China Mobile deputy general manager Li Huidi told the DTW2026 conference generative AI is driving explosive growth in token traffic, shifting networks from pure bit transport to combined bit+token delivery. China Mobile is accelerating network upgrades to supply digital infrastructure for the AI era and moving operations from manual to automated to autonomous (AI-native); it said future networks will connect intent to outcomes, understand demand and create value.

2026-06-24

China Mobile deputy general manager Li Huidi told the DTW2026 conference generative AI is driving explosive growth in token traffic, shifting networks from pure bit transport to combined bit+token delivery. China Mobile is accelerating network upgrades to supply digital infrastructure for the AI era and moving operations from manual to automated to autonomous (AI-native); it said future networks will connect intent to outcomes, understand demand and create value.