[Changsha, June 24, 2026] — The 3rd Working Meeting of the NIDA Medical Industry Committee was held onsite. More than 20 committee representatives attended the meeting, coming from the Mobile Medical Laboratory of the Ministry of Education at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Southern Medical University Pingshan Hospital, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Shandong Provincial No.3 Hospital, Jiangxi Provincial Blood Center, Shenzhen Baoan Konghai Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China Unicom Research Institute, Jiangsu Future Networks Innovation Institute, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and ZTE Corporation. The meeting briefed committee members on the latest progress of the Alliance, deliberated on the work progress and business planning of the NIDA Medical Industry Committee, and reviewed and collected feedback on a testing methodology standard. The meeting was a complete success.The meeting commenced with an opening address by Deng Yiou, Secretary-General of NIDA. Deng Yiou extended a warm welcome and heartfelt gratitude to the participating experts and committee members, noting that the healthcare sector is a vital development direction for the NIDA Alliance. He highlighted that the Alliance will combine advanced network technologies with the profound insights of healthcare experts to jointly drive medical network innovation, embracing the challenges brought by the future wave of AI, and wished the 3rd meeting of the Medical Industry Committee a great success.Song Jianmin, Head of the Medical Industry at NIDA, introduced the overall progress of the Alliance. In the domain of standards, a "Three Horizontal and Four Vertical" standard framework has been successfully established, reaching consensus with multiple domestic and international industry academicians and leaders. Regarding international cooperation and industrial deployment, the Alliance has established collaborative relationships with renowned international organizations such as TM Forum (TMF) and Broadband Forum (BBF). Furthermore, nine countries and ten cities have joined the "Pioneer Plan," which continues to expand, with overseas members now accounting for over 30% of the total membership.Huang Weihong, Chairman of the Medical Industry Committee, introduced the overall work progress of the committee. To date, two medical industry standards have been officially released: *Technical Requirements for Smart Hospital Campus Networks* and *Technical Requirements for Telemedicine Distributed Training and Inference Wide Area Networks Based on AI Large Models*. In terms of standard piloting and promotion, he highlighted the piloting progress and efficacy of the distributed training and inference standard at the Furong Laboratory of Central South University, demonstrating highly fruitful achievements by the industry committee. Following this, he reported on the work plan for 2026, which focuses on refining supporting standard facilities. A testing standard will be launched in the second half of the year, alongside vigorous promotion of pilot implementations, particularly in the campus network domain. For standard promotion, the committee will actively drive joint standard development and adoption cooperation with international standards organizations.Finally, during the standard interpretation segment, Jiang Wenchuan, a standards expert from the NIDA Campus Working Group, presented the content and interpreted key indicators of the upcoming project *Testing Methodology for Hospital Campus Networks*, and invited all committee members to actively register and participate in the drafting and compilation of the standard.Gathering top healthcare experts and leading ICT manufacturers, this meeting systematically reviewed the work progress of the medical industry committee and jointly deliberated on its future work plan. The participants were greatly inspired by the phased achievements of the NIDA Medical Industry Committee, which has clearly charted the course for the committee's key priorities in the next phase.

