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HGC continues to deepen telecommunications infrastructure

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Enhancing AI-powered ICT services 

HONG KONG, Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — HGC Global Communications (“HGC” or the “Group”), a fully-fledged ICT service provider and network operator with extensive global coverage,  announced robust business performance for the fiscal year 2024.

Highlight of Business Performance:

In the consumer market, 71% of HGC’s residential broadband users are currently using fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) of 1,000M or higher, representing a year-on-year increase of six percentage. The number of residential users exceeds 400,000, with over one million customers using HGC services, the Group positions one of the leading companies in Hong KongIn the corporate segment, the revenue from HGC’s one-stop Managed Services grew by 33% in FY2024 compared to FY2019. Gross profit from ICT solutions increased by 306% compared to FY2019. Additionally, the performance in internet services has been robust, with a significant increase of 27% in the number of lines since FY2019.In the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, the number of SME customers using fiber broadband increased by 28% year-on-year, achieving growth for three consecutive years.In international business, HGC will continue to use Hong Kong as center hub while actively expanding and investing in emerging markets in Asia. In the Philippines, it successfully rolled out over 1,500 kilometers of optic infrastructure and installed more than 6,000 strategic access points, with ongoing expansions. In Asia, HGC has successfully built a Data Center Interconnection (DCI) clusters, connecting mature data center hubs, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, with emerging hubs in the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia, currently linking over 55 data centers.HGC has launched an AI-empowered Security Operations Center (SOC) that provides true 24/7 comprehensive digital and cybersecurity services, aimed at delivering cybersecurity services to corporate clients and Secured Broadband services to SMEs.

Andrew Kwok, Chief Executive Officer of HGC Group, said, “Thanks to the collective efforts of all our employees, HGC has achieved steady business performance and growth this year. The Group adopts a sustainable long-term business model and uses Hong Kong as center. We are committed to continuously enhancing telecommunications and ICT infrastructure to improve the digital capabilities of all sectors, further reinforcing Hong Kong’s position as a regional leader. HGC will continue to closely monitor the demands and trends of international markets and strengthen interconnections with overseas regions.”

One-Stop Managed Services and ICT Solutions: Empowering Corporates and SMEs for Comprehensive Digital Transformation

HGC has benefited from the strong demand for ICT solutions in the corporate market, with both corporates and SMEs recording continuous growth, the revenue from one-stop Managed Services has grown by 33% in FY2024 compared to FY2019, facilitating digital transformation for corporate clients. ICT solutions help corporate clients to enhance network security while effectively reducing operational costs, resulting not only in a positive impact on our business performance but also contributes to a 306% increase in the gross profit of our ICT services compared to the FY2019 while bandwidth requirements to meet customer demands have increased by 80%.

Additionally, the Group fully supports SMEs in their digital transformation efforts. The number of SME customers using fiber broadband has increased by 28% year-on-year, achieving growth for three consecutive years. The Secured Broadband service, was launched in April 2023 and has successfully thwarted over 2 million various types of cyberattacks. This service supports thousands of SME clients, with over a hundred new SME customers joining each month, highlighting the importance of its cybersecurity protection.

Expanding Fiber Network Coverage and Mapping: Leading in Residential Broadband Penetration

Home broadband has always been a core focus for the Group, which is dedicated to keeping the public closely connected in the digital age. As of June 2024, HGC has achieved a year-on-year increase of six percentage, with 71% of its residential broadband users currently utilizing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections of 1,000M or higher. The number of residential users exceeds 400,000, and over one million customers are using HGC services, positioning the Group as one of the first among the leaders in Hong Kong’s broadband penetration.

To meet the demand for fiber networks in remote rural areas, the Group is diligently accelerating the deployment of fiber projects in these regions. To date, fiber installation projects have been completed in over 200 villages, benefiting approximately 41,000 rural households. The fiber rollout plan for 60 additional villages is expected to be completed by 2025, further expanding the number of households that will benefit.

