[Shenzhen, China, November 8, 2025] At the 3rd Network Innovation and Development Conference, the Global Fixed Network Innovation Alliance (NIDA) joined forces with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., China Research Institute of Information and Communications, China Unicom Research Institute, China Telecom Cloud Network Operating System R&D Center, and Southeast University. , China University of Mining and Technology, and other industry-university-research partners jointly launched the "100 Pioneer Program in the Self-Intelligent Network Industry" to promote L4 advanced self-intelligence of IP networks in the entire industry by building intelligent and reliable network infrastructure.With the in-depth convergence of 5G-Advanced, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing technologies, communications networks are moving from manual O&M to intelligent self-intelligence. As the core direction of future network development, self-intelligent networks are designed to implement self-configuration, self-healing, and self-optimization by introducing big data and AI technologies to provide more efficient, reliable, and flexible support for digital transformation of thousands of industries. Against this background, the Self-Intelligent Network Industry 100 Pioneer Program emerged as the times require. It is dedicated to gathering pioneers in the industry, jointly building self-intelligent network benchmark cases, and building a new industry ecosystem featuring collaborative innovation, openness, and win-win outcomes.The program is jointly initiated by NIDA, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., China Research Institute of Information and Communications, China Unicom Research Institute, China Telecom Research Institute, Southeast University, and China University of Mining and Technology. Select and deeply enable hundreds of leading enterprises in key industries, such as finance, education, and carrier, to jointly explore and implement industry-representative self-intelligent network application scenarios, and form benchmark solutions that can be replicated and promoted. Accelerate the large-scale commercial use of L4 highly intelligent networks.Wang Hui, President of the NCE Data Communication Domain of Huawei Data Communication Product Line, as the representative of the main initiator, said: "The launch of Project Vanguard is just in time. It collaborates with upstream and downstream of the industry chain to drive technological innovation based on actual business scenarios. We look forward to working with our pioneer partners in various industries through the Vanguard Plan, deeply coupling network capabilities with industry requirements, and jointly opening a new chapter in the "high-level self-intelligent network". In the future, we expect more industry partners to join the "100 Pioneer Plan for the Self-Intelligent Network Industry", which will bring the valuable experience accumulated by thousands of industries in the process of intelligent transformation into a river and inject great impetus into the continuous evolution of the Self-Intelligent Network.

[Shenzhen, November 8, 2025] During the 3rd Network Innovation and Development Conference, Zhang Lei, senior expert (chief) of Huawei data communications business planning, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Intelligent Internet Architecture and Key Technologies", aiming to promote the upgrade of networks from "connected information" to "connected intelligence". Support independent collaboration of hundreds of billions of agents to reshape digital services in the home, finance, and healthcare fields.Network innovation: From connecting people to connecting intelligenceWith the rapid development of large model technologies, AI is evolving from passive response to active decision-making, and from individual intelligence to group collaboration. Agent communications bring about five paradigm shifts: The communication subject shifts from "human" to "intelligent"; The addressing mode is changed from "IP addressing" to "semantic addressing" based on capability and intent. The traffic mode is changed from north-south to east-west + north-south synergy. Communication protocols emerge one after another and are inconsistent with each other. Endogenous security makes authentication and trust mechanisms essential at the bottom layer.Traditional Internet uses IP routing as the core, and the connection objects are limited to "one billion entities". The intelligent Internet uses technologies such as intelligent addressing and semantic routing to implement cross-domain interconnection of hundreds of billions of intelligent agents, which can efficiently carry emerging application scenarios such as smart home, smart industry, and smart production.Addressing Challenges: Defining the New Architecture of the Agent InternetFacing the transformation challenges brought by network innovation, Huawei shares the new architecture of the intelligent Internet, aiming to build an open, self-adaptive, distributed, secure, and high-performance 100-billion-level intelligent communication infrastructure.• Agent Application Layer: Enable thousands of intelligent services to implement autonomous task execution.• agent management and control layer: Establish decentralized identity authentication and zero-trust security mechanisms to ensure behavior traceability.• Agent Link Layer: Capability discovery and intent routing are implemented through the agent gateway.Physical network layer of the • agent: Provides efficient and deterministic transmission and supports millisecond-level low latency and zero packet loss.Industry Vision: Jointly build an intelligent Internet ecosystemThe Intelligent Internet Architecture and Key Technologies Report released by Huawei and several industry representatives is a guiding document, which systematically describes the vision, architecture, and key technologies of the Intelligent Internet and builds consensus on the Intelligent Internet industry. In the future, Huawei will work with industry partners to promote technological innovation and standard formulation, and push the industry toward a new era of AI-driven digital intelligence.