[Shenzhen, China, 16 June 2026] The 7th BRICS Forum on Future Networks Innovation was successfully held on Tuesday. As a key consensus reached at the previous forum, the "BRICS Next-Generation Network Pioneer Cities Initiative" unveiled a series of key achievements. Since the official launch of the Pioneer Cities Plan in Shenzhen in April 2025, the Network Innovation and Development Alliance (NIDA) has spearheaded its development. Under this initiative, multiple BRICS think tanks, industry organizations, and end-users have actively participated in standard adoption, network upgrades, and joint innovation. Several NIDA standards have now completed pilot deployments in Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, as well as in Shenzhen and Nanjing, China. This marks a comprehensive transition of the New-Generation Internet standards system from consensus to practice, propelling BRICS cooperation on next-generation network standards to deeper and broader levels.The following guests were present to witness the launch ceremony:1. Representatives from the Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality2. Kaiyrbayev Amanbek, Head of the International Agreements and GovTech Promotion Division, Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan3. Sureswaran Ramadass, Chair, APAC IPv6 Council4. Gan Bin, Vice President, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.5. Tan Hang, Deputy President, Jiangsu Future Networks Innovation Institute6. Shavkat Sabirov, President, Internet Association of Kazakhstan7. Saydiakhrol Saydiakbarov, Head of Science Research Department, Technical Regulation Department, Unicon Uzbekistan8. Firnando Buenayre Sirait, Head of IoT & Digital Industry Ecosystem, IPv6 Council Indonesia9. Fan Shixi, Director of the Information Center, Shenzhen Polytechnic UniversityThe widespread adoption of NIDA standards across multiple countries, industries, and customers highlights the deepening mutually beneficial cooperation in the network sector among BRICS nations and their global partners.From joint standard development to practical application, and from technological R&D to real-world scenario deployment, the Global Pioneer Plan for New-Generation Internet is advancing steadily. It continues to drive interconnectivity, as well as mutual recognition and sharing of standards, for next-generation network technologies. Looking ahead, all parties will continue to uphold the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits. By deepening technological exchanges, standard alignment, and industrial cooperation, they will continuously unleash innovation momentum and work hand in hand to usher in a new era of global digital connectivity and network innovation.

[Shenzhen, China, 16 June 2026] Against the backdrop of the rapid development of the global digital economy and to support collaborative innovation in digital industries of BRICS countries, the 2026 BRICS Forum on Future Networks Innovation was successfully held at Shenzhen Wuzhou Guest House from June 16 to 17. As a key component of this series of forums, the sub-forum titled Next-Generation Intelligent Network——Intelligent Network Lighting the Digital Future, hosted by the Network Innovation and Development Alliance (NIDA), was successfully held on the 16th.This forum gathered numerous distinguished guests from BRICS countries and partner countries, representing government departments, international industrial organizations, top research institutes, leading technology enterprises, and other relevant organizations. Over a hundred experts and representatives from the Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, the Ministry of AI and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the China Unicom Research Institute and Xiamen University Malaysia attended the conference. They conducted in-depth discussions around cutting-edge trends and transnational cooperation of Next-Generation Intelligent Networks, fully demonstrating the broad prospects of "Next-Generation Intelligent Network" under the BRICS framework.Sub-forum: "Next-Generation Intelligent Network——Intelligent Network Lighting the Digital Future"The conference was chaired by Shavkat Sabirov, President, Internet Association of Kazakhstan. The forums featured three core agenda items, nine thematic presentations, and one panel discussion. Representatives from Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and Kaiyrbayev Amanbek, Head of the Smart Cities Project Coordination Division, Department of Smart Region, the Ministry of AI and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, delivered opening remarks successively. From domestic and international perspectives respectively, the two speakers fully presented the current development status and fruitful achievements of intelligent networks, and elaborated on the cornerstone role of "Next-Generation Intelligent Network" in the digital economy. Both sides stressed the significance of boosting technological innovation and standard interoperability under the BRICS framework, and proposed four cooperation initiatives for BRICS countries: deepening interconnection of network infrastructure, strengthening joint research and innovation on cutting-edge technologies, advancing co-construction and sharing of technical standards, and expanding industrial applications and pragmatic economic and trade cooperation. These initiatives draw an ambitious blueprint for cross-border coordinated development of "Next-Generation Intelligent Network" and chart a clear course for the industry’s future technological evolution.Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(Guangzhou); Chair, NIDA Expert Committee; Chair, IRTF Dirk KutscherVice President, China Unicom Research Institute; Vice Chair, NIDA Tang XiongyanThe industrial trend session brought together a lineup of distinguished experts. Dirk Kutscher, Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(Guangzhou); Chair, NIDA Expert Committee; Chair, IRTF, systematically elaborated on the transformation of network architecture in the agent era. The Agent Internet needs to adopt a streamlined protocol architecture analogous to the "hourglass waist" of the Internet to achieve cross-system interoperability. The core challenge lies in establishing trust mechanisms between agents, covering universal naming, identity authentication, local trust anchoring, authorization chains and deep delegation mechanisms. Tang Xiongyan, Vice President, China Unicom Research Institute; Vice Chair, NIDA, defined resilient networks as systems with four core capabilities: intelligent sensing, proactive defense, fast recovery and continuous self-adaptation, which ensure uninterrupted service operation under faults, cyberattacks and extreme conditions. A comprehensive framework is built covering five dimensions: architecture, protocols, network management & control, endogenous security and network intelligence. Meanwhile, China Unicom, alongside partners including China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and Huawei, jointly unveiled the Resilient Network White Paper.Release Ceremony of Resilient Network White PaperCTO, China Information Technology Designing & Consulting Institute (CITC) Zhong Zhigang shared the latest progress on direct mobile phone-to-satellite communication and terrestrial networking. Satellite Internet requires in-depth collaboration between terrestrial network operators and satellite manufacturers. Terrestrial bearer networks deploy technologies such as IPv6, SRv6 and SDN to construct end-to-end integrated bearing networks. Deputy Chief Engineer, Institute of Technology and Standards, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT); Chair of the NIDA Autonomous Network Working Group Ma Junfeng elaborated on the evolution logic of autonomous networks oriented to the agent era. In the agent era, the service objects of networks shift from "humans" to "humans + agents". Conventional manual operation and maintenance can no longer meet the demands, making autonomous networks an inevitable choice. The industry has formed a four-level autonomous network framework. At present, the industry focuses on closed-loop capabilities for single-domain scenarios, and cross-domain collaborative autonomy of multiple agents will be achieved from 2028 to 2030.CTO, China Information Technology Designing & Consulting Institute (CITC)Zhong ZhigangDeputy Chief Engineer, Institute of Technology and Standards, China Academy ofInformation and Communications Technology (CAICT); Chair of the NIDA Autonomous Network Working Group Ma JunfengHead of the CEIC Organizing Committee He Ming interpreted the new trends of consumer electronics from an international cooperation perspective. Positioned as a flagship technology exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region, CEIC Consumer Electronics Innovation Conference aims to embrace the intelligent era and jointly define future industrial trends and technical standards. Scheduled to be held in Shenzhen from October 22 to 24, 2026, the event serves as a platform for new product launches, achievement demonstrations and industrial docking as well as international cooperation.Head of the CEIC Organizing Committee He MingDuring the panel discussion session, participating guests focused on the theme and conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on the innovative practices of Next-Generation Networks among BRICS countries. In view of the unbalanced network development status of BRICS countries, experts unanimously agreed that it is necessary to establish a standardized interoperability framework and carry out targeted pilot demonstrations in light of local conditions. CEO & Board Member, SAMENA Telecommunications Council; Chair, IAGDI-CRO, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Bocar A. BA emphasized that BRICS countries should fully understand the underlying logic of China’s successful digital transformation. By strengthening talent exchanges and launching pilot demonstration projects, countries can share practical experience in computing center construction and automated operation adapted to local conditions. Chair, APAC IPv6 Council Sureswaran Ramadass stated that open and collaborative platforms are crucial for developing countries. Malaysia is learning from China’s experience to develop sovereign cloud technologies, and he called on BRICS countries to pool wisdom and achieve complementary advantages in technical standards and industrial ecosystems. President, Internet Association of Kazakhstan Shavkat Sabirov shared international industrial cooperation experience. He stressed that collaborative platforms including NIDA have created valuable opportunities for Central Asian countries in terms of standardization advancement, technology introduction and experience sharing, effectively supporting the realization of Eurasian network interconnection and interworking. Deputy President of Jiangsu Future Networks Innovation Institute Tan Hang pointed out