Huawei invests 2.5 billion yuan in 5 years to develop F5G technology and build an all-optical industry ecosystem

On August 5, at the launch of Huawei's flagship enterprise optical network product in the F5G era, Huawei officially launched the "Starlight Project" and announced that it would invest RMB 2.5 billion in the construction of an all-optical industry ecosystem in the next five years. 

Jin Yuzhi, President of Huawei's Transmission and Access Product Line, said that 5G and F5G complement each other and play an irreplaceable role in different business scenarios. Huawei expects that in the next five years, F5G will bring at least 100 billion yuan of industrial investment space, benefiting various industries such as government affairs, electricity, transportation, education, manufacturing, and finance, and stimulate a new round of economic growth.

It is understood that in the F5G era, all-optical networks will further broaden the boundaries of connections, extending from home networks to enterprise networks and production networks.

Jin Yuzhi said that for the enterprise market, F5G is based on fiber-optic communication technology and has the characteristics of ultra-large bandwidth, security and reliability, and deterministic low latency. Huawei will focus on four major business scenarios: "industrial optical network, all-optical bearer, all-optical data center, and all-optical park."

From F1G to F4G, fixed networks not only bring new ways of communication and entertainment to families, but also improve corporate office and management efficiency through informatization, causing a revolution in office methods.

F5G is the fifth generation of fixed network technology, also known as F5G all-optical network. Similar to 5G, it is a new generation of communication standards proposed by the International Standards Organization for industrial Internet application scenarios. 5G and F5G complement each other and play an irreplaceable role in different business scenarios. 5G is suitable for scenarios with mobility and multiple connections, such as drones and Internet of Vehicles, while F5G is suitable for fixed, large bandwidth, low latency and high security scenarios, such as industrial Internet, data center interconnection and enterprise parks.

It is reported that as of now, Huawei's all-optical campus, all-optical bearer and all-optical data center solutions have served more than 3,800 customers in 158 countries and regions.