Actively Expanding and Investing in Emerging Markets in Asia and the Greater Bay Area: Holistically Enhancing Hong Kong’s Position as an International Telecommunications Hub

Despite the impact of market dynamics and geopolitical factors on Hong Kong, HGC continues to use the city as its telecommunications hub while actively expanding and investing in emerging markets in Asia. The Group strategically focuses its investments in the Southeast Asian market, particularly in the Philippines:

Successfully rolled out over 1,500 kilometers of fiber optic infrastructure, with ongoing expansionsInstalled more than 6,000 strategic access points (manholes), further enhancing our network coverageThe network spans key corporate and residential areas, as well as previously unserved and underserved locations

These initiatives have not only achieved significant results but have also garnered high recognition from regional governments, including the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines.

Additionally, HGC has successfully established a data center interconnection (DCI) cluster in Asia. By connecting mature data center hubs, such as those in Hong Kong and Singapore, with emerging hubs in the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia, the Group aims to further enhance its regional network and promote the continuous development of innovative technologies. Currently, the Group has connected over 55 data centers and plans to further expand the scale of this infrastructure. At the same time, HGC is actively exploring multiple investment and acquisition opportunities in Malaysia to strengthen regional business and telecommunications infrastructure. We recognize the demand from Chinese companies to expand abroad, and we are ready to serve them with our investment, professional team (with 200+ colleagues in 4 major offices), know-how and expertise.

Mr. Kwok concluded, “While the Group expands into local, SEA, and GBA markets, we will also prioritize leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AI to enhance our cybersecurity products. We have professional talent, well-extablished experience, and an international exposure. Most importantly, we possess the reasonable investment capital to drive our various plans forward and are committed to providing our customers with high-quality, advanced products and services. HGC is well-prepared to implement diversified and innovative strategies and services tailored to different markets. We remain proactive in expanding various collaborations to deliver high-quality and secure services using the latest technologies. The Group’s goal continues to be empowering businesses and individuals in their digital transformation, ensuring they thrive in an increasingly interconnected world.”

About HGC Global Communications Limited

HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) is a leading Hong Kong and international telecom operator and ICT solution provider. The company owns an extensive network and infrastructure in Hong Kong and overseas and provides various kinds of services. HGC has 21 global offices and staff presence in 33 cities worldwide. It provides telecom infrastructure service to other operators and serves as a service provider to corporate and households. The company provides full-fledged telecom, data centre services, ICT solutions and broadband services for local, overseas, corporate, SME and mass markets. HGC owns and operates an extensive fibre-optic network, five cross-border telecom routes integrated into tier-one telecom operators in mainland China and connects with hundreds of world-class international telecom operators. The company is committed to further investing and enriching its current infrastructure and, in parallel, adding on top the latest technologies and developing its infrastructure services and solutions. In 2019, HGC Group completed the acquisition of Macroview Telecom Limited (Macroview), a leading digital technology solution and managed services provider. The addition of Macroview further accelerates HGC Group’s digital transformation path and positioning as a pioneering ICT and digital services leader. HGC is a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, an independent global infrastructure investment manager focusing on energy, utilities, transport, social infrastructure, digital infrastructure, and environmental infrastructure in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia.

To learn more, please visit HGC’s website at: www.hgc.com.hk

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Constant Contact Introduces Catalyst, a Leading-Edge AI Marketing Solution That Does the Work While You Stay in Control

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Catalyst brings professional expertise to the work, and small business owners stay in control

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Constant Contact, the marketing platform that helps small businesses (SMBs) grow, today announced Constant Contact Catalyst, an AI marketing solution that plans, executes, and drives growth across marketing channels, giving small business owners expert-level work while maintaining control. Launched during the GURU Conference presented by Constant Contact, Catalyst works like an expert that owners hired rather than another tool they need to learn.

Most small business owners understand the importance and power of marketing, but lack the time, resources, and expertise to do it consistently. As a result, SMBs end up doing less marketing, or less effective marketing than they could or should. Catalyst fills that gap. Instead of wondering where to start, Catalyst gets things going by analyzing a business’s digital footprint, so a small business owner can review a complete plan in their own voice and ensure anything published matches their voice, with their final approval.

“Small business owners have a passion for what they do,” said Frank J. Vella, CEO at Constant Contact. “Most of them don’t have the resources to hire a marketing pro, and they shouldn’t have to. Catalyst gives them marketing expertise: it builds the plan, does the work, and learns what resonates with their specific audience, all in the owner’s voice. You stay in charge; Catalyst handles the rest. Marketing should be that simple.”

