China Electric Power News reported June 4 that State Grid Liaoning Power and
Huawei unveiled at the 2026 Energy Network Communication Innovation Application
Conference the world’s first power-sector end-to-end optical communications
network pilot. The pilot spans four core scenarios—mainnet fgOTN, high-isolation
PON for distribution, all-optical smart substations and low-voltage
HPLC—delivering a replicable, end-to-end communications target-network solution
for new power systems and offering a China model for global grid-network
upgrades.