[China Unicom releases AIDN innovative architecture to move the network from "connecting people to things" to "connecting intelligent objects"] On September 11, at the connection sub-forum of the 2026 China Unicom Partner Conference, China Unicom Deputy General Manager Zhu Hanwu said that China Unicom will use the AIDN innovative architecture (AI defined network) as a guide to upgrade to "smart", continue to expand the connection scale and increase the connection density; upgrade the computing network scheduling capabilities, and innovate product and service forms. According to China Unicom's explanation, the AIDN innovative architecture marks an important transition from "connecting people and things" to "connecting intelligent entities", and from "transmitting data and computing" to "distributing intelligence".