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  • Renesas Expands Auto MCU Portfolio with 28nm RH850/U2C for Vehicle Control and Automotive Safety Applications

    Renesas Expands Auto MCU Portfolio with 28nm RH850/U2C for Vehicle Control and Automotive Safety Applications

    • Latest RH850 family addition building on 4 billion+ units shipped since 2013
    • Rich connectivity and advanced security for next gen E/E architectures
    • Supports latest automotive standards with easy ECU migration and upgrades
    • Lower active and standby power, reducing ECU power demand

    TOKYO, Japan ― Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the RH850/U2C, a new 32-bit automotive microcontroller (MCU) built on a 28nm process.　With rich communication interface support and advanced security, the MCU targets a diverse range of automotive applications, including chassis and safety systems for passenger cars and motorcycles, battery management systems (BMS) and body control functions such as lighting and motor control, and other general-purpose ASIL D applications.

    The new device extends Renesas’ popular RH850 lineup as a low-end option, complementing the high-end RH850/U2B and mid-range RH850/U2A products. The RH850/U2C combines up to four RH850 CPU cores operating at up to 320 MHz (including two lockstep cores), with up to 8 MB of on-chip flash memory. Developers currently using RH850/P1x or RH850/F1x devices can smoothly transition to the new MCU to meet the requirements of the latest E/E architectures.

    Communication Interfaces for Today’s and Next-Generation Systems

    The RH850/U2C operates with interfaces designed for modern E/E architectures, such as Ethernet 10base-T1S , Ethernet TSN (1Gbps/100Mbps), CAN-XL, and I3C. It also maintains full compatibility with commonly used interfaces today, such as CAN-FD, LIN, UART, CXPI, I²C, I²S, and PSI5. This comprehensive interface support enables mixed operation with existing ECUs and facilitates a smooth, phased migration across generations. As more vehicle networks transition to domain- and zone-based architectures, the RH850/U2C provides flexible system configuration and scalability, reducing network design complexity.

    Robust Functional Safety and Cybersecurity Features

    The MCU supports functional safety up to ASIL D, conforming to ISO 26262. To meet modern cybersecurity requirements, the device complies with the latest ISO/SAE 21434 standard and supports cryptographic algorithms ranging from post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to those mandated by current Chinese and other international regulations. Its dedicated hardware accelerators provide high throughput by offloading cryptographic processing and reducing CPU load.

    Power-Optimized MCU Architecture

    Built on a proven 28 nm manufacturing process, the RH850/U2C consumes significantly lower power in both active and standby modes. A dedicated standby mode further reduces power usage during deep stop and intermittent operation. These low-power modes increase power-design margins and reduce thermal demands so that systems remain compliant as environmental regulations tighten.

    “With modern ECUs constantly evolving through software updates and new features, it’s essential that system robustness and operational efficiency co-exist seamlessly,” said Satoshi Yoshida, Vice President of the High-Performance Computing MCU Division at Renesas.

    “The RH850/U2C combines performance, a rich feature set, and compliance with key industry standards to meet the requirements of next-generation ECUs. This is exactly the kind of platform our customers are looking for to build reliable and scalable automotive systems.”

    “Renesas’ RH850 MCU family has long supported our systems with proven reliability, and we’re pleased to see the addition of the RH850/U2C further strengthen its automotive lineup,” said Christoph Wenger, Chief Expert Semiconductor at Vehicle Motion at Bosch. “The 28nm MCUs from Renesas offer strong performance and quality, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration.”

    Full Development Support

    The RH850/U2C is supported by a comprehensive development environment designed to reduce time to market. Developers can use state-of-the-art compilers and IDEs, together with automotive-qualified software packages from Renesas and its ecosystem partners. These solutions meet the highest functional safety requirements and support ISO 26262 up to ASIL D. For fast evaluation and project startup, Renesas offers a dedicated RH850/U2C Starter Kit.

    Renesas plans to showcase a demonstration using the RH850/U2C at embedded world 2026, in Nuremberg, Germany, from March 10-12, at the Renesas booth 1-234 (Hall 1, Stand 234).

