Huawei is reshaping its telecom roadmap by turning its attention to a fast-growing, high-demand user base: livestreamers, gig economy workers, and connected businesses.
At MWC Shanghai 2025, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman Eric Xu urged telecom providers to update their strategies, warning that traditional user models no longer reflect how data is consumed in modern China.
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Live Streamers are now considered ‘High Value Users’
By 2030, China is expected to host 130 million professional influencers, many of whom already consume significantly more bandwidth than the average user—especially through video uploads, livestreams, and real-time voice tools.
Huawei believes these creators represent a premium revenue stream that can drive growth, especially as they depend on consistent, high-throughput networks.
Delivery Drivers are also part of Huawei’s Priority List
Huawei also flagged delivery workers as a surprising but important group. Their mobile video and voice usage already exceeds national averages—making them ideal candidates for advanced network services.
They’re constantly connected, often streaming music, taking video calls, using maps, and uploading content—all in transit.
Keeping all this in mind, the 4 pillars of Huawei’s future plans can be put in as follows –
- Address new user demands
- Scale HD video traffic
- Enable 5G services for connected vehicles
- Deploy FTTR for small enterprises
With over 75 million FTTR users in China, Huawei is pushing for ultra-fast, low-latency fiber connections that reach every room of a home or business. This isn’t just about better Wi-Fi—it’s about preparing spaces for AI workloads, cloud-based operations, and streaming-quality reliability. Globally, fewer than 500,000 users benefit from FTTR—making China a world leader in this silent revolution.
Only 22% of mobile video traffic in major Chinese cities plays at full HD or better, despite demand being much higher.
Huawei blames this on:
- Battery-saving restrictions
- OTT app throttling
- Insufficient network optimization
It’s pushing for better cooperation between carriers, content providers, and hardware vendors to unlock the full HD experience users already expect.
5G in cars is still a bit on the pricier side to implement
Xu also addressed connected vehicles, stating that while 5G makes sense for smart cars, adoption remains slow due to:
- High licensing fees
- Expensive 5G hardware modules
He called on the GSMA to step in and streamline costs across the ecosystem.
