"Intelligent Computing Empowers a Shared Future": China Telecom Global and HKUST Establish Joint Laboratory on AI for Telecommunications
China Telecom Global and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have established a joint laboratory focused on AI for telecommunications. The initiative aims to blend industry applications with academic research to advance global network intelligence and innovation hubs.
Why it matters
Illustrates the increasing institutional push for industry-academia partnerships in artificial intelligence, aiming to bridge technological research with telecommunications infrastructure.
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 October 2026 – China Telecom Global (CTG) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have held the signing ceremony for the HKUST–China Telecom Joint Laboratory on AI for Telecommunications at the HKUST campus, followed by the laboratory’s first Scientific Advisory Committee meeting. The milestone marks the entry of the two parties’ industry–academia–research collaboration in AI for telecommunications into its implementation phase.
Chen Kai, Executive Vice President of CTG, and Prof. Guo Yike, Provost of HKUST and Director of the Joint Laboratory, delivered key addresses and executed the cooperation agreement on behalf of the two parties.
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