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ZTE on Friday unveiled a sweeping vision for the AI-driven telecoms era, positioning itself as a leader in autonomous networks and agentic services at the DTW Ignite 2026 event in Amsterdam. The Chinese giant showcased Level-4 autonomous network solutions, joint operator trials for cross-domain fault management, and Dynamic 5G Slicing, all underpinned by agentic AI and cross-domain innovation .
Speaking at the same event, ZTE introduced its AIR Core architecture, a 6G-ready platform that shifts telecoms from legacy “connectivity pipes” to intent-driven intelligent services. The new Agent Service Network is designed for an era of AI-human collaboration, marking a deliberate pivot from traditional network functions to agent-based service delivery .
The announcements coincide with ZTE’s strategic partnership with the GSMA, which will co-locate the ZTE Global Summit & User Congress with the GSMA M360 ASEAN event at MWC26 Shanghai. The collaboration aims to accelerate digital economic growth and future network evolution across the ASEAN region .
In consumer technology, ZTE and Tianyi Digital Life jointly launched a flagship home AI router on Friday, delivering 2000 Mbps Wi-Fi 7 speeds powered by core AI connection, sensing, and control capabilities. The device anchors China Telecom’s Better Home ecosystem and underscores ZTE’s push into AI-native consumer hardware .
At the GTI Summit 2026 in Shanghai, ZTE’s Chief Development Officer Cui Li outlined the company’s “2+4” framework for 6G convergence, positioning AI as the central enabler of an intelligent, ubiquitous future. The strategy calls for industry-wide collaboration to unlock new opportunities in the mobile AI era .
Beyond telecoms, ZTE presented full-stack, AI-driven energy storage solutions at Smarter E Europe 2026 in Munich, addressing Europe’s rising power demands for digital infrastructure. The company also highlighted its “AI and Gaming” strategy at MWC Shanghai 2026, featuring the nubia Neo 5 Series and the agent-powered nubia M153 with Doubao AI Assistant .
On the academic front, Jiangsu’s first AI-powered 10 Gbps all-optical campus network went live at Southeast University on Friday, integrating 50G-PON, FTTR-B, Wi-Fi 7, and intelligent AI scheduling to deliver 10 Gbps bidirectional speeds with 0.1ms latency .
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