Huawei Unveils Upgraded Stellar AI Network to Power the Agentic World with Secure, Intelligent Connectivity

SHANGHAI, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Huawei unveiled its upgraded Stellar AI Network Solution under the philosophy of secure, intelligent connectivity. With stand-out features such as efficient computing production, lossless delivery, and superfast application, this future-ready solution unleashes computing productivity while safeguarding services in the AI era.

Driven by explosive AI adoption, daily token consumption has surged 260-fold in a year. Huawei’s upgraded Stellar AI Network—spanning AI Fabric, AI WAN, and AI Campus—responds to this by focusing on intelligent connectivity and security.

Stellar AI Fabric 2.0

• Intelligent connectivity: To tackle challenges like surging networking costs, slow protocol conversion, and traffic retransmissions caused by link flapping, Huawei has introduced the UBG switch SF9300 series. Paired with Ascend A5/A6, it forms a full-series UBG compute-network integrated solution. Specifically, two-layer multi-plane architecture eliminates the core layer, cutting network deployment costs by 30%. The unified protocol reduces end-to-end latency from 20 μs to 11 μs. Link-Layer Retransmission (LLR) achieves zero packet loss during link flaps, reducing annual cluster service downtime by 100 hours. Huawei also unveiled its fully in-house CloudEngine XH9300-EN series NPO switches, delivering three major breakthroughs. First, centralized light-source design lowers interconnect power consumption from 1,000 W to 600 W, saving cluster electricity costs. Second, near-packaged architecture reduces optical-electrical conversion latency by 180 ns, optimizing single-node latency by 26%. Third, pluggable snap-fit structure enables on-site replacement, shortening fault recovery time from days to hours.
• Security: Huawei’s Three-Layer Security Guardrail Solution defends against hashrate theft, prompt injection, and model poisoning. Specifically, Network Guardrail features an integrated cryptojacking detection model delivering a 95% detection rate with millisecond-level malicious traffic blocking. Agent Guardrail guards against prompt injection attacks with 95% accuracy at under 150 ms latency. Host Guardrail performs real-time monitoring of malicious processes while keeping CPU usage below 1%. At a real-world customer site, the solution identified 415 high-risk vulnerabilities and 322 threat events in its first seven days—leveraging AI to safeguard AI and ensure secure token production.

Stellar AI WAN

• Intelligent connectivity: Cross-region computing faces issues like severe efficiency loss, high on-premises costs, and expensive private lines. To address these, Huawei’s Stellar AI WAN Solution enables lossless delivery of computing power over 1,000 km: The Starnet lossless algorithm eliminates long-distance packet loss, boosting remote computing efficiency to over 95%. The XH computing-network appliance uses the layerwise model partitioning algorithm to run initial and final layers locally, transmitting only high-dimensional vectors over the network. This ensures raw data remains strictly on-premises and reduces initial branch xPU costs fourfold. Furthermore, computation-communication overlapping cuts bandwidth idle time by over 80% and reduces required bandwidth fivefold.
• Security: Huawei’s multi-dimensional WAN defense technology counters novel vectors like APTs and HNDL attacks. At the device layer, intrinsic security boards block intrusions in real time, trace threats within minutes at over 95% accuracy, and visualize up to 100-hop attack paths. At the link layer, built-in QKD delivers robust quantum security without extra devices, cutting construction costs by over 60% while extending transmission distance to 80 km. At the network layer, APN6-based data fencing enables network-wide control over traffic paths, ensuring the secure circulation of sensitive data.

