Overview: About 37,300 visitors attended MWC26 in Shanghai, with AI as the central theme. China is showing a more advanced operator-led AI model, with vendors linking tokens to smart home assistants, personal communication assistants, enterprise agents and AI devices that place operators closer to the AI service layer. For more details, please see the full report.

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Jensen Huang in Tokyo: Is NVIDIA the Missing Link in Japan's AI Ecosystem?

NVIDIA held a media and analyst briefing in Tokyo, where Jensen Huang declared, "Starting from here is the beginning of Japan's AI." The visit was timely as local media have noted that Japan has been overshadowed in the AI space by its neighbours, with China’s trade issues and South Korea’s memory boom. However, Jensen made it very clear that Japan is a priority for the company, and several announcements backed up his claim.