On July 14, 2026, at the Broadband Development Summit APAC 2026 in Bangkok, NIDA Secretary-General Deng Yiou and WBBA Secretary-General Martin Creaner, jointly announced their collaboration and officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) .

The MOU signed at the BDS APAC 2026 covers areas of current cooperation and further collaboration between the two organizations, including: expanding the broadband access, joint development of industry information, broadband policy and regulatory harmonization, advocacy and awareness creation, promoting next-generation Internet based on AI-Powered WAN, and sharing experiences with AI-driven demands in vertical industries, etc.

NIDA Secretary‑General Deng Yiou stated at the summit: "NIDA is committed to defining the evolution path and network construction standards for global internet infrastructure, while WBBA focuses on driving global consensus and commercial deployment of cloud‑network broadband. NIDA and WBBA are naturally highly complementary, and there is broad room for cooperation in areas such as joint development of network construction standards for vertical industries, and in creating Next-generation pioneer cities to promote and deploy benchmark models."

The signing of the MOU between NIDA and WBBA marks a transition from in‑depth dialogue to comprehensive collaboration between the two international organizations. Looking ahead, both sides will fully leverage their respective strengths — NIDA's expertise in standard‑setting and technical implementation, and WBBA's experience in fostering industry consensus and advancing business value — to jointly drive the construction and innovation of next‑generation network infrastructure, injecting new momentum into the high‑quality development of the global digital economy.