On January 21, 2025, Song Jianmin, Director of Industry Marketing of NIDA, the Global Fixed Network Innovation Alliance, was invited to attend the 2025 Forum on the Development of Intelligent Computing Converged Innovation Applications held in Yinchuan, China, and presented the title "Consolidating Industry Strength." Keynote speech on Advancing Computing Network Innovation.The conference was co-sponsored by Ningxia Science and Technology Association and Ningxia Communications Administration Bureau, and hosted by Ningxia Communications Society and China Communications Society Computing Network Committee. It brought together many experts and leaders from academia, carriers, industry, and government agencies. Several heavyweight guests, including Qian Depei, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xu Lei, Academician of the European Academy of Sciences, shared their respective research fields and discussed the development trend and technological evolution of computing networks.In his speech to the General Assembly, Minister Song Jianmin mentioned: With the advent of the intelligent trend, the Internet is gradually evolving to a new stage - the new quality Internet. As one of the key fields of the new quality Internet, computing networks will face various challenges in the future. This requires us to conduct research on innovative technical architectures at the technical level. We need close cooperation from all sides inside and outside the industry to promote the healthy development of the whole industry.Minister Song Jianmin introduced in detail the phased achievements of the NIDA Data Center Network Working Group on network construction standards, as well as the future research and planning. As one of the important organizations dedicated to defining the global Internet infrastructure evolution path and network construction standards, NIDA has been actively playing the role of a bridge, advocating systematic cooperation among standards organizations, enhancing communication among alliance members, facilitating multi-party collaboration, and promoting industry upgrade. Welcome more enterprises and organizations to join in this dynamic cooperation platform, hand in hand, create the future together.

[Jakarta, Indonesia, December 19, 2024] At the Indonesia Net5.5G Summit, the theme of "Towards Indonesia's Next Generation Network", government ministries, leading carriers, and industry organizations gathered to share future network infrastructure planning and Net5.5G converged bearer evolution business practices. Indonesia's Ministry of Communications and Digitalization, Ministry of National Development Planning, and Telkom Indonesia , XL Axiata , Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Indonesia IoT Association, and WBBA , NIDA jointly launched the Indonesia Net5.5G Action Plan, calling for industry forces to accelerate the commercial deployment of Indonesia's Net5.5G and jointly promote the prosperity and development of Net5.5G.Indonesia's Net5.5G Action Plan includes the following four aspects: Encouraging enterprises to increase R&D investment and promote technological breakthroughs and innovations related to IPv6 Enhanced Net5.5G. Promote the construction of Net5.5G infrastructure to improve network coverage and performance. Strengthen future network talent training and cultivate comprehensive talent who understand both ICT technologies and management. Promote industry convergence, promote the in-depth integration of Net5.5G with manufacturing, agriculture, and service industries, and accelerate innovative applications.Sureswaran Ramadass, president of the Asia-Pacific IPv6 Council and vice president of the NIDA Alliance, was invited to attend and deliver a keynote speech, sharing insights into global network development trends in the AI era and proposing evolution suggestions. He pointed out that in the AI era, the bandwidth requirements and the number of connections of applications such as AIGC continue to grow. Carriers and enterprise customers require networks to provide differentiated experience. NIDA has released three target network construction standards for Net5.5G and launched the Net5.5G Pioneer Program.

The Winter Plenary Meeting of the Open Data Center Committee (ODCC) was successfully held in Kunming from December 4 to 6, 2024. The main members of the ODCC are from upstream and downstream data center enterprises. They are committed to building an open platform for China's data center industry. They adhere to the principle of "openness, innovation, cooperation, and win-win" and promote technological innovation and industry cooperation based on market requirements.At the meeting, ODCC and NIDA jointly released the Technical Requirements for Network Construction of Intelligent Computing Data Centers. Based on the consensus on the new Internet, the two sides will make full use of their technical advantages in their respective fields, carry out continuous cooperation, and will continue to deepen their efforts to consolidate the foundation for their cooperation.Li Kun, director of NIDA's Industry Development Dept; Guo Liang, chief engineer of Cloud Computing and Big Data Research Institute and leader of ODCC's new technology and testing team; Wang Feng, deputy director of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and leader of ODCC's server team; Huawei Data Communication Product Line Hou Yanxiang, chief architect of the data center network solution, attended the release ceremony of Technical Requirements for Intelligent Computing Data Center Network Construction.The mission of NIDA is to define the evolution path and network construction standards of global Internet infrastructure, guide industry upgrade, and continue to build global industry consensus, work with industry organizations and enterprises to promote fixed network technology innovation, and promote sustainable development of the fixed network industry.

