{"id":38649,"date":"2025-11-13T21:57:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=38649"},"modified":"2025-11-13T21:57:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:57:23","slug":"gsma-mwc26-barcelona-countdown-begins-with-thought-leaders-cleared-for-take-off-from-spacex-and-starlink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=38649","title":{"rendered":"GSMA MWC26 Barcelona countdown begins with thought leaders cleared for take-off from SpaceX and Starlink"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/1882833\/5620717\/GSMA_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Registration opens with new dynamic and immersive show floor experiences revealed, including 4YFN, Airport of the Future,\u00a0CircuitX, New Frontiers <\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">LONDON<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 13, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">MWC26 Barcelona<\/a>, the world&#8217;s largest and most influential connectivity event, has opened for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/passes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">registration<\/a>, taking place at Fira de Barcelona&#8217;s iconic Gran Via, <span class=\"xn-chron\">2-5 March 2026<\/span>. MWC26 celebrates two decades of industry-defining moments and partnerships in <span class=\"xn-location\">Barcelona<\/span> and will unite global leaders, innovators, and policymakers to explore the technologies shaping digital transformation across industries and society.<\/p>\n<p>Under the event theme <b>&#8220;The IQ Era,&#8221;<\/b> MWC26 embraces a new age of intelligence through smarter connection. It follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/agenda\/speakers\/keynote-speakers-hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">20 years of iconic thought leadership<\/a> by titans of our industry on the stages of MWC.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the MWC speakers&#8217; hall of fame, MWC26 will feature SpaceX&#8217;s President and COO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gwynne Shotwell<\/span>, Starlink&#8217;s VP of Engineering,\u00a0Michael Nicolls. \u00a0Also joining the main stage, with more thought leaders to be revealed on our website in due course:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Bharti Airtel Group&#8217;s Vice Chairman and Managing Director and GSMA Chair, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gopal Vittal<\/span>;<\/li>\n<li>BostonGene&#8217;s President and CEO, and NetCracker&#8217;s CEO &amp; Chairman, <span class=\"xn-person\">Andrew Feinberg<\/span>;<\/li>\n<li>Orange Group&#8217;s CEO,\u00a0Christel Heydemann;<\/li>\n<li>Rakuten&#8217;s CEO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mickey Mikitani<\/span>;<\/li>\n<li>VEON&#8217;s Group CEO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kaan Terzio\u011flu<\/span>;<\/li>\n<li>and leading technology analyst <span class=\"xn-person\">Benedict Evans<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The agenda is built around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/themes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">six core themes<\/a>: <b>Intelligent Infrastructure<\/b>, <b>ConnectAI<\/b>, <b>AI 4 Enterprise<\/b>, <b>AI Nexus<\/b>, <b>Tech4All<\/b>, and <b>Game Changers<\/b> each exploring how collective intelligence and connectivity can drive societal and technological progress.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s exhibitors and sponsors will include Accenture, Amazon Web Services, AT&amp;T, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Dell, Deutsche Telekom, EY, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Honor, Huawei, Intel, KPMG, KT, Liberty Global, Meta, Microsoft, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Qualcomm, SAP, Samsung, SKT,\u00a0 Snowflake, ZTE and Xiaomi.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Vivek Badrinath<\/span>, Director General, GSMA, said: \u00a0<i>&#8220;<\/i><i>For two decades, MWC Barcelona has been the place where everyone, from founders to presidents, come together to experience the power of connection and get business done. The 2026 edition marks the beginning of a new era of intelligence, emphasising the advancement of connectivity, human-driven tech innovation, commercial development, and societal progress.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Returning favourites include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/ministerial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GSMA Ministerial Programme<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4yfn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">4YFN26<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/mobile-awards\/categories-and-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GLOMOs,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mobileworldcapital.com\/en\/nota-de-prensa\/talent-arena-2026-brings-together-technology-leaders-and-the-international-developer-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Talent Arena<\/a>, and \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/beat-barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">BEAT BARCELONA<\/span><\/a> alongside new immersive experiences:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>New Frontiers:\u00a0<\/b>Showcasing frontier technologies such as Quantum Computing, Physical AI, and Satellite and Non-Terrestrial Networks, with live demos from Aalyria, Agibot, Equatys, Eutelsat and Toshiba Quantum.