Once known primarily for its legacy network communications equipment, Taiwan-based Senao Technology is undergoing a sweeping transformation, targeting higher-value sectors including servers, AI edge computing, smart NICs, and accelerator cards — all driven by surging global demand for AI and high-speed networking infrastructure.

AWS previously announced that its new data center in Taiwan would launch in early 2025. Yet as midyear approaches with no official update, questions have begun to circulate.

At a high-security inspection of the Evergreen Group's Seventh Container Terminal on May 7, Chunghwa Telecom's CTO & SEVP, Chih-Hsiung Huang, acknowledged that limitations in domestic 5G Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technology have made it unsuitable for the expansive port environment. As a result, the 5G private network deployed at the terminal continues to rely on base stations provided by Nokia and Ericsson.

Since the US government opened a 90-day window for reciprocal tariff exemption negotiations, the market widely expects a strong wave of early inventory pull-ins during this period. Semiconductor firms are already bracing for a surge of rush orders. IC design companies report that customers in the server and networking sectors are especially aggressive in restocking.

The supply chain expects Wi-Fi 7 to replace Wi-Fi 6 as the market mainstream by 2025, gradually. Despite optimism among certain sectors about Wi-Fi 7's increasing market penetration, differing opinions persist about whether Wi-Fi 7 will emerge as the dark horse of the communications industry in 2025, based on trends observed at the MWC 2025 exhibition.