Airport of the Future

Step into the Airport of the Future – a bold new chapter in MWC’s Journey to the Future series, spotlighting aviation as the first featured vertical.

Airport of the Future exhibition – launched at MWC26

Airport of the Future is an immersive exhibition experience offering a glimpse into how airports and air travel will transform in the coming decades through cutting-edge technology and seamless wireless connectivity. 

Featuring interactive, futuristic exhibits from leading innovators in the aviation ecosystem, guiding visitors through a journey of frictionless, personalised, futuristic air travel.

Whether you have a keen interest in the aviation sector or simply curious about the future of air travel, this is an experience you won’t forget!

Motional Digital Twin

The Airport of the Future showcased a live, full-scale Motional Digital Twin, powered by our Spatial AI Technology Partner, Outsight. 

This is the first time this technology – implemented in major international airports worldwide – was showcased at a tech event in a real-scale, live environment, demonstrating how airports accurately understand and manage passenger flows.  

Using advanced 3D LiDAR sensing, Outsight’s Spatial AI platform created a digital replica of the exhibition area, which anonymously tracks the continuous movement of people and provides actionable insights into behaviour, queue dynamics, asset utilisation and overall operational performance.  

This unprecedented live experience showed why airports across five continents are adopting Motional Digital Twins to build smarter, safer and more efficient hubs.  

Smart Airports Summit

At MWC26, the Smart Airports Summit brought together telecoms, aviation and technology leaders from around the world.

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Airport of the Future exhibitors at MWC26

Featured visionary partners shaping the future of air travel, including: