Wireless technology provider Astrogate, founded in 2019, has built a Taiwan-based R&D operation into a business platform spanning wireless projection, AR smart glasses, and drones, and is now pushing deeper into Southeast Asia with a pure made-in-Taiwan approach. Since launching its own Astros brand in 2024, the company has quickly established a split business model in which branding and ODM operations each account for half of its revenue.

A city in China has begun investigating the connections between its local companies and Dreame Technology, a Chinese company known for its robot vacuum cleaners that has reportedly spun off nearly 1000 affiliated companies within 18 months. The move follows a wave of online scrutiny over Dreame's business model, particularly its reliance on local state-owned funding while it aggressively seeks to expand into an expansive range of technology sectors.

According to Nvidia's press release, SK Telecom plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI cloud in Korea, with the first AI factory set to go online in 2027. The project signals how telecom operators may evolve into global AI infrastructure providers, shaping access to computing capacity, energy use, and industrial AI deployment.

Taiwan's optics makers, traditionally absent from PC-focused trade shows, made a landmark appearance at COMPUTEX 2026. Industry leaders including Largan Precision, Ability Opto-Electronics Technology, Altek Corporation, and Ability Enterprise used the event to showcase their latest research and development breakthroughs. Their presence signals a strategic pivot from behind-the-scenes smartphone component suppliers to frontline architects of the rapidly expanding edge AI ecosystem.

The global smartphone market performed better than expected in the first quarter of 2026 after some brands pulled forward orders, but shipments still fell by about 3.1% from a year earlier, ending nine consecutive quarters of growth.

Qualcomm recently outlined its vision for Wi-Fi 8, saying the next-generation standard is designed to improve overall reliability, lower latency, and expand coverage. The company said the shift from Wi-Fi 7 to Wi-Fi 8 reflects a broader end-to-end ecosystem approach, from infrastructure to the client side.

Computex 2026 was again dominated by the latest computing chips, with Nvidia's RTX Spark drawing heavy attention and debate. Yet another theme is moving closer to the centre of the show: connectivity.

The race to build space-based internet networks is accelerating. But as thousands of low-Earth orbit satellites enter orbit, a more fundamental question is taking shape: who will control access to the customer?

Honor expanded its Taiwan lineup with the launch of the Honor X6d 5G after entering the market in April 2026 with a flagship model, the company announced, seeking to capitalize on demand in the entry-level segment as component-driven retail price increases cooled low- and mid-range sales. The handset maker said the X6d targets students, senior users, and value-conscious buyers with a long-lasting battery, large storage, multi-level display dimming for eye protection, and a large screen.

Twoway Group held its shareholders meeting on June 1, during which shareholders approved the company's 2025 financial statements and profit distribution plan.