未来100强：电信趋势与洞察 2026.docxVIP

TELCO

2026

AFOCUSONTELCOTHEFUTURE100

Foreword

TelcosthatsucceedwillbuildtherobustinfrastructurefortheAI

era,whilesimultaneouslyrespectingthehumanquestforbalance

andgenuineconnectioninanincreasinglydigitalworld.

In2026,thetelecommunicationsindustryfindsitselfataturningpoint.Asweanalyzethecurrentswithin“TheFuture100:2026,”it

isclearthatthescreenisbeginningtodissolve,andthenetworkisbecomingthecomputer.Thisevolutionmarksafundamental

dualpressureonTelcos:theimperativeneedtosupportamassiveexplosionofartificialintelligenceand,simultaneously,tobacka

humanretreatfromdigitalsaturation.

Ononehand,AIdemandsunprecedentednetworkinfrastructure.

Acommerce(Trend#68globalFuture100report),withitsAI

agentsautonomouslynegotiatingandpurchasinggoods,

requiresnetworksoptimizedforhigh-frequencydataexchanges.

Commercialhumanoids(Trend#20globalFuture100report)

massivelydeployedinworkplaceswilldemandultra-lowlatency5G/6Gconnectivityforreal-timeoperation.

Generativerealities(Trend#11globalFuture100report)withAI-

generatedgamingandentertainmentcreatedinstantly,willstrainbandwidth,makingedgecomputingcrucial.EventheSynthetic

generation(Trend#12globalFuture100report)ofdigitalhumanswillrequirehostingandbandwidth.Newcapitals(Trend#93

globalFuture100report)orsmartcities,byintegratingwithtelcoinfrastructurefromdayone,willbecomethe“nervoussystem”

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ofthesefuturemetropolises.Furthermore,Sensory

augmentation(Trend#98globalFuture100report)withhardwarethatdigitizestouchandtastewillredefinecommunication

andtransmissionprotocols.

Ontheotherhand,thehumanretreatfromdigitalsaturation

dictatesanewdirection.Digitalintent