[Shenzhen, November 8, 2025] During the 3rd Network Innovation and Development Conference, city representatives from China and overseas, industry experts, and representatives from international organizations gathered to discuss the practical path, challenges, opportunities, and future vision of next-generation networks in pioneer city construction. This event brings together global intelligence to comprehensively showcase the achievements and future blueprints of new Internet pioneer cities, and inject powerful impetus into the digital transformation of global cities.Chen Gang, Director of Industrial Internet Division of Jiangsu Future Network Group, as a representative of the pioneer cities in China, analyzed the construction path of pioneer cities in China based on the practice of Nanjing. He pointed out that in the era of artificial intelligence, the demand for the construction of "computation, network, and data" has come into being, which is highly in line with the concept of "joint computing, joint data, joint intelligence, and networking" put forward by NIDA. Nanjing deployed computing infrastructure in Jiangbei New District and Yangzhou Yizheng, built a high-quality data system, and built a dedicated network plane to connect the intelligent computing center and general computing center, effectively supporting the implementation of emerging services. At the same time, Nanjing's explorations in high-speed data transmission optimization, trusted data space construction, and government agent applications effectively address the new challenges posed by the AI era to traditional network architecture.Adolfo Borrero, chairman of the Smart City Committee of AMIC, Spain, shared an overseas perspective. As the largest information and communications technology association in Spain, AMIC integrates 115,000 enterprise resources and has made remarkable achievements in network standardization, smart tourism, and energy efficiency. The standard 178102, led by the company, has become an ISO standard, promoting interoperability and bandwidth improvement in communications systems. He stressed that Spain has established a network of city associations, collaborated with partners in Latin America, focused on cutting-edge directions such as WiFi7 deployment and AI perception convergence, promoted smart city construction with financial guarantee and policy support, and paid attention to the importance of tourism and energy efficiency in smart city development. Its construction concept of "people-oriented and sustainable development" provides an important reference for global and cross-regional collaboration.During the roundtable discussion, guests from Uzbekistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Spain, and Kazakhstan had an in-depth exchange on "Challenges and Opportunities in the Construction of Next Generation Network Pioneer Cities".The participants generally agreed that the main challenges they faced included: Digital divide between urban and rural areas, network bandwidth and quality bottlenecks, shortage of high-end skilled personnel, stability and synergy of technical standards and policies, and uncertainty of return on investment. Denny Setiawan, representative of Indonesia, highlighted the twin challenges posed by the island's geography.On coping strategies, the participants stressed the importance of international cooperation and overall coordination. Ahemd Darwish, a former Egyptian minister, called on developed countries to strengthen cooperation with developing countries, while developing countries should participate more actively in international organizations and dialogues, and proposed solutions for AI agent applications and international talent flow. Ulugbek Azimov, the representative of Uzbekistan, stressed the importance of cross-country collaboration for network deployment. The value of collaboration was confirmed by the fact that the IPv6 penetration rate in Uzbekistan increased from less than 1% to 20%. Adolfo Borrero called for strengthening policy support and urging telecom operators to increase network investment. All parties agreed that sharing experience, collaboratively setting standards, and promoting talent flow and cultivation are key to meeting common challenges and grasping development opportunities.During the conference, the "Certificate of Next Generation Network Pioneer City Case" was presented to the representatives of cities and institutions that have made outstanding contributions to the construction of the next generation network pioneer city. Representatives receiving this award include China Unicom, Jiangsu Future Network Innovation Research Institute, Beijing Xinertai Technology, Southeast University, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Smart City Communication Co., Ltd., and Zijinshan Laboratory. The aim is to recognize these cities and institutions for their pioneering practices in network technology innovation, infrastructure upgrade, and smart application implementation, providing valuable lessons for the digital transformation of global cities.At the end of the conference, under the joint witness of all the guests attending the conference, the launch ceremony of "New Chapter of New Internet Pioneer City 2026" was grandly held. Representatives of Chinese and foreign pioneer cities, international organizations, well-known enterprises, and research institutes took the stage together, symbolizing the gathering of global forces and the joint commitment to continue to deepen exploration and cooperation in the field of next-generation network technologies and pioneer city construction, and to promote the in-depth integration of new Internet technology innovation and urban practices.Pioneer city construction is the core carrier for the development of the new Internet. Through the collision of Chinese and foreign experiences and the convergence of global wisdom, the conference fully demonstrated the leading role of global pioneer cities in the construction of the next generation Internet. It provides a clear roadmap and strong momentum for collaboration to build a smarter, efficient, inclusive and sustainable city of the future. The fire of practice in pioneer cities is sure to illuminate the path of the global digital future.