    Availability

    The RH850/U2C is available today. Details can be found at:
    https://www.renesas.com/products/rh850-u2c

    About Renesas Electronics Corporation

    Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. A leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

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    The content in the press release, including, but not limited to, product prices and specifications, is based on the information as of the date indicated on the document, but may be subject to change without prior notice.


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  • Real–time digital prescriptions unlock influenza dynamics: evidence from 21 million transactions

    Real–time digital prescriptions unlock influenza dynamics: evidence from 21 million transactions

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  • Stock market news for March 3, 2026

    Stock market news for March 3, 2026

    Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

    Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters

    Stocks had another wild session on Tuesday as concerns around a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict rattled markets, though comments from President Donald Trump appeared to somewhat assuage those worries.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 403.51 points, or 0.83%, and ended at 48,501.27. The S&P 500 slipped 0.94% to close at 6,816.63, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 1.02% to settle at 22,516.69. At their lows of the day, the S&P 500 lost 2.5%, and the Nasdaq was down about 2.7%. The 30-stock Dow was down more than 1,200 points, or around 2.6%, at its nadir.

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    Dow Jones Industrial Average, 2-day

    Trump said Tuesday afternoon that the U.S. Navy will escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz, if necessary.

    “No matter what, the United States will ensure the FREE FLOW of ENERGY to the WORLD,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “The United States’ ECONOMIC and MILITARY MIGHT is the GREATEST ON EARTH — More actions to come.”

    Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, settled up 4.71%. That was a far cry from its high of the day and follows a 6% spike Monday. WTI crude also came off its high and settled up 4.68%. It also posted a 6% gain in the previous session. Both had been up more than 9%.

    The day’s initial jump in energy prices had boosted Treasury yields on fears it may cause inflation to flare back up, just as U.S. investors are banking on more Federal Reserve rate cuts to boost the economy. However, yields later pared their advance along with oil prices.

    Trade concerns had worsened after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander said the Strait of Hormuz — the world’s most vital transit route for crude oil — is closed and that Iran would set ablaze ships attempting the route. Trump’s warning that the conflict could continue for more than four weeks also exacerbated jitters. There were other signs of the conflict deepening as it enters its fourth day:

    • The U.S. embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital was hit by drones as Iran upped its attacks on the country. The State Department ordered evacuations of personnel from Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan.
    • Tehran-backed Hezbollah attacked Tel Aviv with missiles and drones.
    • Concerns are growing about how long Gulf states like the UAE can hold off the barrage of Iran missiles and drones with their air defenses.

    “I do think the possibility of a more prolonged mission can weigh on markets for the next several weeks,” Jeffrey O’Connor, U.S. head of equity market structure at Liquidnet, said to CNBC, citing the possibility of high oil prices becoming sticky and investors having to navigate future moves in inflation, yields and interest rate cut expectations.

    “Historically, the U.S. market is able to overlook a geopolitical shock like this, but that said, the Strait of Hormuz is closed,” he continued. Given that about 20% of the world’s oil consumption moves through the Strait, O’Connor added that its continued closure “can’t be overlooked.”

    Each of the S&P 500 sectors were in the red on Tuesday. Materials and industrials saw the biggest losses on fears that higher oil prices and borrowing costs could weigh on the U.S. economy.

    Several major tech stocks, such as Nvidia, that led the Monday intraday comeback were lower on Tuesday. U.S. memory stocks were also under pressure and followed the notable declines seen in memory chip stocks in South Korea. Additionally, shares of Blackstone fell 3.8% after the Financial Times reported that its private credit fund saw $1.7 billion in net outflows in the first quarter.

    There were little places to hide Tuesday with gold prices also sharply lower after Monday’s gains. The CBOE Volatility index, Wall Street’s fear gauge, jumped to its highest levels since November.

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  • Norsk Hydro’s Qatar Aluminum Plant to Shut Down After Iran Attacks Cut off Gas Supply – WSJ

    1. Norsk Hydro’s Qatar Aluminum Plant to Shut Down After Iran Attacks Cut off Gas Supply  WSJ
    2. Why QatarEnergy’s LNG production halt could shake up global gas markets  Al Jazeera
    3. Gas Prices Surge as Qatar Shuts World’s Largest LNG Export Plant  Bloomberg
    4. Qatar LNG, Saudi refinery, Israeli oil, gas fields down due to Mideast strikes  Reuters
    5. Govt mulls options to tackle impending gas crisis  Geo News

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  • Trump’s War on Iran Has Traders Staring Down an Energy Crisis – Bloomberg.com

    1. Trump’s War on Iran Has Traders Staring Down an Energy Crisis  Bloomberg.com
    2. Shutdown of Hormuz Strait raises fears of soaring oil prices  Al Jazeera
    3. Iran vows to attack any ship trying to pass through Strait of Hormuz  Reuters
    4. Oil and gas prices jump as conflict escalates  BBC
    5. The Strait of Hormuz is facing a blockade. These countries will be most impacted  CNBC

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  • Gas and oil prices soar and shares tumble as crucial shipping lane threatened – BBC

    Gas and oil prices soar and shares tumble as crucial shipping lane threatened – BBC

    1. Gas and oil prices soar and shares tumble as crucial shipping lane threatened  BBC
    2. Iran says will attack any ship trying to pass through Strait of Hormuz  Al Jazeera
    3. The Strait of Hormuz is facing a blockade. These countries will be most impacted  CNBC
    4. Oil rises as expanding US-Israeli conflict with Iran elevates supply risks  Dawn
    5. Oil prices soar 8% to highest since 2024 as Middle East conflict widens  Reuters

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  • Huawei and Industry Partners Pioneer Mobile AI Era with GigaUplink Target Networks and Advanced Autonomous Networks

    Huawei and Industry Partners Pioneer Mobile AI Era with GigaUplink Target Networks and Advanced Autonomous Networks

    [Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2026] At the Huawei-hosted Mobile AI Industry Summit at MWC Barcelona 2026, leading operators, industry organizations, and ecosystem partners discussed the transformative potential of integrating AI with 5G-A. The discussions centered on industry ecosystem trends, service experience standards, network evolution pathways, and best practices in the mobile AI era. Participants introduced the concept of transforming business and network value through service intelligence, network intelligence, and NE intelligence. They emphasized accelerated 5G-A deployment, multidimensional networks focused on GigaUplink, and deployment of wireless intelligent agents for single domain autonomy. The summit highlighted how the convergence of networks and AI can create unprecedented opportunities in the mobile AI era.

    Richard Liu, President of Huawei’s ICT Marketing & Solution Sales Department, stated that the AI revolution is propelling the mobile industry into the “Agentic Internet Era.” By embedding intelligence across the service, network, and NE layers, Huawei empowers operators to supercharge businesses, boost revenue, enhance production efficiency, and enable capability replication. By leveraging the bandwidth and coverage advantages of the U6GHz spectrum, Huawei’s full-series U6GHz solutions enable operators to deploy multidimensional networks featuring large bandwidth, wide coverage, and low latency. These networks not only meet the current mobile AI application requirements, but also support smooth evolution to future 6G networks, providing a robust foundation for the mobile AI boom.

    The deep integration of AI into 5G-A networks has gained widespread recognition in the global communications industry. International organizations and industry partners, including GSMA, ITU-T, and TM Forum, are actively developing AI application experience standards (AI-MOS) and refining frameworks for evaluating autonomous network performance. These efforts aim to ensure stable and reliable user experiences for multimodal interaction. Leading operators also showcased their progress in constructing GigaUplink networks and deploying Autonomous Network solutions for high-value, large-scale commercial applications. To consolidate these advancements, the summit culminated in the launch of the joint initiative “Build GigaUplink Network, Ignite Mobile AI Era”.

