🌍 AI and Telecommunications Trends – Week of September 15, 2025
Artificial intelligence and telecommunications don’t stop. This week we see everything from viral app booms to academic proposals for sovereign 6G networks. Here I tell you, clearly and practically, what’s happening and why it matters.
1️⃣ Google dethrones ChatGPT with the Gemini and Nano Banana boom
What happened: Google launched Nano Banana, an image editing feature integrated into Gemini, which allows creating 3D portraits, transforming scenes and generating hyperrealistic edits in seconds. The tool went viral on social networks, driving Gemini to surpass ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app on App Store and Google Play in just weeks.
Why it matters: It marks a profound change in AI consumption. Until now, ChatGPT led the space with a conversational text model, but Nano Banana’s virality demonstrates that users value both utility and the “wow factor.” Visual creativity emerges as the new engine of mass adoption, taking the AI battle toward multimodal and social experience.
Concrete example: Families sharing 3D portraits, influencers showing impossible edits and students creating content for TikTok and Reels with a single click. Gemini became a cultural trend, beyond productivity or conversational assistance.
How it works: Gemini leverages multimodal models trained on vision and language, and allows “inline” edits directly on images, maintaining coherence in light, perspective and style. What once seemed like professional software work now happens in seconds from a smartphone.
Source: Times of India – Google Gemini overtakes ChatGPT
2️⃣ 5G SA gains ground in Europe
What happened: France, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Czech Republic have launched 5G standalone (SA) networks in recent weeks, completely independent of 4G infrastructure. This step represents a key milestone: it’s not about “improving 4G” with more speed, but deploying a native network architecture designed for the digital era.
Why it matters: 5G SA opens the door to a new range of critical applications: ultra-low latencies (<5 ms), network slicing that allows creating “virtual networks” tailored for each service (health, transport, gaming, industry) and greater security thanks to native 5G cores. This means Europe begins laying the foundations for the future 6G.
Concrete example: In a Paris hospital, remote-assisted surgeries are already being tested with stable signal and no perceptible delays. In the automotive industry, manufacturers like Renault are studying the use of 5G SA to coordinate autonomous vehicles in pilot tests.
How it works: Unlike 5G NSA (non-standalone) networks, which depend on 4G infrastructure, 5G SA has an independent core capable of balancing traffic and prioritizing services in real time. AI integrated into the core allows dynamically assigning resources: for example, giving instant priority to an emergency drone over video streaming.
Source: Cenerva – 5G News Europe September 2025
3️⃣ Sovereign AI for 6G networks: a new control approach
What happened: A group of researchers published on arXiv a Sovereign AI model for 6G networks that seeks to give countries and operators the ability to audit, supervise and validate decisions made by algorithms in critical infrastructures. In a future where networks will be increasingly autonomous, ensuring that traceability will be as important as deploying the technology itself.
Why it matters: Digital sovereignty becomes a geopolitical issue. If the AI that manages networks belongs to third parties (global providers or foreign powers), countries risk their national security and technological independence. This debate connects with European Union initiatives on “digital sovereignty” and with China’s movements to control their own technological supply chains.
Concrete example: Imagine that, during a national emergency, a foreign algorithm decides how to route communications traffic for ambulances or electrical systems. With Sovereign AI, a local authority could review and audit those decisions in real time.
How it works: The model proposes an architecture with auditable AI modules, distributed storage and cryptographic traceability. This means that each network decision is recorded and can be verified by a regulatory entity or by the operator itself, reducing dependence on technological “black boxes.”
Source: arXiv – Sovereign AI for 6G Networks
4️⃣ Asiacell accelerates its AI transformation with LigaData’s AI Flare
What happened: Iraqi operator Asiacell adopted AI Flare, a platform that manages large volumes of data, trains models and deploys AI applications at scale. With this, it will be able to anticipate traffic peaks in Baghdad and adjust capacity in real time, something unthinkable for a regional operator without depending on external giants.
Why it matters: AI transformation is no longer exclusive to global operators: it demonstrates that emerging markets can apply predictions and personalization with their own resources.
Concrete example: During mass events in Baghdad, Asiacell will be able to predict and automatically manage traffic increases, avoiding network drops and improving user experience without needing additional infrastructure.
Source: Tech Africa News – Asiacell deploys LigaData AI Flare
5️⃣ IBM reveals that 80% of telco executives see generative AI as central engine
What happened: A global IBM study shows that 8 out of 10 telco executives consider generative AI has moved from being a pilot to becoming a key strategy. This marks an inflection point: technology integrates into network optimization, customer service and new service design.
Why it matters: Generative AI stops being an experiment to become a production tool. Operators no longer see it as “nice to have” but as a differentiating element to compete in an increasingly saturated market.
Concrete example: An operator can redesign data plans in real time according to each customer’s behavior. In Latin America, expectations are more linked to operational cost savings, while in Europe they seek to generate new revenue with digital services.
Source: IBM Think – AI reshaping the telco value chain
📚 Recommended readings in English
Sovereign AI for 6G: Towards the Future of AI-Native Networks (arXiv) 👉 https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06700
AI-native networks and the Implications for 6G (WIA blog) 👉 https://wia.org/ai-native-networks-and-the-implications-for-6g/
Harnessing AI for 6G: Six Key Approaches for Technology Leaders (NetworkComputing) 👉 https://www.networkcomputing.com/wireless-networking/harnessing-ai-for-6g-six-key-approaches-for-technology-leaders
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