Macao carrier CTM plans to automate network tuning with artificial intelligence, while Huawei outlined a broader security approach for telecom operators as AI increases demand for reliable networks.
Hudson Lou, whom Huawei identifies as CTM’s head of Network Services and Development, delivered the Oct. 15 keynote at Network X 2026 in Vienna. The event’s speaker page lists him as CTM’s chief technology officer.
Huawei said CTM’s AGW and AI broadband network gateway (BNG) systems can assess different service needs and steer traffic along suitable routes. The company said this could improve service quality and reduce international bandwidth expenses. In a planned AGW 2.0 phase, CTM would combine network telemetry, or operating data from network equipment, with AI analysis to automate adjustments now made manually. Huawei also cited specialized offerings for high-value uses and additional government and enterprise revenue as aims. It gave no rollout date or performance target for AGW 2.0.
Huawei also described a wider security model for carriers. It includes using AI to detect unusual device behavior and offering pooled defenses against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, intrusions and phishing. The company said operators could make protections available on short notice for government and enterprise customers to use as needed. Huawei presented this as a possible carrier service model, not a confirmed CTM commitment.
Huawei linked these security efforts to AI services’ need for dependable, low-latency connections and to future risks quantum computing may pose to conventional cryptography. It said the pooled services could create revenue opportunities for carriers, but gave no prices or investment figures.
CTM and Huawei had previously announced the quantum-secured target network on Sept. 29, describing it as an integrated QKD-communication target IP network. A Huawei release said CTM planned quantum-secured private lines for government and enterprise customers, but did not give a customer-service launch date.
SDxCentral reported that quantum key distribution uses quantum signals to establish shared cryptographic keys, while conventional network links carry data. The outlet said QKD does not protect every part of a service by itself; encryption, authentication and endpoint defenses also matter.
