HUAWEI TECH 2022 Issue 02
Publication Date: Feb, 2022 Download (25M)
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Unlocking the Metaverse with Digital Infrastructure
Suddenly everyone is talking about the metaverse - a new digital world in which the physical world is mirrored, a world in which new economic systems, social relationships, and identity systems are created. How will digital infrastructure evolve to provide the required immersion, low latency, and ubiquity?
The metaverse is a concept that neatly embodies aspirations for the digital lifestyles of the future — a future in which the ideas behind Ready Player One become reality.
The development of the metaverse needs to be progressive and underpinned by shared digital infrastructure, standards, and protocols, and the increasing convergence and evolution of tools and platforms.
It also makes me recall Second Life, the online virtual world that was popular more than a decade ago. Second Life lacked mass appeal because the technology and digital infrastructure were not ready at the time, limiting user experience. To digitalize the real world, the metaverse needs to provide immersive experiences using extended reality technologies like VR, AR, and mixed reality.
It needs to mirror the real world with digital twins powered by big data, AI, smart applications, digital platforms, cloud computing, and connectivity. And its economic systems require blockchain technology.
Enabled by digital infrastructure, the immersion, low latency, and ubiquity expected of the metaverse will require jumps in user experience, network transmission, high-performance cloud-edge computing, and streaming technology. As a more realistic metaverse will generate more data, computing and storage capabilities will determine its scale and level of completeness.
In 2021, digital technology and infrastructure like connectivity, computing, and cloud saw rapid breakthroughs and wide application. AI, 5G, gigabit optical networks, and IPv6 gathered momentum and new infrastructure like supercomputing, autonomous vehicles, and the industrial Internet continued to advance. Digital transformation accelerated in various industries, including energy, manufacturing, healthcare, finance, giving us a glimpse of the digital world ahead.
We have entered a period of rapid digitalization. In 2022 and beyond, we hope to further unlock the value of ICT in the metaverse, as innovation breaks down barriers and digital infrastructure brings us closer to our vision and mission: To bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.
Expert Voices
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The Dawn of the Metaverse and New Digital Frontiers
Peng Yuguo | Huawei
Xing Jingfan | HuaweiFrom 5G and gigabit optical networks to AI infrastructure & more, what can 2021 teach us about future tech tends?
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Ultra-high-speed Lossless Networks for Exascale Computing Power
Li Xinyuan | HuaweiA major technical breakthrough by Huawei will ramp up the performance of computing and storage networks.
Industry Trends
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Eight Innovations in China Unicom's 2025 Network Architecture
Tang Xiongyan | Chief Scientist of China Unicom, Vice President of China Unicom Research Institute, and Chief Leader of CUBE-Net 3.0 Technical ArchitectureChina Unicom has implemented its CUBE-Net 3.0 technical architecture for next-level networks.
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Five Trends Shaping Next-gen, Data-intensive Supercomputing
Chen Mo | Chief Solution Architect, Data Storage and Intelligent Vision Product Line, HuaweiWhat are the major trends shaping the supercomputing industry?
New Solutions
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Eastern Data and Western Computing: Building New Computing-first Networks
Li Jun | Chief Architect, Data Center Networks, HuaweiBalancing regional computing resources is at the heart of China's plan to build a national system of data centers.
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All-optical Sensing Brings Intelligent Automation to Oil & Gas Pipeline Inspections
Zheng Kai | tech journalistInspecting the pipelines that carry oil and gas over thousands of km has been a monumental task frought with error - until now.
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Native Hard Pipe Network: An Optical Foundation for Industries to Go Digital
Zhang Chi | Optical Marketing Execution Dept., HuaweiA simplified, integrated optical network can help enterprises overcome the digitalization bottleneck caused by multiple co-existing networks.
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How All-optical Intelligent Commercial Buildings Enable SME Digitalization
Zhang Han | Solution Architect, All-optical Network Architecture Innovation Lab, Optical Architecture & Technology Planning Dept, HuaweiPremium private lines are the answer carriers need to provide commercial buildings and SMEs with premium services.
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How OptiX SuperSite Launches High-speed Access into the Digital World
Deng Chunnian | Optical Transmission Network Marketing Operations, Optical Business Product Line, HuaweiOptiX SuperSite can provide industry and home users with high-speed connectivity through carriers' experience-centric all-optical networks.
Use Cases
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A Hospital's Journey to Become Intelligent and Low-carbon
Liu Yanting | Director of the Information Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital & Zhang Yang, HuaweiBeijing Tongren has deployed advanced solutions to adapt its hospital infrastructure from digital to green and intelligent.
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AirEngine AP & IdeaHub: The Next Step in Collaborative Digital Offices
Xu Dimiao | IdeaHub Marketing Expert, Intelligent Collaboration SPDT, Huawei
Yuan Yunlian | Campus Network Senior Marketing Manager, Data Communication Product Line, HuaweiA gigabit-powered digital office solution that provides a superior experience for seamless collaboration anytime, anywhere.
