At HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Huawei introduced its enhanced Stellar AI WAN Solution, designed to deliver greater computing efficiency and comprehensive security. By addressing the efficiency, cost, and security challenges of cross-region computing, the solution helps industries accelerate intelligent transformation and unlock new opportunities in the AI era.
Stellar AI WAN for Intelligent Connectivity
Amid the rapid expansion of AI computing power, deploying new compute infrastructure in the West has made remote invocation the new norm. However, traditional networks face three critical issues relating to cross-region computing.
- Severe efficiency loss: Invoking computing power across 1,000 km can incur a 37% efficiency loss from a mere 0.073% packet loss.
- High on-premise costs: Local compute deployment costs start at 1 million RMB per branch.
- Expensive private lines: Enterprises spend around 1.2 million RMB annually on 10G private lines.
To address this, Leon Wang, President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line, introduced the Stellar AI WAN Solution, enabling lossless delivery of computing power over 1,000 km for a local-like remote computing experience. The XH computing-network appliance uses a unique layerwise model partitioning algorithm to run the initial and final layers of inference locally while offloading intermediate layers to remote infrastructure. By transmitting only high-dimensional vectors, the network keeps raw data on-premises. The appliance requires just two xPUs to match a traditional 8-xPU setup, slashing xPU costs by 75%. The updated Starnet lossless algorithm cuts bandwidth idle time by over 80% and reduces required bandwidth fivefold, further lowering cross-region computing costs.
Stellar AI WAN for Security
As global security threats intensify, novel vectors like APTs and HNDL attacks continue to emerge. To address these, Huawei provides a three-layer defense for WANs.
- Device layer: Intrinsic security boards detect and block intrusions in real time, tracing threats within minutes at over 95% accuracy.
- Link layer: Built-in QKD delivers robust quantum security without extra devices or fibers, slashing costs by over 60%. An adaptive noise suppression algorithm extends QKD transmission past 80 km.
- Network layer: APN6-based data fencing enables network-wide control over traffic paths, ensuring data travels exclusively within secure networks with intrinsic security and quantum encryption deployed.
