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The numbers that count from MWC26

Nearly 105K

attendees from 207 countries and territories
2900

exhibitors, sponsors and partners
45%

director level and above attendees
17%

C-suite attendees
58%

of attendees represented industries adjacent to the core mobile ecosystem

Exhibition highlights

Stand after stand, exhibitors from every corner of the connectivity ecosystem vie for your attention. Here are some of this year’s highlights.

The Mobile Economy 2026 Report Find the numbers that matter

The GSMA’s Mobile Economy report 2026 launched at this year’s MWC Barcelona. Here are some key stats from it.

$7.6 trillion contributed by mobile to global GDP in 2025 (6.4%)
$11.3 trillion projected by 2030 (8.4% of GDP)
50 million jobs worldwide supported by the mobile ecosystem
Over 3 billion people remain unconnected despite 96% living within mobile broadband coverage

Read the full report

Satellite and direct-to-device

MWCB26 Highlights Latest Tech Starlink Deutsche Telekom

Starlink and Deutsche Telekom: Europe’s first direct satellite-to-smartphone service

Deutsche Telekom and Starlink announced the delivery of Europe’s first satellite-to-mobile service using Starlink’s V2 constellation and MSS spectrum, launching early 2028 across 10 European markets.

Vodafone Satellite Connect Europe: open access for 10 European markets

Orange and Telefónica signed on to Vodafone’s Satellite Connect Europe open access company, allowing access to satellite operations based in Europe.

MWCB26 Highlights Latest Tech GSMA Foundary ESA

GSMA Foundry and ESA: €100 million for space-mobile convergence

New funding was announced for projects accelerating the convergence of space and mobile industries, including live NTN satellite demonstrations at MWC26.

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Robots on the showfloor

China Mobile’s robot restaurant

China Mobile’s robot restaurant served tea and snacks to attendees throughout the week.

See the full demo
SK Telecom’s remote forklift factory

SK Telecom recreated a miniature factory floor where attendees could remotely operate forklifts — a live demonstration of industrial 5G connectivity.
AGIBOT X2 humanoid robot

AGIBOT’s robot was dotted around the halls all week, performing friendly waves, tai chi, champagne service and dancing.
GSMA Foundry × NUHS — AI robot nurse

Powered by AI and 5G, this intelligent robot nurse companion autonomously navigates hospital wards, delivers medicines and monitors patients with sensors.

AI innovation on the showfloor

GLOMO AWARDS 2026 — BEST IN TECH

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: Best in Show

Samsung clinched the GLOMO Best in Show award for the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The device’s standout feature: a built-in privacy display that hides the phone’s entire screen, or specific apps, notifications, PINs, patterns and passwords from anyone not looking directly at it.

Discover all the Glomo winners