ZTE AI Smart Display Makes Global Debut at IBC 2026, Pioneering a New Era of Proactive Home Intelligence

• ZTE's AI Smart Display integrates 4K entertainment and IoT, shifting smart home interaction from user-seeking to service-proactive via agentic AI
• It delivers a senior-care solution with AI consultation, fall detection, and emergency response, enabling inclusive global healthcare access

Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 11, 2026 – ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, today announced the global debut of the AI Smart Display at IBC 2026, the world's premier media and technology exhibition. Compact yet powerful, the device redefines the connected home by fusing 4K entertainment, whole-home IoT control, and agentic AI into a single, voice-first platform that anticipates and serves the needs of every family member.

Beyond a smart speaker, beyond a set-top box, the AI Smart Display marks a decisive shift from passive, command-based interactions to an intelligent ecosystem that understands context and acts proactively — whether adjusting the room temperature before you arrive home or reminding senior users to take their medication.

The Hub That Does It All

The AI Smart Display delivers a cinematic 4K experience with premium content while serving as a universal IoT hub. Supporting ZigBee, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Matter, it seamlessly controls over 25 categories of smart devices across multiple brands. With customizable wake-word capabilities, telecom operators can brand the device as their own gateway to the digital home-bridging living room entertainment with whole-home intelligence.

Reimagining Senior Care: From Reactive Support to Proactive Guardianship

In senior care, the AI Smart Display establishes a comprehensive, always-on health companion. Through voicefirst interaction, it enables multi-turn consultations that provide intelligent triage and medication guidance. With a single spoken command, seniors can initiate high-definition video consultations with physicians or book hospital appointments via integrated scheduling systems, removing the complexity of traditional online healthcare platforms.

The device seamlessly connects with smart monitors such as blood-pressure cuffs and glucose meters, automatically uploading readings to the cloud to create personal health records. When values deviate from safe ranges, the system immediately alerts the user and notifies family members, while weekly health reports deliver tailored dietary and exercise recommendations.

Safety is reinforced by millimeter-wave radar that detects falls or prolonged immobility. The system proactively checks on the user, and if no response is received, it automatically contacts emergency services or designated relatives. Combined with intelligent medication reminders and activity-pattern monitoring that flags abnormal inactivity, the AI Smart Display transforms passive observation into proactive guardianship. Full voice interaction, paired with a seniorfriendly interface of large fonts and simple menus, ensures that even the least tech-savvy users can benefit — delivering continuous protection and peace of mind.

Proactive, Context-Aware Service: Five Closed Loops for a Seamless Life

Beyond health, the AI Smart Display reimagines the entire customer experience by shifting from "user asks, device answers" to "device perceives, device acts". Using a combination of on-device AI, cloud intelligence, and a rich network of sensors, the device builds five proactive closed-loop services that cover personal safety, home security, adaptive device control, all-age wellness, and community-government collaboration.

Personal safety is secured through millimeter-wave radar that passively detects falls, motion anomalies, or deviations from daily routines – triggering intervention before an incident escalates. Home security evolves from post-event alarms to pre-event prediction, by integrating gas, smoke, water-leak, and temperature sensors that identify risks early. Device control becomes truly zero-touch: lighting, heating, and appliances adjust automatically to ambient light, temperature, and humidity, eliminating the clutter of multiple remote controls. All-age wellness extends beyond elderly care, providing proactive health nudges, medication schedules, and follow-up reminders for every generation – from children to working adults.

Finally, community-government linkage connects homes with local authorities and social services, automatically generating family service profiles, enabling timely inspections, assistance, and hazard remediation without requiring the user to ask for help.

A Global Launch with a Purpose

Winner of the "Most Innovative Smart Home Experience" award at Network X 2025, the AI Smart Display now makes its global debut at IBC 2026. More than a product, it embodies a vision: technology that dissolves barriers between generations, between urban and rural healthcare, and between intention and action. For operators, it is a branded, powerful gateway to the smart home. For users, it delivers reassurance, convenience, and a new benchmark for modern living. ZTE welcomes IBC attendees to its stand to experience how the AI Smart Display connects a smarter, safer, and more caring world.