James Chen, President of Huawei Carrier Business, recently delivered a keynote titled “Innovating with AI: Drive Techco Value Creation to New Heights.” His speech emphasized that transformation is not the end goal; rather, it is about sustained value creation. With the rapid advancements in 5.5G, cloud, and AI, telecom carriers are shifting from traditional connection service providers to full-fledged technology companies (techcos). To facilitate this transition, Huawei introduced the “Five Ones” capability model, which aims to reshape business models, operations, and infrastructure, enabling carriers to unlock new monetization opportunities and achieve long-term growth.
The “Five Ones” Model: Enabling AI-Powered Transformation
1. One Monetization Model: Differentiated Experience-Based Revenue Generation
- Evolving User Demands: The rise of livestreaming, gaming, and business travel requires carriers to deliver differentiated network experiences.
- AI-Powered Personalization: AI enables carriers to:
- Recommend tailored service packages.
- Dynamically adjust network performance based on user needs.
- Provide real-time visualizations of service improvements.
- Global Adoption: Over 35 carriers worldwide have already implemented experience-based and rate-based monetization models.
2. One Service Entry: AI-Powered Smart Home Services
- Shift from Bandwidth to AI Services: Carriers can provide a unified home AI service portal that integrates smart home devices.
- Multi-Modal Interaction:
- AI agents can seamlessly connect with home devices and invoke intelligent applications.
- Examples: Carriers in China and South Korea have launched home AI hubs to enhance user experience.
3. One-Stop Cloud Platform: Enabling B2B Digital Transformation
- Industry Shift: As businesses undergo digital and intelligent transformation, carriers must provide cloud-based solutions.
- Multi-Service Cloud Convergence:
- AI-powered cloud marketplaces and intelligent code generation support rapid application development.
- Case Study: A Northern African carrier successfully leveraged a multi-cloud platform to help thousands of enterprises across 10+ industries transition to digital solutions.
4. One Telecom Foundation Model: AI-Driven O&M Optimization
- AI & Digital Twins for Operations & Maintenance (O&M):
- Carriers can create digital twins of networks and services, turning data and scenarios into actionable intelligence.
- AI-powered telecom foundation models can continuously learn and optimize performance.
- Intelligent O&M Success Story:
- AI has been used to diagnose and resolve network faults in under 30 minutes, significantly improving operational efficiency.
5. One Synergetic Architecture: Integrated Infrastructure for AI Evolution
- Unified Communication Infrastructure:
- Modern networks require networking, storage, cloud, and computing resources to work in sync.
- A unified synergetic architecture must ensure intelligent connectivity, cloud integration, and resource collaboration.
- Features:
- Intelligent Connectivity: Ensures lossless network connections with deterministic assurance.
- Intelligent Cloud: Supports heterogeneous computing power in a distributed framework, offering on-demand cloud and computing services.
- Intelligent Collaboration: Enables seamless resource planning, deployment, and operations.
Huawei’s AI-driven “Five Ones” model provides a strategic roadmap for carriers to transform into techcos, enabling them to monetize differentiated experiences, enhance smart home services, expand B2B cloud solutions, optimize O&M, and integrate AI-powered infrastructure.
By leveraging leading AI and telecom innovations, Huawei is partnering with carriers worldwide to reshape business operations and seize new opportunities in the AI era.