that China has built the world’s largest information and communication infrastructure. The China Experimental Network Infrastructure (CENI) has been officially put into operation and opened for cooperative innovation and experiments to all BRICS countries, providing solid support for network technological innovation.Panel: BRICS Next Generation Network Innovationand PracticeThe third agenda session featured “Pioneer Case”. Centering on industrial implementation and practical applications, this session showcased cutting-edge industry practices and scalable deployment experiences. Vice President of Campus Network Domain, Huawei Data Communication Product Line Hou Fangming systematically introduced the WLAN+X smart campus spatial solutions and field practices. The core WLAN+X concept upgrades traditional general WLAN from human-oriented connectivity to an all-scenario IoT integration foundation that supports device connection and environmental perception. The solution has been deployed in ten typical scenarios, including asset inventory, electronic price tags, building energy conservation, medical vital sign monitoring, and hotel privacy protection. Meanwhile, a wireless intelligent sensing industry ecosystem working group has been established together with industrial partners. CEO, Xi'an Wenyuan Software Technology Co., Ltd. Zhao Yuping shared the construction experience of the IOC Smart Space Operation Center at Xi’an Jiaotong University. Powered by Huawei’s Wi-Fi 7 integrated communication and sensing technology, the platform realizes non-intrusive IoT perception in private spaces such as student dormitories, enabling refined power safety supervision and energy-saving management. He pointed out that the core challenge of IoT industrial implementation lies in the upgrade from "functional availability" to "data credibility". The authenticity and reliability of underlying data directly determine the performance of AI models and end-user satisfaction. During the panel discussion, participating guests focused on the theme and conducted in-depth exchanges on innovative practices of Next-Generation Networks across BRICS countries. Given the uneven network development among BRICS nations, experts agreed on the need to build a standardized interoperability framework and carry out tailored pilot demonstrations suited to local conditions.Vice President of Campus Network Domain, Huawei Data Communication Product Line Hou FangmingCEO, Xi'an Wenyuan Software Technology Co., Ltd. Zhao YupingChair, APAC IPv6 Council; Vice Chair, NIDA; Professor Emeritus, RUMC Malaysia Sureswaran Ramadass shared innovative WLAN+X intelligent sensing cases in the healthcare sector. Malaysia’s SENA Specialist Hospital Segamat has built an integrated intelligent medical platform based on WLAN+X, enabling real-time maternal and infant monitoring, as well as millimeter-wave radar vital sign sensing at hospital beds. AI-powered intelligent sensing covers 60 to 70 percent of medical services, greatly reducing manpower pressure on medical staff and enabling early warning of patient emergencies. Chief Information Officer Xiamen University Malaysia Chen Xiaochou explored the evolution path of campus networks from digitalization to intelligence empowered by the same technology. As campus networks have evolved into productive infrastructure, uninterrupted service continuity has become a core requirement. Traditional manual operation and maintenance with minute-level response can no longer meet operational demands, calling for second-level fault recovery capabilities. The development of intelligent networks is driven by two key factors: O&M requirements for faster response and application requirements for dynamic resource scheduling. In the future, network agents will gradually evolve from external plug-ins to embedded modules within the network control plane.Chair, APAC IPv6 Council; Vice Chair, NIDA; Professor Emeritus, RUMC Malaysia Sureswaran RamadassChief Information Officer Xiamen University Malaysia Chen XiaochouAs a major highlight of the conference, the Official Launch of NIDA Autonomous Network Agent Industry Evaluation Platform was held on-site, marking a solid step forward by NIDA in advancing the standardization and industrialization of Next-Generation Intelligent Network technologies. Co-developed by NIDA, authoritative third-party evaluation institutions and industrial partners, the platform serves as the first industrial evaluation track for enterprise network agent outcomes, built through industry-university-research collaboration to respond to the national "AI+" initiative.Official Launch of NIDA Autonomous Network Agent Industry Evaluation PlatformCentered on the theme of “Intelligent Network Lighting the Digital Future”, the Next-Generation Intelligent Network Sub-forum outlined a clear road map for the evolution of intelligent network technologies from conceptual verification to large-scale industrial deployment. In-depth dialogues focusing on resilient internet, autonomous networks, space communication and WLAN+X, along with the launch of a series of cutting-edge standard achievements, mark a new phase of BRICS cooperation in network infrastructure development featured with standard-led innovation and construction advancement driven by professional evaluation. Moving forward, all parties will continue to jointly cultivate New Generation Productive forces in the network industry and accelerate the building of an open, mutually beneficial global digital ecosystem.