Stellar AI Campus Network

• Intelligent connectivity: With enterprise agent adoption expected to approach 50% this year, manual O&M falls short of 24/7 demands, making minute-level fault recovery a must. Huawei meets this by upgrading all-scenario network autonomy across data, models, and tools. Specifically, proprietary network awareness technology supports the collection of over 25 exclusive data types with a 100 ms sampling cycle to precisely detect subtle anomalies. The Deep Causal Pruning (DCP) algorithm optimizes AI models, cutting inference errors by over 20% while boosting troubleshooting accuracy to 95%. iFlow 2.0 distributed simulation technology ensures 24/7 continuous verification of inference paths. This enables network-wide AI-powered operations, slashing MTTR to under 5 minutes and ensuring mission-critical service experience.
• Security: Today’s enterprises struggle with the rapid compromise of dumb terminals and hidden malicious interactions by agents. Huawei’s Stellar AI Campus Network Asset Security 2.0 solution addresses these through endpoint-network collaborative protection. By embedding AI micro-models into switches, the solution cuts dumb-terminal threat detection time from 5 minutes to under 10 seconds. Powered by proprietary AI Core small models and NPU semantic large models, it fully reconstructs agent interaction scenarios, boosting the malicious command detection rate to 95%. This eliminates hidden risks and safeguards campus networks and services.

Looking ahead, Huawei will continue to innovate its Stellar AI Network products and solutions in line with the “AI for All, All on Secure IP” vision, maximizing the value of every connection together with customers and partners in the AI era.

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XCMG Breaks Ground on Its First Overseas Base for Mining Equipment Component Overhaul and Remanufacturing in Indonesia

BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — XCMG broke ground on the XCMG Indonesia Remanufacturing Center on Sept. 16 in Balikpapan, Indonesia. As XCMG’s first overseas base dedicated to the overhaul and remanufacturing of mining equipment components, the project marks the start of a localized aftermarket service center supporting equipment throughout its operational lifecycle and represents a key step in the company’s overseas localization strategy.

The center will integrate the overhaul and remanufacturing of core components, regional parts warehousing, local technical talent development and used-equipment refurbishment. It will connect key processes including used-component recovery and inspection, repair and remanufacturing, parts supply and on-site service, creating a localized aftermarket service system spanning the operational lifecycle of mining equipment.

Designed to meet local customer needs, the center will adopt global remanufacturing standards and a lean quality management system. Once operational, major overhaul work can be carried out locally, shortening equipment downtime and service response times while helping ensure restored component performance. These capabilities are expected to help customers better manage operating costs, improve equipment availability and increase operational efficiency, while accelerating XCMG’s transition from an equipment supplier to a provider of full-lifecycle solutions.

“With the remanufacturing center located here, overhaul and spare-parts support will be faster, and downtime-related losses will be easier to control,” said an Indonesian mining customer representative. “This gives us greater confidence in deepening our cooperation with XCMG.”

After more than 30 years in Indonesia, XCMG has steadily expanded its localized capabilities across the equipment value chain. The groundbreaking is the latest in a series of milestones advancing the company’s local operations this year.

Days earlier, XCMG officially introduced XCMG Indonesia Finance Company (ABC Multi Finance) at Mining Indonesia 2026, held Sept. 9-12 in Jakarta. The move expanded XCMG’s local capabilities beyond equipment, technology and services to include integrated financing solutions.

Earlier this year, the company also completed and commissioned its Indonesia New Energy Manufacturing Base, bringing manufacturing and delivery closer to the local market. It inaugurated an Indonesia R&D center focused on adapting equipment to high-temperature, humid environments and complex operating conditions.

By extending its existing R&D, manufacturing, supply, sales, service and financing capabilities into localized component overhaul and remanufacturing, XCMG aims to provide more comprehensive solutions for Indonesia’s mining and infrastructure sectors and support their transition toward greener, more efficient operations.

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Centron and Tsinghua University Sign R&D Collaboration Agreement

Turning Real Production-Line Challenges into Research Questions

WUXI, China, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Centron signed an industry-academia-research cooperation agreement with the team of Professor Zhang Xiangyu from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University during the 2026 Xishan Technology Transfer Conference held on Sept. 15 in Wuxi.

The agreement was signed under the Xishan-Tsinghua industry-academia collaboration program, which promotes cooperation through a practical model in which enterprises raise questions, universities contribute research-based approaches, and the market tests results in application.

In adhesive dispensing, the main challenge is rarely a single piece of equipment. It lies in process consistency, where dispensing volume, path, cycle time and substrate condition are closely coupled. Addressing such issues requires not only experimental data, but also long-term validation under real production conditions.