    Industry partners launch the joint initiative “Build GigaUplink Network, Ignite Mobile AI Era”

    Huawei outlined two development directions for the convergence of AI and 5G-A. The first is enhancing network capabilities with Huawei’s GigaGreen solutions and GigaUplink technologies. These innovations help operators build networks with superior performance across dimensions like large uplink, high capacity, and low latency. The second direction is boosting network intelligence to achieve higher levels of autonomous networks. This entails creating a hardware-software synergy platform featuring digital and intelligent sites, network agents, and service agents, which will streamline processes and enable single domain autonomy. Additionally, Huawei uses intent interfaces to facilitate rapid connectivity based on natural language and end-to-end automated O&M in minutes across the entire network. This helps operators establish a more intelligent and efficient network operations system. Huawei is helping usher in a new era of mobile AI by enabling the rapid integration of AI with 5G-A.

    MWC Barcelona 2026 will be held from March 2 to March 5 in Barcelona, Spain. During the event, Huawei will showcase its latest products and solutions at stand 1H50 in Fira Gran Via Hall 1.

    The era of agentic networks is now approaching fast, and the commercial adoption of 5G-A at scale is gaining speed. Huawei is actively working with carriers and partners around the world to unleash the full potential of 5G-A and pave the way for the evolution to 6G. We are also creating AI-Centric Network solutions to enable intelligent services, networks, and network elements (NEs), speeding up the large-scale deployment of level-4 autonomous networks (AN L4), and using AI to upgrade our core business. Together with other industry players, we will create leading value-driven networks and AI computing backbones for a fully intelligent future.

    For more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/en/minisite/events/mwc2026/ 

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  • Succeed with Quality for a Better Future: Huawei Hosts 18th User Group Meeting at MWC 2026

    Succeed with Quality for a Better Future: Huawei Hosts 18th User Group Meeting at MWC 2026

    [Barcelona, Spain, 3 March] The 18th Huawei User Group Meeting (HUGM), themed “Succeed with Quality for a Better Future,” convened during Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026.

    Huawei and global operators reached a consensus to deepen the application of large model technologies, ensuring high-quality digital intelligence remains the cornerstone of industry growth.

    For complex core, optical, and IP networks, Huawei and its partners committed to achieving deterministic, efficient, and intelligent management. Simultaneously, for wireless networks, the company will focus on continuously reducing energy consumption while enhancing performance and user experience. These efforts aim to build robust, efficient, reliable, and flexible networks, enabling high-quality digital-intelligent solutions for global industries. 

    HUGM – Listening, Collaborating, Improving, and Developing

    • Building Green, Dual-Excellence Intelligent Networks

    A major focus of the meeting was the evolution toward carbon-neutral connectivity. Huawei’s “0 Bit 0 Watt 0 Loss” solution is now delivering a lossless user experience while optimizing energy efficiency across all equipment, site, and network layers. Commercial deployments with Tier-1 operators have already demonstrated energy savings exceeding 30%.

    To further reduce OPEX and enhance infrastructure reliability, Huawei showcased the Ambient Site intelligent upgrade. This solution provides full-stack visibility and management, achieving ultimate energy efficiency and resilience. Additionally, the Adaptive Solar solution—recently verified in Côte d’Ivoire—has successfully reduced site downtime during the rainy season by 45%, proving the viability of intelligent green energy in challenging environments.

    • Breakthrough Reliability: Achieving 99.999% Stability with Cloud Core Innovation

    Huawei continues to redefine network resilience through its Multi-DC High-Stability architecture and the pioneering smart flow control technology. To streamline operations, the Telco Cloud parallel upgrade solution leverages Core Master for process orchestration and CDE for automated pre-checks, slashing the overall upgrade cycle by 30%.

    Reliability is further bolstered by the Multi-DC solution, which utilizes capacity pre-evaluation and blast radius simulation to precisely contain risks and ensure rapid failover. Complementing this, the smart flow control technology—powered by MDAF—introduces a configuration-free, proactive “immune simulation.” This dynamic adaptation has been proven to reduce congestion retries by 70% and boost service success rates by 40%, delivering on the promise of “one-point deployment, network-wide stability.”

