Digest of September 9, 2025

09.09.25 07:24 - By cmaitre

Industry Trends & Technology Advances

Qualcomm & BMW unveil scalable automated driving platform, signaling stronger integration between automotive innovation, connectivity, and advanced driver systems.
Orange Business refreshes its IT stack with Ciena’s Blue Planet, incorporating AI-driven orchestration to modernize its digital infrastructure.

Nepal restricts access to major social media platforms, including Facebook, X, Instagram, WeChat, Reddit, and YouTube, marking a significant tightening of telecom regulation and digital content control.

SpaceX acquires EchoStar spectrum in a $17 billion deal to fuel its Direct-to-Cell broadband service, reshaping the intersection of satellite and wireless markets.
AT&T bolsters its low- and mid-band spectrum holdings via a spectrum purchase connected to EchoStar, reinforcing its nationwide wireless capacity.
Nokia partners with Supermicro and Kyndryl to deliver global AI-ready, automated datacenter networks, enhancing performance and scalability for enterprise clients.
Nokia opens a new 5G/6G smart-factory campus in Finland, consolidating R&D and production capabilities to support AI-era network technologies.
Odata secures $1.02 billion in green financing for sustainable data center projects across Latin America, aligning telecom infrastructure expansion with environmental goals.

Telecom Argentina plans to expand its 5G network and data center footprint to meet growing demand from corporate and AI workloads.

Ericsson lays off about 100 employees in Canada as part of a global cost-cutting and operational consolidation initiative, despite delivering strong Q2 profitability.

LINX to take over Kenyan interconnection operations from Asteroid, enhancing internet exchange capabilities in the region.