China Telecom’s AIFlow pushes voice calls to 0.266 kbps
机器之心 · wechat · 2026-07-20
A long feature on **China Telecom’s AIFlow / 智传网** argues that AI can replace traditional bitstream transmission with a **token stream** to slash bandwidth needs. - The system reportedly achieves a record-low **0.266 kbps** voice call rate, far below conventional VoLTE/EVS ranges. - It works by having multimodal models encode speech or video into compact semantic tokens, then using generative models on the receiver side to reconstruct audio/video. - The article says this approach enables **1080p video at under 100 kbps**, low-latency remote robot teleoperation, drone-to-satellite links, and underwater real-time video over acoustic channels. - It also highlights four deployment domains: **sky/space, drones, robotics, and underwater** communication. - The piece frames AIFlow as a practical system for emergency response, storage, and privacy-preserving transmission, not just a lab demo.
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