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Honor Recasts Itself as an AI Terminal Ecosystem Company With AI Connect and 1x3xN Strategy

The shift centers on an upgraded AI Connect platform that opens device-level AI to partners with free IoT access, retail channels, funding.

Overview

  • At its Shenzhen conference, Honor upgraded Honor Connect to the Honor AI Connect platform to enable multimodal, cross‑device intelligence and plug‑and‑play AI modules.
  • The company outlined a 1x3xN framework featuring one open platform, three partner enablement tracks, and multiple industry clusters spanning home, auto, education, audio wearables, companionship, pets, fitness, and office.
  • Honor released eight scenario solutions that deliver proactive sensing and seamless task handoff, including car connectivity covering over 140 brands and 10,000 models.
  • Partners receive permanent free IoT connectivity with zero license fees plus access to 3,000 offline stores for sales and experience support across domestic and overseas markets.
  • Honor reported investing over RMB 10 billion cumulatively in AI R&D, cited more than 4,000 MCPs and agents across 3,000+ deployed scenes, and expanded its Far‑Voyage program with a RMB 2 billion incentive pool alongside collaborations with Alibaba and BYD.