Agent-Oriented Networks are emerging as a new concept in telecommunications as Huawei urges the industry to prepare for the next stage of artificial intelligence connectivity.
Speaking at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Eric Zhao, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei’s Wireless Solution division, explained that mobile networks must evolve rapidly to support a future dominated by AI agents.
According to Huawei, the coming “Agentverse” will involve trillions of intelligent connections between devices, systems and autonomous digital agents. Existing network infrastructure will require major upgrades to support the scale, reliability and speed required for these interactions.
Agent-Oriented Networks respond to growing AI connectivity
Agent-Oriented Networks are designed to meet the increasing demands created by AI-driven services.
Artificial intelligence agents are no longer limited to simple digital assistants. They are expanding into industrial automation, digital commerce and large scale data creation.
Today, AI already produces more than 60 percent of online content through tools that generate text, images and videos. At the same time, AI powered shopping services and automated digital production are becoming increasingly common.
In industrial sectors, intelligent systems are enabling autonomous manufacturing processes where thousands of machines and robots coordinate operations in real time.
Huawei believes this transformation will dramatically increase the number of connected systems worldwide, creating trillions of intelligent connections by the end of the decade.
Agent-Oriented Networks require new performance standards
Huawei says Agent-Oriented Networks must deliver capabilities far beyond those offered by traditional mobile networks.
One major requirement involves bandwidth. Future networks must support symmetrical high-speed connections rather than the current model that prioritizes download speeds over uploads.
This change is necessary because AI driven services often require continuous two way communication between devices and cloud platforms.
Another key requirement involves reliability. AI powered robotics and autonomous systems cannot tolerate unstable connections or data delays.
To support such applications, networks must ensure extremely low latency and highly stable communication across all devices.
Huawei proposes new architecture for Agent-Oriented Networks
To address these challenges, Huawei introduced several new technologies designed to support Agent-Oriented Networks.
One proposal is the Agentic Mobile Broadband network architecture. This system upgrades both network devices and underlying algorithms to handle massive data demands.
Huawei’s newly introduced 256T U6GHz active antenna unit can deliver extremely high performance. The system is designed to support speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second for downlink traffic and as much as 1 terabit per second for uplink connections.
These capabilities could enable real time AI services, immersive applications and advanced automation systems.
Another component involves the Token Block Pipeline. This technology allows networks to process different types of multimedia data efficiently by mapping them to specific network performance requirements.
The system is designed to ensure that AI driven applications receive the resources needed to operate smoothly.
Agent-Oriented Networks connect AI systems directly to telecom infrastructure
Huawei also proposed a new interface called A2A-T Intent. This interface allows digital agents to communicate directly with telecom networks.
Through this interface, business requests or service demands can automatically translate into network operations.
For example, an AI service could request additional network resources for a specific application and the system would allocate those resources automatically.
Huawei says this capability could reduce the time required to integrate services with telecom infrastructure from months to just a few days.
Agent-Oriented Networks prepare telecom industry for AI future
Huawei believes Agent-Oriented Networks represent a major step toward the next generation of telecommunications.
The company argues that artificial intelligence will transform digital infrastructure just as smartphones and cloud computing did in earlier technological cycles.
As 5G Advanced networks expand globally, telecom operators are already preparing for the transition toward future 6G systems.
Huawei says collaboration across the industry will be essential to build the network architecture needed for an AI driven world.
With trillions of intelligent connections expected in the coming years, Agent-Oriented Networks could become the backbone of the emerging digital economy.
