Author: admin

[Johannesburg, South Africa, November 6, 2025] In the Autonomous Network (AN) level assessment conducted by TM Forum, an influential global telecom organization, Huawei has supported MTN South Africa to achieve a breakthrough in the IP network field. MTN has achieved the world’s first Autonomous Network Level 4 in the IP Network Optimization Questionnaire (GB1059C v1.1.0). This milestone demonstrates international recognition of MTN’s technical capabilities in autonomous networks and establishes its innovative leadership among global carriers.

TM Forum leads the development of Autonomous Networks Level (ANL) assessment standards in collaboration with industry partners since 2024.

At Digital Transformation World (DTW) 2025, TM Forum officially launched its Autonomous Network Levels Assessment Validation (ANLAV) Service Guide. By focusing on high-value scenarios and establishing comprehensive architecture, process, and interface standards, TM Forum provides global carriers with objective benchmarks for network evolution, driving the industry towards advanced autonomous networking capabilities.

In the AN L4 assessment for MTN South Africa, TM Forum conducted two rounds of rigorous evaluations focused on IAADE (Intent, Awareness, Analysis, Decision, Execution) autonomous closed-loop capabilities. By leveraging Huawei Xinghe Intelligent Autonomous Driving Network Solution, supported by iMaster NCE-IP Network Digital Map and NetMaster Network Agent, MTN South Africa achieved end-to-end closed-loop functionality including intent awareness, intelligent analysis, decision simulation, and automated execution.

TM Forum’s ANLAV report demonstrated that MTN South Africa has achieved the highest grade (“Grade A”) across all dimensions (per the GB1059C v1.1.0 standard), particularly excelling in network congestion and path interruption optimization. This success marks MTN as the first global carrier to achieve AN L4 certification for the IP domain.

“This recognition reflects MTN’s continued investment in cutting-edge technology to ensure that our customers enjoy the most reliable and intelligent network in South Africa,” said Zoltan Miklos, General Manager for Access Planning and Architecture at MTN South Africa. “Our autonomous network evolution allows us to plan, anticipate and resolve issues before they impact users — a crucial step in managing network performance in order to deliver superior digital experiences for all.”

Miklos added that the achievement underscores how MTN is setting new global standards in network performance. “Automation and intelligence are redefining network performance globally,” he said. “MTN South Africa’s achievement showcases how African innovation and collaboration can set new benchmarks in network excellence.”

Wang Hui, President of the NCE Data Communication Domain in  Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line, said,“Congratulations to MTN South Africa on being awarded the world’s first Level 4 Autonomy Network certification in IP field, a milestone that reinforces its leadership in innovation among global carriers. Huawei remains committed to empowering networks with AI technologies. Through deepened collaboration with MTN South Africa, we will deliver sustained value to customers while accelerating the intelligent evolution of next-generation networks.”

(Bloomberg) — Asian equities rebounded from their steepest two-day decline since April, as dip buyers returned after a brief pullback in technology shares, driven by concerns about lofty valuations.

MSCI’s regional gauge rose 1.3%, with Hong Kong and Japan among the biggest gainers. All 11 industry groups in the index advanced, with more than two stocks gaining for every one that fell. Softbank Group Corp. shares rose 0.5% as it explored a potential takeover of US chipmaker Marvell Technology Inc.

Asian gains came after Wall Street indexes bounced back from Tuesday’s selloff as traders bought the dip on some of the biggest winners of the AI boom. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes were relatively flat. Qualcomm Inc. shares fell 2.6% in late trading, becoming the latest chipmaker to deliver an upbeat forecast and still leave investors underwhelmed.

“For investors with cash on the sidelines, the recent market pullback seems like a good time to buy, especially for investors with a longer time horizon,” said Robert Edwards at Edwards Asset Management. “Earnings are crushing it and growing faster than revenues, and that often leads to multiple expansion.”

After a brief pullback that stirred concerns about stretched valuations, buyers returned as strong earnings momentum and upbeat private economic data lifted stocks. The shift in sentiment came after the global equity rally hit a speed bump earlier this week, when Wall Street executives cautioned that lofty valuations could trigger a correction.

Concerns about a narrowing cohort of stocks driving equity gains have become louder, while a pivot in the Federal Reserve’s commentary dented optimism about interest-rate cuts.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s use of broad powers to impose his signature tariffs faced questions at the Supreme Court, which appeared skeptical of the sweeping global levies. Trump announced the century-high levies in April as part of his economic policy to reshape global trade.

In a nearly three-hour hearing Wednesday, the court hinted it was ready to put significant limits on Trump’s far-reaching agenda for the first time since he took office in January.

“It will certainly have a place in the back of the mind for investors,” said Nick Twidale, chief market analyst at AT Global Markets in Sydney. “Until it transfers to any action, I don’t think we will see much of a reaction from markets.”

While the importance of this case and the likelihood of a close split on the court argue for lengthy deliberation, the expedited consideration of the case and likely desire to avoid even larger eventual refunds imply that the court is likely to rule in December or January, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists including Alec Phillips wrote in a note.

In other corners of the market, gold held its gains, while oil edged up after three days of losses. The dollar fell slightly against all Group-of-10 peers, and Treasuries rose. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index edged 0.1% lower after snapping a five-day rally on Wednesday.

The dollar fell most against the yen, which rose after wage data showed faster growth in Japan’s labor cash earnings, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to normalize its policy.

Meanwhile, the number of Chinese companies in MSCI Inc.’s global stock gauges has climbed for the first time in nearly two years, setting up the market for more inflows from passive investors.

More Chinese stocks were added to MSCI’s Global Standard Indexes than deleted in the quarterly shuffle for the first time since February 2024, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The index provider added 26 Chinese companies and removed 20.

Corporate Highlights:

Arm Holdings Plc, which provides the most widely used technology in computing processors, gave a bullish revenue forecast, helped by increasing interest in designing chips to run AI data centers. United Overseas Bank Ltd. shares slumped after the lender set aside its biggest provision of S$615 million ($470 million) citing commercial real estate risks in the US and Greater China. James Hardie Industries Plc shares tumbled after rivals sounded fresh warnings on the US home-improvement market, worsening what’s been a disastrous year for the company’s management and investors. The US will cut flight capacity by 10% at 40 high-volume markets across the country to alleviate pressure on air traffic controllers and the aviation system during what is now the longest government shutdown in history. International routes will be spared. Nissan Motor Co. has agreed to sell its global headquarters in Yokohama for ¥97 billion ($630 million) to a group sponsored by Hong Kong-listed autoparts maker Minth Group. Pony AI Inc. and WeRide Inc. fell on their trading debuts in Hong Kong after the pair of Chinese robotaxi firms battled for investors during their public offerings, which raised more than $1.1 billion. Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

S&P 500 futures were little changed as of 12:59 p.m. Tokyo time Japan’s Topix rose 1.5% Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.3% Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.6% The Shanghai Composite rose 0.9% Euro Stoxx 50 futures were little changed Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed The euro rose 0.1% to $1.1507 The Japanese yen rose 0.2% to 153.88 per dollar The offshore yuan was little changed at 7.1272 per dollar Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin was little changed at $103,638.01 Ether fell 0.2% to $3,434.82 Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries declined two basis points to 4.14% Japan’s 10-year yield advanced one basis point to 1.670% Australia’s 10-year yield advanced five basis points to 4.37% Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.3% to $59.80 a barrel Spot gold rose 0.2% to $3,987.71 an ounce This story was produced with the assistance of Bloomberg Automation.

–With assistance from Joanna Ossinger and Winnie Hsu.

©2025 Bloomberg L.P.