During MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei released 115 industrial intelligence showcases, together with its customers, during the Industrial Digital and Intelligent Transformation Summit. In addition, Huawei also announced the launch of upgrades to its SHAPE 2.0 partner framework. Huawei also showcased 22 new industrial intelligence solutions with partners, for the electric power, manufacturing and retail, finance, transportation, oil and gas, ISP, media, public service and smart city sectors.
The ACT Pathway: A replicable intelligence framework
AI technologies have advanced rapidly over the last year, with reasoning models and agentic workflows both maturing, and physical AI beginning to truly take off. This has allowed AI tools to begin entering core production scenarios and helped applications move from pilots to large-scale use. AI agents can also now better understand and interact with the physical world, and are now capable of making decisions independently.
Huawei introduced the ACT Pathway, which they have developed during their collaboration with global customers over the past few years. Three key steps specified in the ACT framework were mandatory for achieving comprehensive industrial intelligence.
- Assessing high-value scenarios: Huawei has helped customers identify over 1,000 core production scenarios where AI can play a big role.
- Calibrating AI models with high-quality vertical data: Huawei has built a 6-layer AI security framework to ensure every stage of the AI lifecycle is secure and trustworthy.
- Transforming business operations with AI talent: Talent that understands both industry and AI are needed. Huawei does this by focusing on three areas, including hands-on practice programs, CANN open-source communities, vertical industry communities on Huawei Cloud and ICT Academies.
Global industrial intelligence showcases
During the summit, A number of Huawei’s customers joined on stage to help launch 115 global showcases for industrial intelligence, including executives from Eskom, Shandong Port Group, Converge ICT, HM Hospitales and PetroChina (Beijing)’s Digital Intelligent Research Institute, CNPC, providing reference for organisations of various sectors to embark on their journey towards intelligence.
The SHAPE 2.0 partner framework
Huawei upgraded the SHAPE 2.0 partner framework with AI as the core engine. The concept includes five major updates:
- AI-powered products upgrades: Huawei is embedding AI into product and solution offerings, such as the new network agents which can now automate fault location and network optimisation to make O&M more efficient.
- Upgraded joint innovation mechanism: Partners can use one-stop AgentArts on Huawei Cloud to develop agents and industry AI solutions.
- Helping partners develop AI capabilities: Huawei has released a set of standards for AI capabilities and launched over 20 new AI certification courses. It plans to help more than 1,000 partners get AI-certified.
- Making cooperation more efficient with AI: Huawei provides multiple AI tools that help partners increase productivity, like AI-assisted configuration and HUAWEI eKit chat for technical support.
- Creating more growth opportunities with AI: This year, Huawei is deploying over 3,000 scenario-specific AI experts and launching intelligent transformation lighthouse projects across 38 industries. Its AI-integrated solutions, like the Atlas 850 server, empower partners to efficiently build their own all-in-one AI solutions.
Working together to advance industrial all intelligence
At the summit, Huawei showcased 22 of its latest industrial intelligence solutions jointly developed with partners in the electric power, manufacturing, retail, finance, transportation, oil and gas, ISP, media, public service, and smart city sectors.
Len De Villiers, Chief Technology and Information Officer of Eskom, said: “Eskom remains pivotal in transforming lives through our significant contribution to South Africa’s economy. Eskom’s strategy and turnaround plan is to pursue financial and operational sustainability and to modernise power system and energy transition.”
Ng Wun-kit, Principal of Pui Kiu Middle School, Hong Kong, China, said: “The vision of Pui Kiu Middle School in the AI era is to be a leading AI-driven educational pioneer, leveraging technology to deliver personalised, intelligent learning and cultivate future-ready leaders with global perspectives and innovative minds. We have already implemented AI General Knowledge Course, AI-Empowered Smart Classroom, and Smart & Safe Campus. We will launch the Global Model School of Huawei AI Education Center (AIEC) Solution, and we look forward to sharing our transformative journey, proven methodologies with the international community.”