On December 6, 2024 (Malaysia time), NIDA Secretary-General Deng Yiou was invited to attend the 2nd APAC IPv6 Council Conference held at Dun Abdul Rasa University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and deliver a speech entitled "Insights on Next Generation Network Evolution".The goal of the 2nd APAC IPv6 Council is to advance the deployment of IPv6 in the enterprise, academic, and government sectors in the Asia Pacific region. Experts and scholars from Asia-Pacific countries attending the meeting included:•APAC IPv6 Council Chair Prof. Sureswaran Ramadass• Head of Digital and Electrical Management, MCMC, Malaysia Mr.Ruzamri Ruwandi• India Bharat IPv6 Forum Chair Dr.Satya N. Gupta• Philippines IPv6 Forum Chairman Mr.Medel RamirezMs.Nguyen Thi Oanh, Deputy Director, Cooperation and Resource Management Department, • Vietnam Internet Information Center (VNNIC)Mr.Srinivas (Sunny) Chendi, Senior Advisor, Membership and Strategy, • Asia Pacific Internet Information Center (APNIC)• ASEAN Economic Forum (ASEAN Economic Forum ) CEO Mr.Ashish Kapahi)• International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Systems Committee Smart Energy Development Program Leader Dr.Masaki Umejima• Asia Pacific Advanced Networking Association ( APAN ) IPv6&5G Working Group Chair Dr.Navaneethan C. Arjuman• Sudan ICT policy and regulation expert Dr.Sami Salih, etc.Deng Yiou mentioned in his speech: With the advent of the intelligent era, the Internet infrastructure industry faces severe challenges in key service scenarios such as joint computing, joint intelligence, joint data, and joint air. To address these challenges, the Internet infrastructure industry will enter a new phase, Net5.5G. Its technical features include: New ultra-broadband connections, new IPv6+ expansion, new network intelligence, and new security mechanisms. At the meeting, Deng Yiou introduced the mission of NIDA: Define the evolution path and network construction standards for global Internet infrastructure, guide industry upgrade, and call on standards and industry organizations to work closely together to form a systematic cooperation framework based on their responsibilities to jointly promote network development and evolution to the Net5.5G era.At this meeting, NIDA and APAC IPv6 Council signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Based on the Net5.5G consensus, the two sides will strengthen inter-organizational cooperation, jointly carry out technological innovation and industry promotion, jointly promote the deployment and implementation of IPv6 in the Asia-Pacific region, and promote the innovation and development of the Internet infrastructure industry.

Chengdu, December 1, 2024 - At the "2024 China Information and Communication Conference - Intelligent Computing Network Innovation Technology Symposium" held at the Tivoli Hotel, Chengdu, China. Deng Yiou, Secretary-General of the Global Fixed Network Innovation Alliance (NIDA), delivered a keynote speech entitled "Consolidating Industry Power and Promoting Network Computing Innovation."The conference brought together a number of experts and leaders from academia, industry, and government agencies, including academician Yin Hao and academician Zhang Hongke, to share their respective research fields in depth. Discuss the development trends and technological innovations in the computing power network field.In his speech to the General Assembly, Secretary-General Deng Yiou mentioned: As the pace of intelligentization and digital transformation accelerates, the Internet is gradually evolving to a brand new stage-new Internet. This transformation not only requires continuous innovation and breakthroughs in technology, but also requires close cooperation between all parties inside and outside the industry to promote the healthy development of the entire ecosystem.Secretary-General Deng Yi-ou detailed NIDA's achievements in promoting the integration of computing networks and its future plans. As one of the important organizations dedicated to defining the evolution path and network construction standards of the global Internet infrastructure, NIDA has been actively playing the role of bridge, enhancing communication among alliance members, facilitating multi-party collaboration, and guiding industry upgrade. A special call was also made for strengthening international cooperation, especially among international industrial organizations. NIDA will continue to maintain an open and inclusive attitude, and welcome more domestic and foreign enterprises and organizations to join in this dynamic platform to work together and create a future together.