AI Expo Taiwan 2026 opened as global automotive manufacturing accelerates into Industry 4.0, highlighting widening industrial sovereignty gaps that will significantly affect global supply chains and competitiveness. Attendees heard that the US and China are outpacing Europe in digital manufacturing, while Taiwan emerges as a key enabler of AI-driven production worldwide.

SATELLITE 2026, the international satellite industry’s premier event, runs from March 23 to 26 in Washington, where Universal Microwave Technology, Inc. will once again engage with global satellite operators, equipment makers, component suppliers, and government agencies. The company’s renewed presence comes as low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite deployments accelerate and component supply becomes a strategic bottleneck.

Chief Telecom announced on March 24 that its board of directors has approved an investment exceeding NT$3 billion (US$93.5 million) to build a fourth AI data center in the Central Taiwan Science Park. The move is a response to the global surge in demand for AI computing power and proxy services, with the aim of capturing growth opportunities in AI computing, applications, and proxy services across central and southern Taiwan.