Thanks to technical innovations, the industry has enjoyed continuous and unprecedented levels of growth over the past 20 years. However, a significant challenge looms in the years ahead - a saturated subscriber base and highly penetrated telecom services. How can the industry adapt and stay ahead in this new environment? Huawei’s focus is to look beyond four key trends that will shape our next decade in telecommunications.

The biggest difference between the current era of convergence and the past two decades is that the drivers of reform come from divergent directions. A new industry will emerge that combines communications, information, entertainment, media, even finance, retail and logistics.

Over the last ten years, the telecommunications industry has grown and begun changing from the familiar patterns of the past. These changes have been driven by customer needs, technology changes and the emergence of new business models. As the industry enters 2009, the global financial turmoil adds a new dimension to an already complicated picture and deepens the existing challenges. The ability of the operators and their partners to rapidly seize new opportunities, anticipate customer demands and be able to quickly modify strategies will determine the ongoing success of the telecommunications industry. Huawei is in a unique position to have insights into the divergent global telecom markets and this paper shares our vision of where the industry is going and our views of the key trends that will impact success.

With the rapid development of the mobile market, we are well on our way to expect another two billion mobile subscribers. The IP based mobile bandwidth solution is becoming a popular choice for the development and deployment of telecom networks.

The power amplifier efficiency of the new generation UMTS/HSDPA Node B reaches 33%, saving 32% of the electricity compared with conventional base stations.

Huawei today announced the successful development of its 100G wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) prototype. This is another breakthrough by Huawei in the optical network domain after its 40G transmission solution was recognized at Broadband World Forum Asia 2008 with an InfoVision Award.

The power amplifier efficiency of the new generation UMTS/HSDPA Node B reaches 33%, saving 32% of the electricity compared with conventional base stations.

Our reporter invites Mr. Daniel Tang, Vice President of Huawei network product line, to explain the IP Broadband Architecture for Service Experience' s features.