Lydia Scott
[Gearbest Technology]The 2024 MWC conference is a feast for the technology industry. In the hustle and bustle of the first day, we witnessed many eye-catching highlights. Gearbest noticed that mobile phone manufacturers are still keen to seek new business growth points. Whether it is Xiaomi's efforts to promote the “full ecosystem of people, cars and homes” or Transsion's pursuit of the high-end market, we can see the innovation and vitality of the mobile phone industry.
Lenovo transparent laptop
In the AI boom, mobile phone manufacturers are gearing up to integrate AI technology into every corner of mobile phones. From AI assistants to more complex AI applications, and even to platform-level AI empowerment, mobile phone manufacturers are creating unprecedented sparks with AI.
At the same time, we cannot ignore the current situation of the global notebook market. According to the latest report from TrendForce, global notebook shipments will decrease by 10.8% year-on-year to 166 million units in 2023. Under the double attack of tablets and smartphones, the notebook market seems to be in trouble. So, can AI PC become a life-saving straw to save the notebook market? This will be a question we will pay close attention to during MWC.
In addition, Gearbest will discuss several new trends in the technology industry, starting with the new products and technologies that emerged at the MWC conference. The most obvious is the integration of 5G and AI technologies, which is also an important topic at this year's MWC.
MWC 2024: These new trends you need to know
Whether it is the new business exploration of mobile phone manufacturers or the widespread application of AI technology, we can see the important direction of the future technology industry. In this regard, Gearbest launched a series of special topics on “MWC 2024”, and this article focuses on “MWC showsNew Trends in Technology”.
At this year's MWC conference, many technology giants such as Huawei, Lenovo, and Honor gathered together, adding a lot of color to the conference. During the period, Huawei released the world's first 5.5G intelligent core network, which is 10 times faster than 5G; Lenovo launched the world's first notebook equipped with a transparent MicroLED screen, which is full of science fiction; Honor released the first AI PC, which supports rich AI functions such as intelligent search, document summarization, AI subtitles and Magic text… The release of these new products and new technologies quietly revealed the new trend of future technological development.
Trend 1:The 5G-A Era is Coming
During MWC24 Barcelona, Huawei released the 5.5G Intelligent Core Network Solution (5G-A). 5.5G is a transition technology between 5G and 6G. Compared with 5G networks, it has improved the connection speed, latency, positioning, and reliability by 10 times. It is expected to achieve millisecond-level latency and low-cost 100 billion IoT connections. It is planned to be commercially available this year.
Huawei releases 5.5G intelligent core network solution
With the network features of 5G-A, such as 10G downlink, 1G uplink, deterministic network, 100 billion IoT, and native intelligence, operators can provide enterprise users with better connection services and richer ICT converged services, effectively support the core production processes of enterprises, enable full-scenario IoT and more reliable intelligent transportation, and accelerate the promotion of social and economic development.
First, 5G-A will help FWA continue to evolve to FWA, achieve 20ms low latency and high reliability, and accelerate the interconnection of small and medium-sized enterprises;
Secondly, 5G-A provides a guaranteed rate of 300Mbps, a latency of 20ms, and a reliability of 5 9s. At the same time, it integrates more industry demands, can provide more abundant ICT converged services, and accelerate the digitalization process of the industry;
In addition, 5G-A's 1Gbps uplink, ultra-low latency of 4ms, and high reliability of 59 …
In addition, 5G-A has comprehensively improved uplink bandwidth, latency, positioning, passive tags and other capabilities to meet the needs of all-scenario IoT. As the cost of RedCap and Passive IoT terminals continues to decline, the IoT market will be accelerated to achieve 100 billion IoT connections.
Finally, 5G-A brings wide-area 20ms low latency and 99% high reliability, which accelerates the implementation of vehicle-road collaboration and improves driving safety and traffic efficiency.
At present, the solution has completed all 5.5G functional tests and technical performance tests. Among them, the new call technology, as an important part of Huawei's 5.5G intelligent core network, has been deployed in 31 provinces in my country and is expected to support 50 million users. This technology has also been widely verified in many regions such as Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Driven by Huawei, 2024 will become the first year of 5G-A commercialization. The network upgrades of operators in various provinces may have already started, and we will gradually enter the 5G-A era in the future.