[Kuala Lumpur, October 16, 2025] The 2nd Global IPv6 Security Symposium was held in the MMU Reporting Hall of the Multimedia University of Malaysia. The MMU of the Multimedia University of Malaysia and the Global Fixed Network Innovation Alliance (NIDA) signed an MOU. The two sides reached a strategic cooperation agreement on the cooperative development of IPv6 security standards. MMU President, Professor Datuk, Professor Dr.Mazliham Mohd Su 'ud, and Professor Dr.Sureswaran Ramadass, Vice-President of NIDA Alliance, attended the signing ceremony as representatives of both sides.MMU Malaysia's first officially private university, founded in 1996 by Malaysia's largest telecommunications company, Telekom Malaysia, is a leading university focusing on information and communication technology and creative multimedia, and enjoys a high reputation in Malaysia and even Southeast Asia. NIDA is an international, industrial, and non-profit social organization that is voluntarily formed by industry institutions, universities, research institutes, and companies around the world and focuses on promoting fixed network technology innovation and industrial upgrading. Focus on research on the development trend of the fixed network industry, define the next generation and architecture of the Internet for 2030, and jointly carry out technological innovation, implementation, incubation, standardization, and testing and certification.The cooperation between the two sides will further strengthen NIDA's comprehensive strength in academic research, technical projects, and standard innovation. It is worth noting that the NIDA Alliance will soon establish an IPv6 security standard working group. As the vice chairman of the working group, MMU University will play a key role in the internationalization of NIDA standards.

[Shenzhen, October 14, 2025] The theme event of the 2025 World Standards Day was held at the Hetao Science and Technology Innovation Center in Shenzhen with the theme of "Standards Enablement Industry, Cooperation to Create a Winning Future". The conference was hosted by the Office of the Leading Group for the Work of a Strong Manufacturing City and a Strong Quality City in Shenzhen, the Shenzhen Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, and hosted by the Shenzhen Institute of Standards and Technology. Representatives from government agencies, international organizations, scientific research institutes and scientific and technological enterprises gathered together. Discuss the central role of standards in leading industry development and promoting global cooperation.At the theme event, the Global Fixed Network Innovation Alliance (NIDA) and Kazakhstan Internet Association held a ceremony to launch the standard strategic cooperation. The guests attending the ceremony included Deng Yiou, Secretary-General of NIDA, and Shavkat Sabirov, President of Kazakhstan Internet Association. and relevant leading experts from Shenzhen Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission, Shenzhen Park Development Agency, Shenzhen Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, China Branch of BRICS Future Network Research Institute, and China Telecom Research Institute.Deng Yiou, Secretary-General of NIDA, said that NIDA is committed to the development of network construction standards and network evolution. At present, NIDA has established three horizontal (Three network scenarios: AI campus network, AI bearer network, and AI data center network) Three verticals (three key industries: The network construction standard system for healthcare, education, and finance) is used to guide enterprises to build more innovative network infrastructures and promote network evolution and development.As an international standards industry organization, NIDA is actively promoting global network construction innovation and network evolution. At the BRICS Future Network Innovation Forum held in Shenzhen in April 2025, NIDA launched the BRICS New Internet Pioneer City Construction Program. Cities from five countries joined the program and set their own innovation network construction goals. The city of Astana in Kazakhstan is one of them. In the promotion of the Pioneer City Program, NIDA cooperates deeply with Kazakhstan Internet Association to help Kazakhstan with network innovation and construction using NIDA's standard system.As one of the first participants in the BRICS pioneer city construction program, Kazakhstan is actively learning from the advanced network planning and construction experience of other cities, especially Shenzhen, to build more innovative network infrastructure, said Shavkat Sabirov, President of the Kazakhstan Internet Association. NIDA's network construction standard system has amassed a large number of leading practices in China's industry, which is of great reference value for Kazakhstan's network construction. Kazakhstan Internet Association hopes to translate NIDA's network construction standards into Kazakh and Russian, and systematically introduce them to Kazakhstan's industry. The strategic partnership with NIDA will help improve the standardization and innovation level of network construction in Kazakhstan.This strategic cooperation on standards is an important step in the internationalization of NIDA standards. At the same time, spreading the network construction standards that have accumulated excellent practices in China to overseas markets will help drive the domestic industry chain to go to sea, promote network innovation in related countries, and continuously inject "Chinese strength" into high-quality global industry development.