# Leading the Network 2030: WBBA Officially Launches AI-Net, a Globally Authoritative Data Communications Certification

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- Published: 2026-07-15T18:37:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

BANGKOK, July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At the Asia-Pacific Broadband Development 
Summit (BDS), the World Broadband Association (WBBA) officially launched AI-Net,
a globally authoritative data communications certification for countries and operators
worldwide. Serving as a digital infrastructure milestone, the certification provides
a strategic guideline for global networks to transition from connectivity-driven
architectures to intelligence-driven networks, propelling global infrastructure 
from the "All-Cloud" era into the "All-Intelligence" era, while accelerating industry-
wide generational evolution and intelligent transformation.

Currently, AI is reshaping the global economy, demanding higher carrying capacity,
scalability, and intelligence from underlying infrastructure. As industries transition
to Net5.5G, traditional metrics like bandwidth and coverage no longer reflect national
competitiveness in the intelligent era. Consequently, the WBBA introduced the AI-
Net Certification, focusing on three new pillars: national policy guidance, collaborative
industry ecosystems, and Net5.5G penetration rate. This highly quantifiable evaluation
system aims to accelerate global Net5.5G deployment by aligning top-level policies
with industrial ecosystems to systematically benchmark technological maturity.

[⌊AI-Net Certification⌉⌊AI-Net Certification⌉[
AI-Net Certification

During the launch, the WBBA elaborated on the bidirectional empowerment of the AI-
Net Certification, highlighting its dual core values:

First, "Network for AI" establishes networks as the foundational bedrock for intelligent
computing rather than mere transmission pipelines. By delivering deterministic performance—
characterized by high throughput, zero packet loss, and ultra-low latency—modern
network infrastructure fully unleashes the potential of intelligence. This ensures
seamless, deep coordination between computing power and network scheduling, providing
guaranteed experience quality for elastic demands and optimizing data efficiency
for large-scale AI model training and inference.

Second, "AI for Network" injects native intelligence directly into devices and management
platforms. By deeply integrating AI capabilities, networks transition from passive
routing to active cognitive systems with endogenous intelligence, self-healing, 
and continuous self-optimization. This structural shift drives infrastructure toward
highly automated "Agentic" O&M and AN L4, drastically reducing operational complexity
and mitigating maintenance overhead for global operators.

[⌊WBBA Director General Martin Creaner elaborating on the AI-Net Certification⌉⌊
WBBA Director General Martin Creaner elaborating on the AI-Net Certification⌉[
WBBA Director
General Martin Creaner elaborating on the AI-Net Certification

The AI-Net assessment spans both macroeconomic and microeconomic dimensions. At 
the macroeconomic level, the certification evaluates national policy alignment and
industry-building efforts. Key criteria include top-level policy frameworks anchoring
Net5.5G, IPv6, and intelligent networks, alongside active contributions to global
standards and ecosystem collaboration. At the microeconomic level, the assessment
benchmarks operators using the IP Network Development Index (IPDI) launched by the
WBBA at MWC, precisely measuring live-network intelligence and Advanced IP/Net5.5G
deployment density to identify Net5.5G pioneers.

Moving beyond Wide Area Networks, the certification’s scope extends to end-to-end
digital foundations, integrating highly interconnected Data Center Networks and 
comprehensive endogenous security systems into its core criteria. This multidimensional
alignment not only highlights a nation’s strategic foresight but also validates 
the full-scenario, highly secure network capabilities delivered by leading operators
in specialized sectors like automated logistics, smart retail, and smart cities.

"A trusted, industry-recognized benchmark, AI-Net turns the Four Forces into measurable
progress toward Network 2030." Moving forward, the WBBA will leverage this certification
to build global consensus among policymakers, standards organizations, and leading
operators. By accelerating unified standards and closing the digital divide, the
initiative will construct an "AI-ready" network foundation to drive industries toward
the 2030 intelligent future.

**About the World Broadband Association: **

The World Broadband Association (WBBA) is an open, multilateral organization and
platform that brings together cloud and broadband industry stakeholders to address
and drive forward the shared goals of maximizing the social and economic benefits
of digital ultra-broadband for all globally. The WBBA champions the business, consumer
and citizen outcomes that broadband can deliver across the world, through converged
network and cloud infrastructure.

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