Trend 2:AI is still popular, and 2024 may become the first year of AI PC
If we were to ask what was the hottest topic last year, it would definitely be AI. In 2024, AI is expected to be more widely used in all walks of life.
During MWC, Honor released its AI strategy and a number of new products. Among them, Honor MagicBook Pro 16 is the first AI notebook of the Honor brand, which will usher in a new era of AI PC. Honor puts the AI strategy of mobile phones into the notebook industry, and greatly improves the operating efficiency of PCs through AI technology analysis process. At the same time, Honor has also joined forces with global AI leading enterprise partners such as Microsoft, Google, and Intel to bring an interconnected experience that collaborates with the two major platforms of Android and Windows.
In addition, Lenovo also released a series of AI PC products at MWC 2024, including the fifth generation of ThinkPad T14/T14s, the third generation of ThinkPad T16, and the fourth generation of ThinkBook 14 2-in-1. In fact, as early as January this year, Lenovo stated that it would become a key organizer and popularizer in the field of AI PC in China. Lenovo's AI big model strategy is to adopt a hybrid AI big model of end-side + cloud. In the future, in addition to AI PC, there will also be AI mobile phones, AI tablets and AIoT, and the product portfolio will be richer.
Huawei combines AI with communications. Entering the 5G-A era, Huawei has launched a large communication AI model that can provide intelligent language interaction capabilities for different roles through language interaction to improve work efficiency. It can also provide accurate network status, root causes of faults, processing suggestions and other information to help reduce fault processing time.
Qualcomm released a new Wi-Fi 7 solution, the Qualcomm FastConnect 7900 system, at MWC 24. This is the world's first AI-enhanced Wi-Fi system that integrates close-range sensing capabilities, reduces terminal power consumption, and protects personal privacy.
In addition, the AI-RAN Alliance was officially established at MWC 24. The organization aims to lead technological innovation by combining artificial intelligence and wireless communication technologies through cooperation with related companies.
Trend 3:Transparent technology attracts attention, and more terminals may be unveiled in the future
In addition to AI products, Lenovo also innovatively showcased its first transparent screen concept notebook, the ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop, at MWC 24. The notebook is equipped with a 17.3-inch MicroLED transparent display that can provide up to 55% transparency. When using the notebook, users can even see objects behind the screen through the screen. From a distance, it looks like a piece of glass, and even the keyboard is non-physical, full of futuristic sense.
Lenovo ThinkBook transparent concept notebook attracted a lot of attention as soon as it was unveiled. Although the functionality of the notebook is not satisfactory at present, it brings us a lot of freshness and inspiration. The real value of this product is mainly reflected in the aesthetics and social aspects. It is really cool to have a transparent screen. It challenges our perception of traditional laptops, perfectly combines aesthetics, practicality and future technology, and also gives us a glimpse of Lenovo's future innovation direction.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time we have seen products using transparent technology. As early as 2020, Xiaomi launched the world's first mass-produced transparent TV. Although it cost tens of thousands of yuan, it was still well-received by consumers. In the near future, we may see more products using transparent technology.
Trend 4:Smart ring is expected to become another important smart device
At MWC, Samsung showcased its new wearable device, the Galaxy Ring smart ring and other products.
The device looks like an ordinary ring and is available in a variety of sizes and colors. It can monitor body data such as heart rate and sleep. It is more invisible than most smart bracelets and watches, and you will not feel uncomfortable even if you wear it all day.
In addition to Samsung, reports show that Apple is also developing a smart ring to respond to Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Ring and has made significant progress. According to reports, Apple has submitted a smart ring-related patent application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Compared with wristbands, smart rings have the advantages of being lighter and more portable. With the continuous investment and research and development of technology giants such as Samsung and Apple in the field of smart rings, smart rings are expected to become another important smart device after smartphones and smart watches in the future.
at last
In other aspects, at MWC24, Huawei brought many new products such as Mate60 RS Extraordinary Master and Mate X5 to the Barcelona exhibition. Xiaomi launched two high-end models, Xiaomi 14 and 14 Ultra. Honor also released Magic V2 RSR Porsche Design and other products. The strength of Chinese technology manufacturers is fully demonstrated.，It can be predicted that the globalization and high-end competition among mobile phone manufacturers will become more intense this year.
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