[Barcelona, Spain, March 5, 2025] At MWC Barcelona 2025, Huawei launched the upgraded FTTO 2.0 solution, leading the development of 10G campus networks.
Perry Yang, President of Huawei Enterprise Optical Domain, said: "For campus networks, Wi-Fi 7 has entered the ramp-up phase, and 'fiber-in copper-out' has become the choice of many customers. The FTTO solution is based on optical fibers which are green and cost-effective. It supports smooth bandwidth evolution, saves extra-low voltage (ELV) room space, and has become a standard configuration for digital and intelligent 10G campuses."
Perry Yang, President of Huawei Enterprise Optical Domain
In the Wi-Fi 7 era, campuses need to replace copper cables with fibers. Up to now, more than 10,000 campuses around the world have deployed the FTTO solution. Huawei launched the FTTO 2.0 solution in 2024, supporting continuous evolution of campus networks from 10G to 50G and to 200G. Once deployed, the fibers can remain in use for up to 30 years without replacement.
Currently, the adoption of fiber-in, copper-out is accelerating on campuses. The new FTTO 2.0 solution based on Wi-Fi 7 has made further breakthroughs, achieving four major upgrades:
Bandwidth upgrade, enabling 10G to Wi -Fi: For campus scenarios such as VR classrooms and pathological diagnosis rooms that require high network performance, Huawei has launched the industry's first commercial 50G PON, which improves the bandwidth by five times. After a campus network is upgraded from 10G PON to 50G PON, 50G to classrooms and 10G to Wi-Fi are available, enabling campus users to enjoy ultra-broadband and multiple network services over one fiber.
For smart classroom scenarios, Huawei has launched the industry's first 10G optical terminal P883H, which supports 2.5 Gbps to terminals, making online class streaming smoother. For office scenarios, Huawei has launched the 10G high-performance Wi-Fi 7 optical AP W817C, which supports mobile office without disconnection.
Scenario upgrade: For hotel scenarios, Huawei has launched the outdoor 10GE Wi-Fi 7 optical AP W817T, which can cover outdoor hotel swimming pools and beaches, making network access more convenient for guests. For education MAN scenarios, Huawei has launched the edge optical gateway E853E, which supports remote PON ports and flexible configuration, meeting full service access requirements of primary schools and kindergartens.
Additionally, for hospital wards, Huawei has launched the industry's first 10G M45 optical terminal P892M, which supports direct fiber connection to hospital beds without information boxes and can be installed on the bed head panels without affecting the decoration.
Operation upgrade from one campus to multiple campuses: In the traditional campus management mode, an independent network management platform was constructed, hardware was repeatedly deployed, and O&M personnel had to go to the site to handle problems. Now, the multi-tenant network management platform, One NMS can be used to manage multiple MSP tenants, reducing repeated construction, simplifying O&M, and reducing O&M costs by 30%.
Upgrade planning from manual to AI-based automatic：Huawei has introduced the industry's first AI planning tool for all-optical campuses, which can identify CAD drawings and automatically generate configurations, reducing the network design time from two days to one hour.
In the future, Huawei will continue to make innovations in optical network technologies, and work with partners, customers, and industry organizations to research new applications, incubate new solutions, and promote new standards, with the purpose of achieving a win-win future for the intelligent and digital campus industry.
