Mexico’s Telecom Reforms to Reshape Markets: Tech Week

This week in tech news, Mexico finds itself at a digital crossroads as regulatory and technological changes reshape its industries. Proposed telecom regulations for digital platforms could redefine market dynamics, while quantum computing is poised to transform key sectors.

Meanwhile, global players are undergoing strategic shifts: Kyndryl advances IT modernization in aerospace, Siemens reports a profit surge from divestments, and TikTok faces an uncertain future in the United States.

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Mexico 

Advanced Tech Enhances Safety, Efficiency in Freight Transport

Mexico’s freight transportation industry continues to face safety challenges that limit its operational efficiency. The incorporation of advanced technologies, such as telematics, Internet of Things (IoT) and driver assistance systems, can help to enable safer and more efficient transportation, say industry experts.

Mexico Wants Digital Platforms to Fund Telecom Infrastructure

Mexico's Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency (ATDT) has proposed regulating digital platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Google, and YouTube, requiring them to earmark a percentage of their revenues for the creation of a solidarity fund for social coverage of telecommunications networks. This measure, which is part of a draft of secondary laws for the telecommunications sector, could lead to blockages to companies that do not comply with the new regulations.

Quantum Computing to Revolutionize Mexican Industries: Inetum

Mexico is at a technological crossroads, where technologies such as AI, the cloud, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are already making a significant difference. Now, quantum computing is emerging as one of the innovations with the greatest capacity to revolutionize entire industries in the country, says IT services management leader Inetum.

International

Kyndryl and SAESL Ally to Modernize IT Systems, Drive Innovation

Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Limited (SAESL) chose Kyndryl to modernize its IT infrastructure, operational technology (OT), and data management systems. This partnership will enhance efficiency and reduce IT costs at SAESL's Seletar Aerospace Park facility, one of the largest maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) centers for Rolls-Royce’s Trent engines.

TikTok’s US Future Uncertain as National Security Concerns Rise

TikTok’s US operations face a volatile future as the country’s government pushes for the platform’s divestiture, prompting a flurry of investment activity. Despite legal challenges and an executive order to sell or ban TikTok, a number of US investors and companies are positioning themselves to acquire the app’s operations in the country, with its valuation potentially reaching US$60 billion.

Siemens' 1Q25 Profit Jumps 52% Boosted by Innomotics Sale

Siemens reported a solid performance in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, with comparable revenue growing 3% to US$19.32 billion. Net profit increased 52% to US$4.1 million, driven by the sale of Innomotics.