Guided by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of the People's Republic of China, the BRICS Future Network Innovation Forum 2026 will grandly convene at the Wuzhou Guest House in Shenzhen from June 16 to 17, 2026. The forum is co-hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), and the BRICS Institute of Future Networks (China·Shenzhen). It is also highly supported by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Acceleration Center for Digital Transformation, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the Network Innovation and Development Alliance (NIDA). At that time, government officials, top experts, scholars, and industry leaders from BRICS countries and global emerging markets will gather in Shenzhen to celebrate this grand event of the network industry.Since its inception in 2019, the BRICS Future Network Innovation Forum series has been successfully held for six consecutive editions. Under the theme of "Next-Generation Intelligent Networks," the Network Sub-Forum will focus on the industrial trends of next-generation intelligent network evolution and the practical integration of cutting-edge technologies. The forum will facilitate in-depth exchanges and mutual learning in fields such as resilient networks, space communications, autonomous networks, and WLAN+X. Concurrently, a series of cutting-edge technology white papers and standardization achievements will be released, injecting brand-new momentum into deepening practical cooperation among BRICS nations in the fields of information communications and artificial intelligence.The BRICS Future Network Innovation Forum 2026 series is about to grandly open. We cordially invite our industry colleagues to join us at the event to jointly explore the evolution paths and outstanding practices of next-generation intelligent networks, and work together to map out a splendid blueprint for BRICS digital cooperation!

[Xiamen, China, May 26] The 2026 BRICS New Connectivity Innovation Forum, co-hosted by four international alliances — the World WLAN Application Alliance (WAA), the International SparkLink Alliance (iSLA), the Network Innovation and Development Alliance (NIDA), and the Global Intelligent IoT Alliance (GIIC) — successfully concluded at the Xiamen International Conference Center. Under the core theme “AI-Driven New Connectivity, Co-Creating a New Future for BRICS Cooperation,” the forum brought together government representatives, telecom operators, industry leaders, and technical experts from BRICS countries and partner nations including China, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Tajikistan, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. Participants jointly explored cutting-edge trends in the digital industry, shared practical experience in advanced technologies, and worked together to shape a new future for digital cooperation among BRICS countries.Li Kun, Deputy Director of the Industrial Development Department of NIDA, attended the forum and delivered a speech titled “The Intelligent Era Urges the Evolution to Next-Gen Network.” He stated that the intelligent era is driving next-generation networks to evolve toward the characteristics of “four connections and four domains.” NIDA is committed to collaborating with global standards organizations to advance technological innovation and promote the implementation of network innovations across industries. NIDA has released 12 standards covering sectors such as telecom operators, healthcare, education, and finance, three of which have been adopted by BRICS countries including Indonesia and Kazakhstan. NIDA currently has more than 100 global members, over 30% of which are international members, with the vast majority coming from BRICS countries. He concluded by emphasizing that NIDA will continue to drive innovation in network technologies and industry applications, helping to build AIready nextgeneration network infrastructure.Through the successful organization of the 2026 BRICS New Connectivity Innovation Forum, NIDA has further expanded its industrial ecosystem linkages and international influence among BRICS countries. NIDA will continue to promote the evolution of global network innovation technologies and the development of crossindustry ecosystems, working hand in hand with BRICS partners to inject lasting momentum into digital cooperation in the AI era.