Wi-Fi 7 upgrades and cost pressures coexist as Taiwanese Wi-Fi router shipments rose 1.1% sequentially in the first quarter of 2026.

META Green Cooling Technology (MGC) president Clyde Chu said Nvidia’s chip roadmap shows that cooling requirements are doubling in less than a year, with the NVL72 rack based on the Vera Rubin architecture, expected in the second half of 2026, requiring 130-140 kW of cooling capacity per rack. By 2027, the Vera Rubin Ultra platform could push single-rack power consumption to 200-300 kW.

Apple’s new Chief Hardware Officer, Johny Srouji, has launched a reorganization of the company’s device development division. The move shifts executive responsibilities over core product design to accelerate future hardware cycles. According to Bloomberg, the changes integrate the previously independent domains of hardware engineering and hardware technologies under a single leadership structure. The realignment is part of a broader succession plan, following Apple’s announcement that John Ternus — longtime senior vice president of hardware engineering — will become Chief Executive Officer on September 1, 2026.

FarEasTone Telecommunications has signed a formal cooperation agreement with Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low-Earth-orbit satellite network service, to become its authorized distributor in Taiwan, the company announced. Talks between the parties began in the second quarter of 2025 and concluded roughly a year later in the second quarter of 2026, with a commercial launch in Taiwan targeted for 2027, pending deployment and testing.