Centron has accumulated application and validation experience in dispensing, potting and trickle impregnation across manufacturing scenarios including automotive body shop, final assembly, battery pack production and e-drive applications. Tsinghua University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering brings strengths in fluid control, precision equipment and engineering research methods. This type of collaboration helps connect production-side conditions with structured research tools.

For customers, what matters is not only individual equipment performance, but also consistency, traceability and reliability across the production line. Cooperation between industry and academia can help shorten the path between technical verification and practical application, supporting more stable process solutions in demanding manufacturing environments.

More broadly, such collaboration creates a closer link between the laboratory and the factory floor, allowing research to engage earlier with manufacturing constraints and practical challenges to return earlier to the research stage. Over time, that connection can become an important part of how industrial know-how and engineering research reinforce each other.

About Centron

Centron is a high-tech enterprise integrating R&D, manufacturing, sales and customer service, dedicated to delivering advanced, reliable and precise dispensing, potting and trickle impregnation solutions for the automotive, e-mobility, energy storage battery and industrial manufacturing sectors. Building on its continued investment in process automation and digital traceability, Centron supports customers in achieving consistent quality performance and efficient operations at scale.

For more information, please visit www.centronsys.com/en/.

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Bybit’s USD1 Hold & Earn Closes Out with a Final Shot at 35 Million WLFI

DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced another month of rewards in its USD1 Hold & Earn program. From now until October 16, 2026, the fifth and final month marks the last opportunity for users to earn WLFI rewards daily from a 35,000,000 WLFI pool, simply by holding USD1 in their Bybit account before the program concludes.

Once enrolled, eligible holders can earn up to 8% APR and win daily rewards from the exclusive incentive program. No staking, subscription or lock-up is required. Holders can also track their standing on the USD1 Holder Leaderboard, which updates daily and ranks the top 50 USD1 holders on Bybit by effective holdings.

Daily rewards are calculated using the formula: effective daily USD1 holdings multiplied by the USD1/USDT settlement price, multiplied by the daily APR, divided by 365, divided by the WLFI/USDT settlement price. Both settlement prices are determined by the average of the last trade price per minute between 23:30 and 23:59 UTC, sourced from the Bybit Spot Market. Actual APR and reward amounts may vary based on total participation and market pricing during the campaign period.

The program will conclude Bybit’s engagement with the USD1 ecosystem in 2026. Launched in April 2026, Bybit’s USD1 Ecosystem Carnival introduced three new USD1-quoted trading pairs, BTC/USD1, ETH/USD1 and USDC/USD1, alongside a series of trading and gamified campaigns that distributed a combined 10,000,000 WLFI in rewards. 

USD1 is a USD-backed stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, fully collateralized by short-term U.S. Treasury securities and cash equivalents and designed to maintain a stable 1:1 peg with the US Dollar. WLFI is the governance token of World Liberty Financial, a DeFi protocol built to broaden access to decentralized financial services. Token holders can participate in protocol governance decisions and contribute to the direction of the ecosystem.

Terms and conditions apply. Actual APR and reward amounts may vary based on total participation and market pricing during the campaign period. For details on eligibility and potential restrictions, users may visit: USD1 Hold & Earn Month 5: 35M WLFI Rewards, Up to 8% APR.

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MAHE Announces Dr TMA Pai Green Campus Excellence Awards at Youth in Social Change Conference

More than 600 young participants engage in practical, skill-based learning

BENGALURU, India, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), an Institution of Eminence Deemed-to-be University, announced the establishment of Dr TMA Pai Green Campus Excellence Awards to recognise educational institutions and industries that demonstrate exemplary commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship, climate action and responsible campus development.

The announcement was made during the inauguration of the seventh edition of the National Conference on Youth in Social Change, organised by the Volunteer Services Organisation (VSO) of MAHE in Manipal on Thursday. VSO is one of the largest university-led student volunteer organisations in India.

Announcing the initiative in his inaugural address, Dr H S Ballal, Pro Chancellor of MAHE, said, “Today, we are not merely launching an award. We are launching a movement, one that encourages institutions and industries to place sustainability at the heart of progress.“

“At Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), sustainability has evolved from individual initiatives into an institutional culture, reflected in our approach to energy, water, waste, biodiversity, mobility, and community engagement, as it is in our DNA,” he added.

