Barcelona, Spain – Huawei will comprehensively upgrade its mobile transport solutions at MWC Barcelona 2026, focusing on green ultra-broadband capabilities, congestion awareness, and network autonomy to meet the evolving demands of networks transitioning from 5G to 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and, 6G.
The upgrade comes as more than 20 countries worldwide have already allocated spectrum in the U6G band for mobile communication networks, according to Huawei. The company highlighted the U6G band’s potential for delivering enhanced performance and user experience for 5G-A services, with peak data rates exceeding 10Gbps. This increased capacity is expected to drive a tenfold increase in transport network traffic.
Huawei’s new mobile transport solutions are built around three core capabilities. The first, “Green Ultra-Broadband,” aims to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by 30% through the deployment of base station routers providing 10GE/25GE to the site, 100GE for access ring connectivity, and scalability to 400GE. The solution integrates energy-saving technologies to optimize power consumption, potentially saving approximately 3 million kWh of electricity over three years for a deployment of 1,000 devices.
Addressing network congestion, Huawei’s second key capability, “Congestion Awareness,” leverages SRv6 and Network Control and Management Engine (NCE) intelligent management and control to identify congestion points and automatically recommend optimization and expansion strategies. The company claims this will unleash suppressed traffic, improving user experience and potentially increasing user Data Usage (DoU) by over 20%.
Finally, “Network Autonomy” focuses on improving operational efficiency. The solution incorporates built-in Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) capabilities and Self-Diag algorithms to detect fiber faults in a matter of minutes, reducing the need for manual site visits and improving fault location efficiency by 20%.
According to a Huawei press release, the new generation of solutions will enable operators to build mobile transport networks with optimized TCO, monetizable network capabilities, and efficient operations and maintenance, supporting the development of Agentic Mobile Broadband (MBB) and capitalizing on opportunities in the emerging AI era.
Looking ahead to 6G, Huawei stated it will continue to innovate in areas such as ultra-high bandwidth, ultra-high clock precision, and deterministic ultra-low latency. The company emphasized that the new transport network is designed to be compatible with future evolution requirements, safeguarding long-term investment returns for operators although simultaneously supporting the commercialization of 5G-A.
At MWC 2025, Huawei showcased initiatives to unlock the potential of 5G-A and AI, and unveiled AI-centric network solutions, according to reports from the event. The company also discussed the importance of 5G-Advanced in the mobile AI era, noting the rapid growth of 5G users – exceeding 2.1 billion globally by the end of 2024 – and the standardization of 5G-A (3GPP R18) in June 2024.
