Podcast: All roads lead to MWC26 Barcelona
In this episode of the Mobile World Live podcast, host Justin Springham brings together Kavit Majithia, GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich and Totogi CEO Danielle "DR" Rios to look back at two decades of MWC in Barcelona and to unpack what to expect from the 2026 edition.
The discussion covers preparations for the event, standout memories from previous years, and how AI is set to feature across the show. The panel also weighs up whether MWC is still a device-led event, the role of satellite connectivity as it moves closer to mainstream use, and other major themes on the agenda. Along the way, they touch on lighter topics such as padel and US-style "soccer", before closing on what each of them is most interested in seeing at this year’s show.
More from Technology
TL;DR: FLAG activated a subsea cable route between Chennai, India, and Singapore, according to Light Reading. The company said the route complements i...
Google reset Gemini quota counters to zero for free and paid users when it deployed a refreshed Gemini 3.5 Flash model in Antigravity, according to a...
Cisco said at Cisco Live that artificial intelligence could at least triple network capacity demand within three years. TL;DR Cisco executives said AI...
TL;DR: Light Reading reported that telecom operators currently have enough network capacity to handle expected artificial intelligence traffic growth....
Qualcomm and RCRTech announced a webinar about recent 3GPP progress toward 6G, focused on outcomes from RAN Plenary #112. TL;DR Qualcomm and RCRTech a...
Meta’s AI-powered support bot allowed hackers to take over several Instagram accounts, and 9to5Mac reported this on June 2, 2026. TL;DR Hackers report...