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Aug 12
OCP APAC 2026: Cloud AI's growth hits a new bottleneck— networking, not compute

At the 2026 OCP APAC Summit, debate over networking architectures in cloud AI data centers sharpened as industry players said the main bottleneck is no longer compute; beyond memory, networking has become a key constraint on how far AI infrastructure can scale.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has sought to reassure investors over the chipmaker's exposure to a newly announced initiative designed to mobilize more than US$500 billion in third-party capital for artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Intel sees agentic AI changing the balance of AI servers, as CPU orchestration, memory capacity and data movement emerge as performance constraints even when more GPU capacity is available.
As AI processors become more powerful, one of the industry's most stubborn constraints is becoming increasingly physical: there is only so much heat conventional materials can move away from an increasingly concentrated piece of silicon.

Naver has reportedly invested in US artificial intelligence developer Anthropic, adding another global AI company to a widening network that now spans frontier models, AI agents and large-scale computing infrastructure.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has agreed to transfer its data center and cloud services business to Vyoma.AI, a wholly owned subsidiary, for INR14 billion (approx. US$146.7 million) in a slump sale on a going-concern basis, according to Business Standard and the Economic Times. The consideration will be settled by issuing fully paid-up equity shares in Vyoma.AI rather than cash, thereby keeping the business under L&T's indirect ownership.

National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), one of Taiwan's leading research universities, has spent more than a decade cultivating a campus culture of professor-led startups — a track record that has already produced companies such as eMemory Technology, Heron Neutron Medical, Advanced Ceramic X (ACX), Apex Biotechnology (ApexBio), and Finesse Technology. Building on that history, the university announced on August 10 that it will expand the scale of its "NTHU Accelerator."

The humanoid robot market is opening new AI supply-chain opportunities for Taiwanese manufacturers, while lifting broader robotics demand worldwide. Yet industry players say large-scale deployment remains distant, as companies focus on practical machines for specific jobs and wait for humanoid systems to become more reliable, affordable, and adaptable.

Taoyuan is moving to develop Guanyin into an AI computing park as demand for AI servers drives heavier power requirements and a new round of factory expansion. The city said it had coordinated with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Taiwan Power Company to make full use of the Datan Power Plant and CPC's Third liquefied natural gas receiving terminal to support AI industry development.
Anli International reported its first-half results on August 11 after announcing the previous day that increased shipments of AI server and drone-related products had pushed July consolidated revenue to NT$199 million, its highest level of 2026 and up 15.38% from a year earlier. The Taiwanese precision metal parts maker said new-product momentum was building and that second-half operations were expected to outperform the first half.
Inventec reported record net profit and earnings per share in 2Q26, even as gross margin declined and supply constraints intensified. The Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer said server products accounted for more than half of revenue in the quarter, while a higher proportion of rack-level shipments pressured profitability.
Apogee turns profitable in 2Q26 on AI data center demand
Aug 13, 08:04

Optical communications filter manufacturer Apogee Optocom turned a profit in the second quarter of 2026, reporting net income of NT$86 million for the quarter, up 207% from the previous quarter, and reversing a loss from the same period in 2025. Earnings per share (EPS) came to NT$2.22. The company said continued expansion in artificial intelligence (AI) data center construction has kept its book-to-bill ratio healthy, while market supply and demand remain relatively tight.