Today’s human civilization is built on the decades-long rapid development of wireless networks. The daily experiences we take for granted—using smartphones to watch videos and play games, mobile office work achievable anywhere, fully smart home devices, smart cars navigating roads, and the roaring industrial internet equipment in factories—these scenarios that once only existed in science fiction have become reality thanks to the continuous advancement of wireless networks. A clear pattern emerges: since the information revolution, every progress in digital and intelligent technologies has been predicated on advancements in wireless networks. Moreover, with the development of science and technology, our requirements for wireless network capabilities such as bandwidth, latency, and operation and maintenance continue to escalate.
Ray Kurzweil, in The Singularity Is Near, proposed that with the development of AI technology, human industrial civilization and even existential philosophy are approaching a critical threshold for drastic changes. From the emergence of intelligent phenomena to the liberation of productivity through AI technology across all industries, AI is becoming a singularity in socio-economic development. In this context, we can see that expectations for wireless networks in the AI era are constantly growing.
From July 26 to 28, the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (2025 WORLD AI CONFERENCE) was held in Shanghai. This year’s WAIC can be said to be the most attention-grabbing and lively one in history. On-site observations revealed that, in addition to the focus on AI hotspots such as large models, AI computing power, and embodied intelligence, as well as discussions on basic AI software and hardware, industries from all sectors are paying close attention to the relationship between wireless networks and AI. It has seemingly become a global consensus in the AI and communications industries that the official arrival of the AI era still relies on the pioneering role of wireless networks.
So, after decades of iterative development, where can wireless networks go next? How can global operators seize this epoch-making opportunity that is closely intertwined with the AI era?
Ruigu Electronic 
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