Taiwan Mobile told shareholders on May 29 that direct-to-cell satellite services are not an urgent need for Taiwan and that the satellite-to-phone business model still requires proof, while the company outlined priorities around AI infrastructure, power-supply risks, and data-center expansion. Executives said continuing terrestrial base-station buildout limits direct-to-cell (D2C) utility for everyday use, and that direct satellite links are more suited to emergency communications and wartime scenarios.

South Korea's Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) unveiled a medium- to long-term strategy to advance physical AI and robot intelligence at its 50th anniversary forum, proposing three core initiatives to strengthen national competitiveness as global tech firms accelerate investment. Executives and industry participants gathered to discuss a K-physical AI approach centered on Meta RFM sovereignty, robot data governance, and an ecosystem for self-growing AI robots.

Networking equipment maker Senao Networks reported that shareholders approved its 2025 financial report and a cash dividend of NT$3 (US$0.096) per share at a meeting on May 28, 2026, and the company said its shift into the internet service provider market was beginning to yield results while a persistent memory shortage could cut first-half 2026 shipments by 20% to 30% versus orders. The firm disclosed 2025 revenue of NT$15.036 billion and net profit attributable to the parent of NT$307 million, with earnings per share of NT$5.2.

Taiwan Mobile outlined plans to pursue a NT$1 trillion (US$31.88 billion) revenue target as it shifts emphasis to AI, enterprise services, and new technology businesses, executives said after the company's shareholders' meeting on May 29. Shareholders approved the 2025 financial report and a cash dividend of about NT$4.8 per share, while leadership framed the push into AI-enabled enterprise solutions as the next stage of growth.

MediaTek will bring a broad slate of next-generation connectivity and compute technologies to COMPUTEX 2026, highlighting Wi-Fi 8, 6G concepts, optical data-center interconnects and edge-to-cloud platforms aimed at supporting Agentic AI applications.

Brussels is preparing to redraw the competitive landscape for satellite communications in Europe. This move could reshape the balance of power between European space ambitions and the rapidly expanding networks of SpaceX's Starlink and Amazon's Project Kuiper.

China's smartphone market showed signs of stabilization in April 2026, with both overall handset shipments and smartphone shipments returning to year-over-year growth, according to new figures released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT).

Chief Telecom said AI computing demand drove stronger leasing interest in its artificial intelligence data center business, lifting 2025 results. The firm did not rule out another AI data center build-out in the second half of 2026. Executives said at the shareholders' meeting on April 27 that letters of intent for the fourth Central Taiwan Science Park AI data center have topped 50%, and occupancy at the LY2 smart data center is expected to exceed 90% by the end of 2027.

Dreame Technology, a Chinese consumer electronics maker, has formed nearly 1,000 affiliated companies in its ecosystem since the end of 2024. This breakneck pace of expansion signals the ambitions of its leadership to unearth growth opportunities across the broader Chinese tech sector, although some media outlets question the sustainability of the business model.

Sercomm announced it will exhibit at COMPUTEX 2026 to present enterprise edge AI technologies designed to accelerate AI deployment across edge environments and enhance power management. The networking equipment maker said it will highlight SR-series Open Compute Project servers, an Edge SCM edge security management module, AI camera vision solutions, and high-efficiency power products in its booth demonstration.