Barcelona, this series of blog posts has you covered. Under the theme Lighting Up the Future, Huawei presented three major areas at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Lighting up the Connected Future Lighting up the Green Future Lighting up the Digital Future In this post, I look at Lighting Up the Digital Future, how 5G will enrich digital life, industry digitalization through XtoB, and Home+. 5G Enriches Digital Life 5G pioneers have gradually realized the business value of 5G. Operators in Europe, China, East Asia, and the Middle East have worked towards overcomi ..read more

The annual GSMA GLOMO awards at MWC Barcelona recognize the outstanding contributions of organizations that change how people, communities, and businesses interact and evolve in a digital-first world. This year Huawei took home five awards with a rich variety of projects and solutions spanning cutting-edge 5G, sustainability, digital inclusion, and healthcare So let’s take a look at the winners! 1. TECH4ALL DigiTruck, Kenya What it is: A converted, used shipping container that serves as a mobile classroom for providing training in digital skills for remote and rural communities. Equipped with ..read more

6G: The Next Horizon The European Union is in a very strong position to develop 6G. The EU has already been a central player in putting in place 5G standards through the work of the 5GPPP under the Horizon 2020 research and science instrument. The EU knows that the best way forward in devising new technological standards is by involving key industry participation in the roll-out of 5G and soon to be 6G policy instruments.         Europe is a world leader in the fields of research, science and engineering, with 25% of all global research in ICT taking place in ..read more

Most people would agree that digital technologies have played a critical role in keeping society functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This step-change in the use of digital tools and services also appears to be pervasive and permanent. A greatly enhanced digital acceleration of our economies is clearly underway, quicker even than the most optimistic of pre-crisis forecasts. The increased use of digital solutions by both businesses and consumers has brought society to the threshold of the ‘Smart Economy’. Recognising this new paradigm, several enlightened governments have put the digital ..read more

In our Intelligent World 2030 report, we discuss how technology will change almost every aspect of life, focusing on “8 Outlooks” that will unfold over the next decade. In part 7 of this series, we look how new technologies will create a productivity goldmine through trackable and resilient supply chains and automated processes. Pessimists sometimes envision dystopian visions of the future factory production line. Robots, automation, and digitalization are seen by some as threats to traditional jobs in manufacturing, leading to mass unemployment and a world without work. However, wit ..read more

In our Intelligent World 2030 report, we discuss how technology will change almost every aspect of life, focusing on “8 Outlooks” that will unfold over the next decade. In part 6 of this series, we look how technology will transform the urban living experience into something that’s smarter, greener, and more convenient than ever. What do you think of when you hear the term ‘smart city’? Whatever your answer, it won’t be long before you experience it for real. That’s because technologies like 5G, cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and intelligent sensors are bringing the ..read more

What You Need to Know Extended Reality is on the horizon, but four things need to happen first. Carriers should take advantage of 5GtoB to expand their business portfolios and contribute to scenario-specific standards so solutions can be replicated. Energy consumption with growing data consumption will increase, the need for innovative low-carbon solutions in the ICT industry. In my last post, I looked at where we’re currently at with 5G from the perspectives of carriers, consumers, industries, enterprises, and technology. In this post, I focus on key trends and recommendations for how we ge ..read more

5G achievements include 176 commercial networks, 1.5 million base stations, 500 million users. But, while 5G is much faster than 4G, it’s not yet game-changing. Cloud, AI & 5G are must-haves for enterprises in the digital era. With 5G racing from a single pilot network to large-scale rollout in just five years, it’s a good time to take stock of where we are now, where we’re going, and how we get there. And that’s exactly what we did at our 12thGlobal Mobile Broadband Forum last week in Dubai, with speakers from Vodafone, Zain, and Etisalat among an expert gathering of industry leaders gi ..read more

The telecom landscape is constantly changing, with operators having to cater for an increasing number of mobile, home, and enterprise applications. These new applications often combine high bandwidth requirements with the need for high quality, low latency, and low packet loss. This very much defines service characteristics for the next-generation transport networks – guaranteed bandwidth, low and controllable latency, higher availability, and zero packet loss. Faced with cost constraints but the need to modernize their networks, operators want to unify their transport networks to benefit from ..read more