The conference was organised to mark the 91st birthday of Dr Ramdas M. Pai, Padma Bhushan Awardee, Chancellor, MAHE, and to reaffirm commitment to youth engagement, volunteering and social responsibility.  Centred on the theme ‘Skills for Social Change’, the day-long conference convened more than 600 students and young minds, along with volunteers, social changemakers, academics, professionals and organisations, to explore the role of practical skills in volunteering, community engagement and the creation of meaningful social impact.

This year’s edition focused on experiential learning, with the message “This Year at Youth in Social Change, Learn a Skill for Life.” Participants attended shared morning sessions, followed by hands-on, skill-based training sessions of their choice in the afternoon. The format encouraged young people to move beyond awareness and good intentions by developing practical skills they can apply to real-life and community needs.

Dr Sharath K. Rao, Vice Chancellor, MAHE, said, “Youth are not merely the leaders of tomorrow; they are agents of change today. When their energy and ideas are strengthened with the right skills and opportunities, they can create meaningful impact in society. The National Conference on Youth in Social Change reflects this spirit—moving from awareness to ability, and from ability to action. The participation of nearly 600 young minds is a strong testament to the transformative power of youth.”

Dr Praveen Kumar, Convenor and Dr  Srinvas Hebbar, Co-Convenor of VSO, also spoke on the occasion.

A range of skill-training sessions was delivered by various constituent institutions of MAHE, covering CPR, First Aid, Culinary Arts, Self-Defence, Photography, Design Thinking, meditation and well-being, and physical activity assessment, among other areas. The initiative highlighted the importance of equipping young people with the skills, confidence and opportunities needed to contribute meaningfully to society.

About Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is an Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University. MAHE offers over 400 specialisations across Health Sciences (HS), Management, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences (MLHS), and Technology & Science (T&S) streams through its constituent units at campuses in Manipal, Mangalore, Bengaluru, Jamshedpur, and Dubai. With a remarkable track record in academics, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and significant contributions to research, MAHE has earned recognition and acclaim both nationally and internationally. In 2020, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, awarded MAHE the prestigious Institution of Eminence status. Currently ranked 3rd in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings, MAHE is the preferred choice for students seeking transformative learning experience and enriching campus life, as well as for national and multinational corporations seeking top talent.

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Chandigarh University Mechanical Engineering Students Continue Winning Streak at ASME IMECE India, Bag Rs 2.5 Lakh Prize

Chandigarh University’s Mechanical Engineering Students Reduce Hexacopter Landing Structure Weight by 87.5%

CHANDIGARH, India, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing their winning streak at the national-level engineering competitions, the six-member team of Chandigarh University’s engineering students has secured a consecutive podium finish at the second edition of American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ (ASME) ‘International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) India 2026’ (ASME IMECE India 2026) in Chennai by winning second prize in two highly competitive contests ‘Brain Bolt-The Engineer’s Sprint 2026’ and ‘MechanIQ-The Engineers’ Quiz’ with a combined prize amount of Rs. 2.5 lakh.

After securing the first position in ‘Brain Bolt’ during first edition of ASME-IMECE in 2025 at Hyderabad, the six-member Chandigarh University team named ‘Mech Minds United’, consisting of talented final-year Mechanical Engineering students – SM Nafis Ahmad, Mohit Mishra, Akhand Pratap Singh Rana, Krishna Kumar Jha, Vishwa Raj Singh and Ghulam Waris Warsi – again secured podium finish during ASME IMECE India 2026 in Chennai with consistent pursuit of excellence, innovation, technical expertise, teamwork and unwavering spirit to take on real-world engineering challenges.

While over 400 competing teams competed in the first round of this competition to solve the preliminary challenge, 60 teams from four regions across India, including Chandigarh University’s team ‘Mech Minds United’, were shortlisted for the subsequent rounds, competing through three challenging rounds based on 15 industry-relevant problem statements during the 24-hoursprint.