Catalyst, Marketing Done for You, in Your Voice

An Expert in Your Small Business: Catalyst will scan a business’s digital footprint to understand its voice, then build an itemized plan that an SMB can review in a chat interface, enabling brainstorming and strategy from a single prompt.Handles the Marketing Work: Helps businesses show up across email, social sites like Facebook and Instagram, SMS, ads, Google business profile, and their website. Catalyst creates the content, humans approve it, and Catalyst handles the execution on their behalf.Optimizes Actions Based on Results: Marketing won’t remain static, as Catalyst ties to your business outcomes with system integrations that feed results from one week to the next, getting smarter each time.

While Catalyst does the heavy lifting, SMBs stay in complete control. They choose which channels Catalyst uses, edit anything in the proposed plan, turn off access to any channel, and approve the plan in Catalyst before it goes live. Here is what it can look like in action:

A landscaper with an outdated website and Google business profile signs up for Catalyst. In minutes, it updates the profile with fall services and a booking link, drafts a new homepage, turns job photos into Instagram posts, and emails to recent customers for a review. The owner checks everything on one screen and publishes in a single tap.Three weeks out, Catalyst flags Mother’s Day as a florist’s biggest sales opportunity and proposes a campaign within a set budget. Instagram and Facebook ads are built from their best arrangement photos, targeting past customers and people nearby, while shifting budget toward what’s converting. The florist approves once, and each Monday Catalyst reports how many orders the ads drove and what each one cost.A pet groomer’s Tuesdays book at half the weekend rate, and several regulars haven’t been in for two months. Catalyst notices both and drafts a Tuesday offer just for those lapsed customers, by email and text. The owner approves it from their phone.

“I am currently a solo entrepreneur, and so that means that I’m handling every aspect of the business from serving clients to managing finances to handling our marketing and customer service,” said Karla Yatckoske, Founder of Uplifting Melodies Tutoring. “A tool like Catalyst could really help us solve the issue of just finding the time in the day to really focus on our marketing. I’m most looking forward to that time saving and consistent marketing that Catalyst could help with.”

Catalyst draws on Constant Contact’s 30 years of experience working with over a million small businesses to help inform what to do, what actions to take, what to say, and why. As an AI marketing solution driving marketing work from creation to deliverability to attribution, SMBs get the unique marketing they need and stay in control without all of the upfront work.

Small business owners can join Catalyst’s early access program at constantcontact.com/catalyst.

About Constant Contact

Constant Contact is the AI-powered marketing partner for small businesses, nonprofits, franchises, multi-location brands, and real estate teams. For more than 30 years, Constant Contact has helped entrepreneurs, franchise owners, and nonprofit leaders run smarter marketing. Today, it combines AI-driven content creation, intelligent audience targeting, and plain-English insights in one unified platform across email, social, SMS, and events—keeping every location, agent, or office on-brand and in sync. By doing the heavy lifting, Constant Contact gives every business owner the capability of a full marketing team, without needing one. Learn more at constantcontact.com.

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Innodisk Expands AI Data Center Portfolio with Enterprise SSDs and Memory Solutions at SC26

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FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Innodisk, a leading provider of industrial memory and storage solutions, today announced it is expanding its AI infrastructure portfolio with enterprise SSDs and server memory modules. Leveraging high-performance solutions, firmware customization, and long-term supply support, Innodisk addresses the data-intensive workloads of cloud service providers and neocloud operators across AI training, inference, and high-performance computing. Innodisk will showcase its data center portfolio at SC26 in Chicago, November 16–19, at booth #6416.

Enterprise SSDs for AI Data Center Storage

Innodisk has expanded its enterprise SSD portfolio to address a wide range of data center needs, from boot/OS drives that support essential system operations to those designed for local data storage. Innodisk’s PCIe Gen5 E1.S 5TS-P, PCIe Gen4 4TS2-P, and SATA III 3TS9-P boot/OS drives are designed to deliver reliable performance, protect critical data, and maintain system stability. Key features include customizable firmware, power-loss protection (PLP), and end-to-end data path protection. The E1.S 5TS-P also offers advanced self-monitoring and event logging capabilities to help organizations identify potential issues and improve overall system reliability.

