Advancing All Intelligence to Enable the Future Power System

Advancing All Intelligence to Enable the Future Power System

Reliable connectivity is the key

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Digital Transformation Trends

Power utility industries differ in their pace of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. Our global study shows that power utility industries typically fall into one of three stages of digital intelligence progress: traditional grid (TG), intelligence grid (IG), or future power systems (FPS).
─── Global Digitalization and Intelligence Index (GDII) 2025
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Development History

  • Traditional Grid (TG)

    At this stage, there is digitalization and AI adoption but only in pockets of the industry. This is siloed industry digital transformation.

  • Intelligence Grid (IG)

    This is the stage at which digitalization and AI adoption is becoming common in almost all parts of the power utility industry—although not in a levelized or systematic manner—from generation and transmission, to distribution and consumption.

  • Future Power Systems (FPS)

    This is the ideal stage, where power utilities' infrastructure is future proofed, ahead of the curve of power demand, and keeping pace with national economic ambitions.

Development History

The future power system is faced with five challenges, namely the structure of green energy, flexible power grid regulation, the interactive power consumption mode, energy-storage collaborative interaction with extensive distribution on the power generation-grid-load sides, and a complex electricity-carbon trading system. All of these can only be addressed through digital transformation.

Digital transformation is no longer optional—it's imperative. Does all of this sound familiar?

Digital transformation is no longer optional—it's imperative.
Does all of this sound familiar?

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  • Reliability

  • Security

  • Coverage

Reliability

Ensure Reliable Connectivity for Millions of Geographically Dispersed Users

Remote substations, vast rural areas, and dense urban feeders all need reliable, low-latency connectivity. While traditional fiber is costly to deploy everywhere and legacy wireless lacks capacity, there is an answer to connecting every grid asset and staying on budget.

  • banner See how Brazil's CEMIG connects 9 million users with 450 MHz LTE

    See how Brazil's CEMIG connects 9 million users with 450 MHz LTE

  • banner Watch how Shaanxi Grid achieved 99.98% accuracy with an intelligent distribution network

    Watch how Shaanxi Grid achieved 99.98% accuracy with an intelligent distribution network

Security

Protect Critical Infrastructure from AI-powered Cyber Threats

With government power data among the top three targets, AI-powered cyberattacks can break traditional Wi-Fi encryption in a matter of hours. So what's the best way to protect data in transit—from endpoint to cloud—without crippling operations?

Coverage

Evolve Your Future Power Network?

High-definition (HD) video, digital twin substations, and AI grid analytics demand 10× more bandwidth than legacy 10G OTN can provide. And frequent bad weather events only add to the reliability nightmare. But utilities can leap to 100G without the need to rebuild infrastructure.

Expert Insight

Technology evolves at pace. Will your investments in 5G, optical slicing, and AI be obsolete in five years? How can you align with global standards to ensure long-term interoperability and value?

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    New Electrical Standards for Low-Carbon Grids

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    Future-Proofing Grids with Optical and AI

  • All-IN Talk: The Transition to a New Kind of Grid

    All-IN Talk: The Transition to a New Kind of Grid

  • AII-IN Talk: 450 MHz LTE Is the Key Force in Building Digital Communication Networks

    AII-IN Talk: 450 MHz LTE Is the Key Force in Building Digital Communication Networks

  • HuaweiTech Talks: Reshaping Power Distribution Networks with Digital Technology

    HuaweiTech Talks: Reshaping Power Distribution Networks with Digital Technology

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Huawei is committed to becoming the best transition partner for the global electric power industry.

Huawei is committed to becoming the best transition partner for the global electric power industry.

The future is here—are you ready to grasp it?

Ready to deploy a future-ready smart grid?

Ready to deploy a future-ready smart grid?