With the theme, ‘Think Fast, Build Faster, Solve What Matters’, the ‘Brain Bolt-The Engineer’s Sprint 2026’ tested Chandigarh University team’s creativity, technical knowledge, engineering design, analytical thinking, teamwork, innovation and the ability to deliver effective solutions in the given time.

In Brain Bolt – The Engineer’s Sprint 2026, CU’s team Mech Minds United addressed an industry-focused structural engineering problem proposed by Siemens Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd to win the second prize of Rs. 2 lakh. The CU team was required to provide a solution for topology optimization and lattice-based redesign of an industrial hexacopter landing structure specifically intended for metal additive manufacturing. The main objective was to replace the conventional, material-intensive landing system with a lightweight, structurally optimized and additive-manufacturing-compatible design. At the same time, the hexacopter had to maintain adequate load-carrying capacity, stiffness and overall structural integrity.

The Chandigarh University team Mech Minds United succeeded in bringing substantial reduction in structural mass by reducing the landing structure from 6.26 kilogram (kg) to just 0.785 kg, a reduction of 87.5% in mass even as the given target was to reduce the same by 50%. The team surpassed the target by combining topology optimisation, lattice design, FEA validation and DfAM principles in developing a lightweight and structurally efficient landing system.

Alongside Brain Bolt, Chandigarh University team also participated in MechanIQ – The Engineers’ Quiz, which tested technical knowledge and engineering aptitude of participants. With a strong understanding of engineering fundamentals, quick thinking, analytical reasoning and effective teamwork, Mech Minds United secured second prize of Rs. 50,000 in this competition.

Congratulating the winning Mechanical Engineering students, Deepinder Singh Sandhu, Senior Managing Director, Chandigarh University, said, “We are immensely proud of Mech Minds United for achieving a remarkable double podium finish at ASME IMECE India 2026. After securing the prestigious first position in ASME Brain Bolt 2025, it’s really remarkable to see Mech Minds United once again finish on the podium at the 2026 edition of ASME IMECE India. This consecutive success is a testament to the team’s consistent pursuit of excellence, innovation, technical expertise, teamwork, determination and unwavering spirit to take on real-world engineering challenges. The achievement in Brain Bolt – The Engineer’s Sprint 2026 is particularly special, as the competition challenged engineering students to think beyond conventional approaches and develop innovative solutions to real-world engineering problems. Securing second prize and Rs. 50,000 in ‘MechanIQ – The Engineers’ Quiz added another proud achievement to Chandigarh University team’s ASME IMECE India 2026 journey. However, CU team’s this journey was not just about winning prizes. It was about learning, experimenting, failing, improving, collaborating and continuously pushing themselves as every round brought a new challenge, every discussion brought a new perspective, and every deadline taught the importance of discipline and teamwork. I am confident this success will inspire future generations of engineers at Chandigarh University to continue tackling real-world challenges and make their mark on the global stage.”

“During this innovation marathon, our engineering students displayed their skills for tackling real-world situations. To develop such skills, Chandigarh University integrates experiential learning through hands-on workshops, industry collaborations, and real-world projects which bridge the gap between theory and practice. Being a research-intensive and innovation-driven institution, Chandigarh University has 30 Industry-sponsored high-tech R&D labs and 16 Centers of Excellences established by leading MNCs which foster practical skills for a successful career in modern day world. The industry-collaborated and future-ready program of Chandigarh University are meticulously designed to equip students with the latest industry insights, practical skills, and hands-on experiences, ensuring they are well-prepared to tackle the challenges of the modern business landscape,” he added.

About Chandigarh University

Chandigarh University is a NAAC A+ Grade University and QS World Ranked University. This autonomous educational institution is approved by UGC and is located near Chandigarh in the state of Punjab. It is the youngest university in India and the only private university in Punjab to be honoured with A+ Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). CU offers more than 109 UG and PG programs in the field of engineering, management, pharmacy, law, architecture, journalism, animation, hotel management, commerce, and others. It has been awarded as The University with Best Placements by WCRC.

Website address: https://www.cuchd.in/

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