[MWC26]Huawei Takes Over Main Hall, Prepares for 6G with AI Network

Huawei Sets Up Largest Booth at MWC
From Smartphones and Tablets to Network Solutions
Showcasing 5G-A Technology, the Precursor to 6G
Applying AI Across the Entire Telecommunications Infrastructure

Huawei, the largest telecommunications equipment company in China, showcased its confidence in leading next-generation network technology at MWC26 by highlighting its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication technology.

Entrance to Huawei's booth at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, held on the 3rd (local time) in Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Myunghwan Lee

On the 3rd (local time), the Huawei booth at MWC, which this reporter visited, was so massive that it appeared to virtually dominate Hall 1 of Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. Not only was it much larger than the booth of its network equipment competitor Ericsson, but it was also more than three times the size of those of other Chinese companies like Xiaomi. The enormous exhibition area was packed with visitors eager to experience Huawei's next-generation network technologies. More than ten meeting rooms on the second floor were filled with business meetings aimed at selling telecommunications equipment to mobile operators.

At this year’s MWC, Huawei unveiled its "AI-Native Network" strategy, which applies AI across the entire communications infrastructure and presented everything needed for communications. The display brought together not only consumer devices such as smartphones and tablets but also enterprise (B2B) equipment including network devices and AI data centers used by telecom operators.

Among the solutions presented, Huawei’s 5G Advanced (5G-A) mobile transmission solution is recognized as a key technology bridging the transition to the 6G era. It features ultra-low latency, ultra-high capacity, and ultra-fast performance. The perceived data transfer speed of 5G-A reaches 10Gbps, making it suitable for business work such as mobile extended reality (XR) and immersive collaboration.

Huawei also exhibited equipment for demonstrating next-generation 6G network technology. Although the standard for 6G has yet to be established, the telecommunications industry expects the 6G standard to be defined around 2030. In addition, Huawei introduced equipment for operating standalone 5G (SA) networks.

The company also unveiled computing solutions optimized for AI operations. Among them, the Atlas 950 SuperPoD can connect up to 8,192 neural processing units (NPUs), enabling ultra-high bandwidth and ultra-low latency data processing. Huawei explained that these NPUs are developed in-house and that the device is suitable for both AI training and inference. Huawei also introduced the TaiShan 950, 500, and 200 series of SuperPoDs for general-purpose computing, allowing users to select equipment based on various computing workloads, from high to low intensity.

Meanwhile, Yang Chaobin, President of Huawei's ICT Products & Solutions, said in his MWC26 keynote speech that "high-speed digital networks and powerful computing capabilities are essential foundations for a sustainable AI era," and introduced 5G Advanced, which significantly improves on existing 5G performance, as a practical alternative before the standardization of 6G in the AI era.

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