Investment Rating - The report rates the communication industry as "Recommended," expecting the industry index to rise more than 5% over the next 3-6 months compared to the benchmark index [29]. Core Insights - The communication sector has shown strong performance, with a weekly increase of 10.84%, outperforming the CSI 300 index by 6.66 percentage points and the ChiNext index by 4.99 percentage points [9][10]. - Year-to-date, the communication industry has risen by 44.91%, significantly surpassing the CSI 300 index's increase of 11.26% by 33.65 percentage points [9][10]. - The report highlights the launch of DeepSeek V3.1, which is designed for the next generation of domestic chips, showcasing improved reasoning speed and capabilities compared to previous versions [16][17]. - ByteDance is developing an AI phone named "Doubao," with ZTE as the ODM manufacturer, expected to be tested internally by the end of this year or early next year [21][22]. Summary by Sections Industry Basic Data - The communication industry consists of 123 listed companies with a total market value of approximately 49,248.97 billion and a circulating market value of about 23,006.93 billion [2]. Relative Index Performance - The absolute performance of the communication sector over 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months is 8.7%, 18.6%, and 30.5%, respectively [3]. Stock Performance - The top five gainers in the communication sector this week include Shengke Communication-U (+43.95%), ZTE (+32.21%), and Ruijie Networks (+32.17%) [12][13]. - The top five decliners include Gaohong Shares (-22.67%) and Beiwai Technology (-11.16%) [12][13]. Key Recommendations - The report recommends focusing on major operators such as China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, as well as companies in various segments like optical modules and satellite communications [23].