Recently, during the Global Optical Summit (GOS) 2026 Latin America, Huawei held an ISP forum with the theme of “Reinventing ISPs with AI and driving continuous business growth”, bringing together ISPs and partners to explore opportunities and developments in the AI era.
Rapid advances in AI technology are increasing its integration into personal and family life. ISP services are becoming increasingly diverse, placing new demands on networks. Building a high-quality home network that provides a great user experience has become a key driver for ISP home broadband services.
York Yue, Huawei Vice President and CEO of Huawei ISP Computing and Network Infrastructure Division
“Currently, the ISP industry is facing multiple challenges, including rising ONT costs, fluctuations in optical cable prices, fierce competition from fixed and mobile convergence, and broadband penetration approaching saturation,” York Yue, Huawei vice president and CEO of Huawei’s ISP Computing and Network Infrastructure BU, said in a speech. “In this new market environment, ISPs need to proactively respond to change by adjusting their procurement strategies, innovating their network construction models, and optimizing their business structures. This will allow them to identify new growth opportunities and develop sustainably.”
Gavin Chen, Vice President of Huawei ISP Computing and Network Infrastructure Division
Gavin Chen, vice president of Huawei’s ISP computing and network infrastructure division, further elaborated that Huawei has launched an ISP network architecture designed for the AI era. The solution leverages technologies such as XGS-PON, FTTR, ASON, and OXC and tightly integrates with AI cloud data centers (DCs) to power scenarios such as home healthcare, smart home, and intelligent operations and maintenance (O&M) to accelerate intelligent service transformation.
Mr. Rodrigo Schuff, Chairman of the Board of the NEO Association
Rodrigo Schuch, Executive Chairman of the Brazilian NEO Association, shared his insights on local ISP development trends and noted the association’s commitment to the development of Brazil’s telecommunications industry. He further highlighted Huawei’s advanced technology and joint innovation as key factors in realizing this vision.
John Fu, Huawei ISP Industry Solutions Director
John Hu, Huawei’s ISP Industry Solutions Director, highlighted Huawei’s innovative solutions and products for ISP 2H/2C and 2B scenarios. He said, “Based on the philosophy of ‘one fiber, one network, one home,’ Huawei provides new products such as XGS-PON, mesh Wi-Fi, FTTR solutions, and tri-band Wi-Fi 7 ONT for ISP 2H scenarios to build premium home broadband. For ISP 2B scenarios, Huawei provides MiniFTTO solutions to provide a superior experience for small and medium-sized enterprises.”
Vitor Oliveira Abreu, IBLNET Chief Logistics Officer
At the forum, Vitor Oliveira Abreu, Chief Logistics Officer of IBLNET in Brazil, presented the results of joint efforts with Huawei to increase its presence in the home broadband market. As a regional ISP, IBLNET benefited from Huawei’s superior product technology and brand influence combined with its own strong B2C capabilities, achieving sustained growth in both user scale and network performance. From January to April 2026, sales increased by 16%.
Shawn Xiao, Huawei NCE Vice President of Optical Network Domain
Sean Xiao, vice president of Huawei’s NCE optical network domain, talked about how digitalization can help ISPs improve operational efficiency and discover new business opportunities. He pointed out that Huawei has built FAN Agentic Engine, an intelligent agent for home broadband O&M, to proactively address problems before user complaints occur. This marks a shift from user-driven, reactive to agent-driven, proactive operations, improving user experience while reducing O&M costs. Huawei also announced Transmission Agentic Engine, an intelligent agent for transmission O&M that optimizes networks before failures occur. This drives O&M transformation from failure-driven to proactive, improving network resiliency and reducing the risk of service disruption.
Going forward, Huawei will continue to drive innovation, deepen collaboration with customers and partners, and help ISPs and partners achieve continuous business growth.