    • AI-Driven Fiber Resilience: “Zero Outage” Connectivity

    Huawei is reshaping network survivability with AI-enhanced fiber health monitoring, aiming for a future where fiber cuts no longer result in network outages. This comprehensive approach covers the entire lifecycle of a fault:

    1. Pre-emptive Risk Mitigation: As the industry’s first integrated communication and sensing solution, it identifies environmental threats to fiber infrastructure before damage occurs, reducing potential risks by 90% and unnecessary work orders by 40%.
    2. Real-time Protection: During an event, AI-enhanced WSON (Wavelength Switched Optical Network) technology triggers millisecond-level rerouting. This reduces service interruption duration by 90% and slashes network-wide protection costs by 30%.
    3. Intelligent Recovery: In the post-event phase, OTNSpirit—an O&M large language model driven by intent understanding—automates troubleshooting to save 90% of fault-locating time and reduce overall O&M costs by 40%.
    • Eliminating IP Change Errors via Digital Twin Simulation

    Addressing the industry-wide challenge of IP network configuration errors, Huawei unveiled an intelligent O&M system built on the iMaster NCE digital twin foundation. By integrating configuration checks, simulation verification, and service comparison, the system ensures high-precision network evolution.

    Central to this breakthrough is the new-generation CMOS simulation algorithm, which achieves three major milestones:

    1. Efficiency: Resource consumption is reduced to just 1/1000th of traditional simulation methods.
    2. Visibility: The entire change process is visualized, allowing for 100% quantified impact analysis.
    3. Control: An end-to-end protection framework—”pre-event simulation, in-event monitoring, and post-event verification”—secures the network.

    This solution has already been successfully validated across more than 1,000 live network changes, drastically improving operational security and O&M efficiency.

    • Green CO Modernization: Maximizing ROI and Service Continuity

    To support sustainable business growth, Huawei introduced its Green Central Office (CO) Modernization solution, designed to drive cost reduction and operational efficiency.

    1. Precision Surveys with 3DGS: By utilizing 3DGS digital survey technology and an integrated toolchain, Huawei achieves zero-interruption migration of legacy services. A single data center survey now reaches an MV coverage rate of over 90% with 100% configuration accuracy.
    2. Strategic Planning with CHB: The CHB integrated service planning tool uses comprehensive data evaluation and ROI modeling to ensure a site selection accuracy rate of over 90%. This approach has resulted in service satisfaction rates exceeding 95%, ensuring that network coverage optimization translates directly into quantifiable financial benefits.
    • SmartCare: The Closed-Loop Solution Committed to Improve Network NPS

    Recognizing that user perception is the ultimate measure of quality, Huawei SmartCare solution—the industry’s first committed to delivering measurable improvements in Network NPS.

    By integrating spatiotemporal digital twins with a proprietary User Experience Domain-specific Large Model, SmartCare accurately identifies potential detractors and neutral users before their experience degrades. A pilot deployment with a major Asia-Pacific operator yielded exceptional results: a 7-point increase in network NPS and a 10% reduction in network-related customer complaints.

    • Home Broadband Innovation: Optimizing Experience and Monetization

    Huawei is redefining the home broadband (HBB) landscape by aligning network performance with user satisfaction and revenue growth.

    1. Proactive Experience Management: By introducing the Customer Experience Index (CEI) evaluation capability, operators can accurately measure and proactively safeguard the quality of stay-at-home services. This data-driven approach has enabled operators to reduce monthly churn rates by 8%.
    2. Tiered Service Excellence: To drive business growth, Huawei launched a tiered guarantee system that offers differentiated service packages. By providing exclusive, high-priority channels for premium users, the solution has successfully increased ARPU by 10%, turning network quality into a tangible competitive advantage.

    In the intelligent era, Huawei remains committed to its original aspirations, continuously optimizing its products and services. With solutions that deliver ultimate energy efficiency, a simplified architecture, an excellent user experience, and intelligent O&M. Huawei empowers its customers to achieve business success. Together with customers, Huawei aims to Succeed with Quality for a Better Future.

