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Huawei Unveils Vision for Smart Mobility and Logistics at MWC 2026

At the 2026 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Huawei hosted a forum titled "Accelerating Digital Intelligence in Transportation" where it explored innovative pathways for intelligent transport and logistics in collaboration with partners and industry experts. The event showcased Huawei's latest technological achievements and announced five pioneering solutions focused on advancing mobility and logistics into a smarter world.

David Shi, Huawei's Vice President of ICT Marketing and Solution Sales, expressed the company’s commitment to openness, collaboration, and shared success. He emphasized that Huawei aims to work jointly with customers and partners to establish a solid digital and intelligent infrastructure that connects the flow of passengers, cargo, commerce, revenue, and information. By integrating artificial intelligence across various transportation modalities—including rail, road, logistics, aviation, and ports—Huawei strives to enhance safety and effectiveness within the transportation sector while fostering stronger ties with tourism, energy, commerce, and other industries.

Among the guest speakers was PhD. Reha Çetin, CEO of Istanbul Grand Airport, who highlighted that as the fastest-growing aviation hub in Europe, their airport would continue its digital transformation into Airport 5.0, delivering next-generation airport services based on cutting-edge digital technologies and Huawei’s ICT expertise.

Meanwhile, Zaiming Ren, Deputy General Manager of CRSC International, explained how the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) boosts train management efficiency, expands railway capacity, and reduces costs—enabling futuristic rail systems to operate more effectively and safely. He noted that AI will serve as the nerve center for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Carlos López Gutiérrez, Director of Transportation at SICE, provided insights on how their collaboration with Huawei aims to utilize AI and edge computing platforms to examine and support various transportation scenarios, significantly improving infrastructure connectivity and transportation system reliability.

Yang Rong, Chief Engineer at Tianjin Port (Group) Co., Ltd., stressed the pivotal role of ports in stabilizing economic cycles and ensuring supply chain continuity. He pointed out that Tianjin Port is prioritizing the integration of ICT tools, such as 5G, AI, cloud computing, and autonomous control, into its operations, demonstrating that they have digitally managed all port elements and deployed an intelligent horizontal transportation system designed to innovate world-class smart ports.

Dr. Rachad Nassar, Director of Global Business and Strategic Partnerships for Huawei's Smart Transportation division, announced that Huawei has laid the groundwork for a comprehensive digital framework for the global transportation industry. The company is working with partners to introduce five specialized solutions across four key scenarios enabled by an integrated architecture of intelligent sensing, connectivity, and digital platforms. Below are some highlights of these innovative solutions:

1. Road Transport: Huawei introduced the Traffic Operations Coordination Center (TOCC) based on ITS principles to enhance efficiency in integrated traffic monitoring, holiday travel support, and multimodal logistics, thereby initiating a new model of integrated urban traffic management.

2. Rail Transport: For railroads, Huawei developed the Advanced Next-Generation Network for Operations and Dispatching. With its robust reliability and low latency, this solution ensures secure, reliable, and efficient operational communication services, pushing the rail industry towards digitalization and intelligence.

3. Customs Management: In partnership with its collaborators, Huawei unveiled a big data-based risk management solution that effectively integrates heterogeneous data from diverse sources and responds to risks in seconds. This addresses traditional challenges such as limited dimensions, incomplete coverage, and heavy reliance on manual processes, thereby enhancing customs monitoring accuracy and efficiency.

4. Port Management: Huawei has created its first all-element planning agent using Chain-of-Thought (CoT) technology to coordinate all port operations, including berth planning combined with distribution and transportation. This innovation reduces operational planning time from hours to minutes. The smart horizontal transportation system 2.0 promotes effective mixed operations of manual container trucks and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), facilitating extensive workflow planning for more than 300 vehicles with an operational accuracy within ±5 cm.

During the forum, Huawei together with Surge announced the successful deployment of the first fixed wireless access (FWA) 5G network for railways operating at 1.4 GHz. This milestone represents a paradigm shift in rail connectivity, establishing next-generation communication networks along Indonesian railways, achieving nationwide coverage.

Furthermore, Huawei showcased key breakthroughs made in partnership with global entities that drive progress in the digital and intelligent transportation ecosystem. A notable example of this is the Global Smart Ports initiative launched in partnership with Shandong Port Group. Leveraging big data, extensive modeling, and other advanced technologies, the initiative promotes digital operations and smart planning, serving as a benchmark for the modernization of the global port industry.

Currently, Huawei supports over 100 ports, more than 210 airports and airlines, over 300 urban rail transit lines, more than 180,000 kilometers of railroads, and a road network exceeding 200,000 kilometers, alongside ITS projects in over 70 cities and over 200 logistics enterprises worldwide. As it looks to the future, Huawei is committed to implementing its