China Telecom and Huawei Debut 5G-A Intelligent Ultra Pooling Uplink Technology
[Shanghai, China, June 19, 2025] At MWC Shanghai 2025, China Telecom and Huawei launched the innovative 5G-A Intelligent Ultra Pooling Uplink technology that offers intelligent orchestration and uplink spectrum decoupling and pooling. Designed to maximize multi-antenna uplink coverage, this technology leverages the distributed user-centric network (UCN) and real-time sharing of time, frequency, radio access technology (RAT), space, and power resources, and introduces AI to build a wireless service bearer network that powers smart wearables, vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and real-time interaction with AI assistants. This marks a breakthrough for 5G-A networks to better support mobile AI.
Enabling 5G-A and AI Convergence
With enhanced device intelligence, data interactions between devices and networks are becoming more frequent and more complex in content, particularly in the uplink transmission of multi-modal data like videos, images, and text. In addition, applications such as real-time voice interaction and embodied AI robot control require low end-to-end network latency. The development of mobile AI services drives networks towards a highly deterministic architecture of ultra-low latency and high uplink.
The Intelligent Ultra Pooling Uplink technology employs AI models to predict signal channel quality in real time, and also uses AI for time-frequency-RAT-space-power coordinated scheduling, intelligent multi-band selection, RAT decoupling based on service needs, and free uplink scheduling. This improves the uplink capability of 5G networks and optimizes user experience. This innovation allows 5G-A network capabilities to be precisely predicted, reducing latency by over 30%, improving uplink speeds by over 15% and cell-edge user experience by over 15%, all while maximizing network energy efficiency.
Accelerating Experience Monetization and AI Application over High-Speed, Ubiquitous 5G-A Networks
During the launch, Huang Lilian, General Manager of the Co-construction and Sharing Working Group of China Telecom, noted that merging 5G-A and AI is transforming how humans and machines interact from mere information to emotional exchanges. Remarking on this new technology, Huang believes that it will make multi-modal data interaction a new norm and integrate digital intelligence into network services on top of connectivity.
In recent years, China Telecom and Huawei have worked together to make numerous breakthroughs in the 5G-A field. They have completed continuous deployment of 3CC CA in Shanghai and Guangdong. With 5G-A's Super Uplink feature, they have made Shanghai Baosteel an industry benchmark for smart steel production and created low-altitude application showcases in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Their low-altitude flight route project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang won a GSMA GLOMO award for innovation.
Huang delivering a speech
Huawei's Cao Ming: 5G-A and AI Drive Industry Transformation
During the launch, Cao Ming, Vice President of Huawei and President of Huawei's Wireless Solution, stated that 5G-A is developing at an unprecedented pace and has ushered in the era of mobile AI. Mobile AI elevates efficiency in daily life, work, learning, and enterprise production, all while lowering costs. Through technological innovation, China Telecom and Huawei have implemented Super series technologies, with Super Uplink powering applications like live streaming, smart transportation, and smart production.
Cao further highlighted that China Telecom and Huawei will remain dedicated to technological innovation. Guided by China Telecom's innovation strategy, they will unlock the full potential of 5G-A and advance towards the goal of intelligent, fast, pervasive, and versatile connectivity. The two companies will also evolve 5G-A standards with global partners through open innovations to breathe new life into wireless networks.
Cao delivering a speech
Looking ahead, China Telecom and Huawei will promote the convergence of AI and 5G-A to meet the demands of various applications. Together, they aim to build AI-integrated 5G-A networks that will lead the mobile industry in commercial use and applications.
Launch of the Intelligent Ultra Pooling Uplink technology
MWC Shanghai 2025 will be held from June 18 to June 20 in Shanghai, China. During the event, Huawei will showcase its latest products and solutions in Hall N1 of the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC).
The commercial adoption of 5G-Advanced is accelerating in 2025. Huawei collaborates with global carriers, industry experts, and opinion leaders to explore how innovations in AI can be used to reshape telecom services, infrastructure, and operations to generate new revenue sources and accelerate the transition towards an intelligent world.
For more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/mwcs2025