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  • WBBA Releases Global Net5.5G Readiness Assessment and Certification Standards, and Huawei Unveils Upgraded Net5.5G IP Bearer Network Offerings to Boost New Industry Vitality

    WBBA Releases Global Net5.5G Readiness Assessment and Certification Standards, and Huawei Unveils Upgraded Net5.5G IP Bearer Network Offerings to Boost New Industry Vitality

    [Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2026] At MWC Barcelona 2026, the World Broadband Association (WBBA), together with global industry partners, released the Net5.5G Readiness Assessment and Certification white paper during the Broadband Development Congress (BDC). The white paper provides a standardized framework for intelligent network evolution for carriers and enterprises worldwide. At the same event, Huawei announced its upgraded Net5.5G IP bearer network offerings, helping accelerate the industry’s journey into the intelligent world.

    WBBA released Net5.5G readiness assessment and certification standards, establishing the first global unified assessment framework for intelligent networks.

    The white paper introduces the IP Network Development Index, the world’s first assessment and ranking framework covering campus networks, IP bearer networks, and data center networks. It provides carriers and enterprises with a reference standard and clear direction for evaluating network development, and will drive global commercial deployment and intelligent evolution.

    Meanwhile, the Net5.5G Pioneer Program, led by WBBA, has made steady progress, with the global pioneer matrix now including 32 visionary pioneers, 6 region pioneers, and 44 business pioneers.

    Huawei announced upgraded Net5.5G IP bearer network offerings, which are fully aligned with the new standards.

    Steven Zhao, delivering a keynote speech titled “Moving Towards the All Intelligence Era, Net5.5G Leads Intelligent IP Innovation”

    Steven Zhao, Vice President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line, said, “To embrace the All Intelligence era, WBBA is promoting the in-depth integration of networks and AI based on Net5.5G, and Huawei has upgraded IP bearer networks across three dimensions—security resilience, multi-dimensional awareness, and network autonomy. These efforts empower carriers to build a Net5.5G intelligent IP network foundation to safeguard service experience, accelerate monetization, and enhance efficiency, leading a new chapter of intelligent connectivity.”

    Global practices: Net5.5G moving from standards to real-world business value

    Leading carriers and industry players showcased their latest Net5.5G practices. France’s Orange Group turns its networks into an AI-ready platform, leveraging high bandwidth, intelligent and agile, efficient, trusted and reliable transport and access networks. CTM in Macao (China) built an intelligent bearer network with Net5.5G AI WAN. It leveraged AI training and inference-driven perception to identify encrypted video traffic and enable precision marketing and application-level experience assurance, reducing customer churn and boosting the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU). Meanwhile, IGA in Türkiye leveraged AI-driven decision-making to reduce three-runway scheduling wait times by 20%. Powered by a reliable network capacity that ensures safe and real-time visualized baggage handling, the airport harnessed digital intelligence to enhance aviation safety and deliver an exceptional network experience for passengers. IGA has become a shining example for efficient, eco-friendly, and resilient development among global hub airports.

    Looking ahead, WBBA calls on global industry organizations to deepen collaboration and drive innovations in technology standards, industry policies, and commercial practices for intelligent evolution to Net5.5G. Huawei will continue to work with WBBA and global partners, leveraging Net5.5G standards and cutting-edge intelligent solutions to promote industry prosperity.

    MWC Barcelona 2026 will be held from March 2 to March 5 in Barcelona, Spain. During the event, Huawei will showcase its latest products and solutions at stand 1H50 in Fira Gran Via Hall 1.

    The era of agentic networks is now approaching fast, and the commercial adoption of 5G-A at scale is gaining speed. Huawei is actively working with carriers and partners around the world to unleash the full potential of 5G-A and pave the way for the evolution to 6G. We are also creating AI-Centric Network solutions to enable intelligent services, networks, and network elements (NEs), speeding up the large-scale deployment of level-4 autonomous networks (AN L4), and using AI to upgrade our core business. Together with other industry players, we will create leading value-driven networks and AI computing backbones for a fully intelligent future.

    For more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/en/minisite/events/mwc2026/

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