SK Telecom’s new CEO outlines AI infrastructure as core growth strategy

South Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) has appointed a new CEO, Jai-hun Jung, and is aiming to use AI infrastructure as its key driver for future growth. At the SK AI Summit 2025, Jung unveiled an AI-centric business vision with plans for SKT to become a national-level AI firm through integrating communication networks, data center construction, and group resources.

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Taipower chairman highlights power supply-demand synergy and power matching as key to future development

Data center power consumption has become a critical issue as global energy demand surges due to AI computing. The Trump administration has recently pushed through major energy regulatory reforms, aimed at shortening the review period for AI data centers connecting to the grid, with the goal of maintaining competitiveness and accelerating growth in the AI sector.

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Etron chairman outlines vision for Taiwan’s next competitive edge

Etron Technology chairman Dr. Nicky Lu predicts AI-driven memory demand to enter a peak spring period between 2026 and 2027, but supply and demand will not be balanced for at least another six months to a year. Contrary to popular belief, AI will not become a bubble, and it will continue to grow. According to Dr. Lu, Taiwan should use an AI + NI (Natural Intelligence) strategy to build new advantages and should establish a sovereign R&D research center.

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Systex posts profit growth in 3Q25 driven by enterprise AI transformation

Systex announced it will continue focusing on AI platformization and software AI integration to enable practical AI applications as a core driver of enterprise transformation. The company reported record-high revenue for the third quarter of 2025, fueled by rising demand for enterprise cloud services and AI transformation, stable contract renewals with key clients, and sustained momentum from agency distribution and overseas expansion.

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Research insight: Direct-to-device poised to redefine mobile-satellite integration

As low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite deployments accelerate and 5G standards continue to evolve, direct-to-device (D2D) technology is emerging as the cornerstone for integrating mobile and satellite communications. The architecture extends terrestrial network coverage into space, addressing connectivity gaps in remote, maritime, and disaster-stricken regions, while also creating new business opportunities for telecom operators and satellite providers.

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Technical challenges loom over Google’s orbital AI data center plans

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently announced Project Suncatcher, an initiative to deploy the company’s AI computing power via solar-powered satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Equipped with Google’s custom Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips, these satellites are intended to form a distributed orbital AI data center, enabling scalable AI computation beyond the constraints of terrestrial infrastructure.

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E Ink and Wistron extend smart dialysis solutions to Taiwan’s primary care clinics

E Ink Holdings and Wistron Medical Technology, together with industry partners, have introduced smart medical cross-domain solutions into newly opened primary care clinics. Traditionally focused on large hospitals, smart display technology is now reaching the community level, embedding digital healthcare directly into the frontline of everyday patient care.

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