For AI and latency-sensitive applications, local storage plays a critical role in providing fast access to AI model weights, databases, and inference datasets. Innodisk’s 5TS-P series delivers speeds of up to 14GB/s read and 10GB/s write. Its E1.S and U.2 models are OCP Inspired™ certified, helping simplify validation and accelerate deployment in data center environments.

“Originating in industrial embedded computing, Innodisk has developed deep expertise in high-reliability memory and storage technologies and is expanding its presence in the AI data center supply chain. Through reliable hardware, customized firmware, enhanced security, and system compatibility optimization, Innodisk helps customers accelerate deployment, reduce integration risks, and ensure infrastructure stability through long-term supply commitments,” said CC Wu, GM of Flash Division at Innodisk.

AI Memory Series for Modern Data Centers

As inference evolves toward long-context and agentic AI, AI servers require increasingly large memory capacities and lower latency to support demanding workloads. Innodisk’s AI Memory portfolio includes DDR5 12800 MRDIMM and DDR5 8000 RDIMM to support high-bandwidth AI server workloads.

To address memory bottlenecks, Innodisk’s CXL expansion modules provide 128GB per module and bandwidth of up to 32GB/s without requiring additional DIMM slots. CXL also enables memory pooling across multiple compute nodes, improving utilization of otherwise idle memory.

Product Availability

Innodisk’s data center SSD series (3TS9-P, 4TS2-P, and 5TS-P) are now available for sampling and system-specific customization. On the AI memory front, Innodisk offers its CXL series and will further introduce its DDR5 MRDIMM and 8000 RDIMM series.

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Arena Physica Collaborates with AMD to Train Next Generation of Heaviside, the First Foundation Model for Electromagnetism

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Arena Physica will scale Heaviside on the Lux AI Supercomputer, powered by AMD hardware

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Arena Physica announced it will work with AMD to train the next generation of Heaviside, its foundation model for electromagnetism, on the Lux AI supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Heaviside-1, released in September, is a 350 million parameter model trained on 250,000 3D field simulations spanning 500 billion individual field samples. The first foundation model for electromagnetism, Heaviside learns from full-wave electromagnetic simulations. Each sample solves Maxwell’s equations across a detailed 3D model of a structure. Scaling model performance requires a significant amount of compute, both for generating this simulation data and for training the model itself, a challenge Arena Physica researchers wrote about in Practical Scaling Laws.

“As chips move to 3D packaging and SerDes speeds climb from 224 to 448 gigabits per second, electromagnetic behavior has become one of the hardest problems in semiconductor design,” said Kumaran Siva, Corporate Vice President of AI Enterprise Strategy at AMD. “Heaviside is exactly the type of ambitious work Lux was built for. With AMD Instinct GPUs and an open ecosystem, companies like Arena Physica can bring a new class of model to systems like Lux, and we’re excited to support them as they scale the first foundation model for electromagnetism.”

The next generations of Heaviside will extend to far-field radiation patterns, more complex geometries, and wider frequency ranges, scaling up to larger components and full systems. Applications include antenna design for 5G and 6G devices and satellite communications, RF sensing in automotive systems, and packaging and signal integrity in semiconductors, including high-speed SerDes design. Across these domains, Heaviside is designed to predict electromagnetic behavior orders of magnitude faster and cheaper than traditional solvers, and enables autonomous inverse design.

“Heaviside is a new class of foundation model that directly predicts electromagnetic fields. These fields are highly sensitive to the details of a design, from small local features to the structure as a whole. Capturing that complexity takes a lot of high-fidelity data and a purpose-built model architecture,” said Michael Frei, Chief Research Officer at Arena Physica. “That’s why we are excited to collaborate with AMD to train Heaviside with Lux. Lux brings physics, AI, and compute together, enabling us to push the frontier of physics foundation models and train at a far larger scale than was possible before.”

In the months ahead, Arena Physica will share results as training on Lux progresses.

About Arena Physica

Arena Physica is the electromagnetic superintelligence company building Heaviside, the first foundation model for electromagnetism. Founded in 2019 and based in New York City, Arena Physica works with the world’s most advanced hardware companies including AMD, Anduril, Bausch + Lomb, Mercedes-Benz, and Sivers Semiconductor. To learn more, visit arenaphysica.com.

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