MWC 2026 is taking place in Barcelona, Spain, with news from Huawei being the release of a series of all-scenario U6 GHz products to help carriers unlock the full potential of 5G-A and set the stage for a seamless transition to 6G.

5G-A, or 5G-Advanced (also known as 5.5G), is the next evolution of 5G technology that serves as a bridge between current 5G and future 6G networks

The company also launched enhanced AI-Centric Network solutions that will help carriers prepare for the agentic era by enabling intelligent services, networks and network elements (NEs). Also, Huawei is showcasing its SuperPoD cluster for the first time outside China, which the company notes is to offer "a new option for the intelligent world".

The theme of Huawei's booth at MWC26 is "Advancing All Intelligence", reflecting the company's plans to build more AI-centric networks and computing backbones that will help carriers and industry customers seize opportunities from the AI era.

U6 GHz: Unlocking 5G-A potential for a smooth transition to 6G

According to Huawei, the next five years will provide a window of opportunity to unleash the full potential of 5G-A. They plan to work with global carriers on the large-scale 5G-A deployment; use high uplink to address surging consumer and industry demand for mobile AI applications; and use the U6 GHz band to unlock the full value of spectrum and pave the way for smooth evolution to 6G.

Huawei notes there are already 70 million 5G-A users globally, and 5G-A is increasingly being adopted by carriers at scale. In China, Huawei has helped carriers deliver contiguous 5G-A coverage across 270 cities.

The all-scenario U6 GHz products and solutions Huawei released at MWC26 create a high-capacity, low-latency, optimal-experience backbone designed for mobile AI applications.

Seizing opportunities in the agentic era

Following the trend to integrate AI directly into networks, Huawei is using AI to create AI-Centric Network solutions that will act as target networks for the agentic era. Huawei believes these solutions embed intelligence across three layers:

• At the service layer, Huawei is helping carriers build multi-agent collaboration platforms, with specialised agents for calling, experience monetisation, and home broadband. These platforms will enable AI-driven transformation of carriers' core services like voice, internet access, and home broadband.
• At the network layer, Phase 1 of Huawei's L4 Autonomous Driving Network (AND L4) solution primarily focuses on single-scenario automation, helping carriers drastically improve O&M efficiency, network quality, and monetisation capabilities. By the end of 2025, the company's single-scenario ADN solutions have been commercially deployed on more than 130 telecom networks worldwide. Moving forward, Huawei will continue to help carriers reshape operations with AI, going beyond single-scenario automation to support end-to-end single-domain network autonomy.
• At the NE layer, Huawei works with carriers to accelerate innovation in areas like algorithm optimization for RANs, intelligent and accurate service identification for WANs, and unified service intent for core networks that helps integrate B2C and B2H services. Innovations in these domains are already driving marked improvements in network energy and spectral efficiency, intelligent service awareness, and network resilience assurance.

Computing backbone with SuperPoDs and clusters

In the computing space, Huawei is showcasing its computing cluster and SuperPoD products featuring new innovations in system-level architecture, including its UnifiedBus technology for SuperPoD interconnect, now for the first time outside China.

Key products on display will include the Atlas 950 SuperPoD for AI computing, the TaiShan 950 SuperPoD for general-purpose computing, the Atlas 850E SuperPoD, and the TaiShan 500 and TaiShan 200 servers. These offerings are Huawei's answer to demand for stronger compute and lower latency which the company believes are two elements that are especially critical as trillion-parameter AI models become more commonplace and agentic AI is introduced into core production systems.

These offerings also reflect Huawei's ongoing commitment to going fully open source and open access. The company is actively working with partners to build an open computing ecosystem and provide the world with another option for solid computing power.

In the enterprise space, Huawei will feature 115 industrial intelligence showcases for enterprise customers in different domains; its SHAPE 2.0 Partner Framework; and 22 new industrial intelligence solutions jointly developed with partners.

In the consumer space, Huawei's theme for this year's MWC is "Now is Yours". The company is working to deliver an unparalleled intelligent experience for consumers in all scenarios, and will showcase a range of new smartphones, wearables, tablets, PCs and earphones.