At the Global MBB Forum 2024, Li Peng, Huawei’s Corporate Senior Vice President and President of ICT Sales & Service, focused on the transformative potential of AI-enabled robotics and devices in his keynote. Highlighting the central role that mobile AI will play in reshaping industries and everyday experiences, Li outlined a future where AI-driven devices and robots will fundamentally alter how people interact with technology and handle daily tasks.
According to Li, by 2028, AI-enabled smartphones will number more than 900 million units globally, supporting intuitive interactions through gestures, voice, and even emotional recognition. He also projected the increasing prevalence of personal AI agents and robots designed for use across industries. In research and development, production, quality assurance, and logistics, robots will carry out specialized tasks, each processing over 10 GB of data per hour. By 2030, AI-driven robotics and personal agents are expected to generate and manage 120 times more data than current systems, reflecting a significant rise in intelligent automation and personalized service across sectors.
Li elaborated on the potential for AI to create “east-west” data flows, where information transfers seamlessly between various devices, cloud servers, and data centers. This shift from traditional one-way data traffic requires robust network optimization to support advanced AI interactions and to efficiently manage high data volumes. He emphasized that for the mobile AI era to succeed, carriers must upgrade infrastructure to ensure high-speed, low-latency connectivity, and prepare for complex operational demands in network maintenance and management.
In Huawei’s vision, such advances will place AI-driven robots and devices at the heart of a rapidly evolving technological landscape, fostering new efficiencies and productivity across both personal and industrial applications.