<\/li>\n<li><b>Airport of the Future:<\/b>\u00a0the new zone, including the returning Smart Airports Summit, is an immersive exhibition experience showing how connected technologies are transforming aviation and air travel, with interactive demos from innovators, including zone partners Airbus and Outsight.<\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/get-involved\/gsma-foundry\/circuitx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CircuitX<\/a><\/b><b>: <\/b>As part of the collaboration between GSMA Foundry, Mobile World Capital Barcelona, and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya managed by <span class=\"xn-person\">Fira de Barcelona<\/span>, CircuitX will showcase cutting-edge advances in smart mobility and immersive fan experiences. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SODYpFsUrmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Attendees can explore<\/a> interactive demo pods and attend live sessions from industry leaders, marking the first phase of an exciting multi-year journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4YFN returns for its 11<sup>th<\/sup> year with the theme Infinite AI, celebrating the limitless potential of human and machine creativity. Highlights include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4yfn.com\/4yfn-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">4YFN26 Awards<\/a> and a 4YFN Partner Programme hosted by Amazon Web Services.<\/p>\n<p>MWC Partner Programmes will feature sessions from <span class=\"xn-person\">Alibaba Cloud<\/span>, FC Barcelona&#8217;s Bar\u00e7a Innovation Hub, Government of Catalonia, GTI, Huawei, O-RAN Alliance, Samsung,<\/p>\n<p>SK Telecom, Tecno Mobile, Telus, World Internet Conference, and YOFC, with new partners for 2026 including MediaTek and ViaSat.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the media are invited to apply\u00a0for a complimentary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/passes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">press pass here<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/articles\/gsma-mwc26-barcelona-countdown-begins-with-thought-leaders-cleared-for-take-off-from-spacex-and-starlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here<\/a> to read the full press release<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/1882833\/5620717\/GSMA_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Registration opens with new dynamic and immersive show floor experiences revealed, including 4YFN, Airport of the Future,\u00a0CircuitX, New Frontiers <\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">LONDON<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 13, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">MWC26 Barcelona<\/a>, the world&#8217;s largest and most influential connectivity event, has opened for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/passes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">registration<\/a>, taking place at Fira de Barcelona&#8217;s iconic Gran Via, <span class=\"xn-chron\">2-5 March 2026<\/span>. MWC26 celebrates two decades of industry-defining moments and partnerships in <span class=\"xn-location\">Barcelona<\/span> and will unite global leaders, innovators, and policymakers to explore the technologies shaping digital transformation across industries and society.<\/p>\n<p>Under the event theme <b>&#8220;The IQ Era,&#8221;<\/b> MWC26 embraces a new age of intelligence through smarter connection. It follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/agenda\/speakers\/keynote-speakers-hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">20 years of iconic thought leadership<\/a> by titans of our industry on the stages of MWC.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the MWC speakers&#8217; hall of fame, MWC26 will feature SpaceX&#8217;s President and COO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gwynne Shotwell<\/span>, Starlink&#8217;s VP of Engineering,\u00a0Michael Nicolls. \u00a0Also joining the main stage, with more thought leaders to be revealed on our website in due course:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Bharti Airtel Group&#8217;s Vice Chairman and Managing Director and GSMA Chair, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gopal Vittal<\/span>;<\/li>\n<li>BostonGene&#8217;s President and CEO, and NetCracker&#8217;s CEO &amp; Chairman, <span class=\"xn-person\">Andrew Feinberg<\/span>;<\/li>\n<li>Orange Group&#8217;s CEO,\u00a0Christel Heydemann;<\/li>\n<li>Rakuten&#8217;s CEO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mickey Mikitani<\/span>;<\/li>\n<li>VEON&#8217;s Group CEO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kaan Terzio\u011flu<\/span>;<\/li>\n<li>and leading technology analyst <span class=\"xn-person\">Benedict Evans<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The agenda is built around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/themes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">six core themes<\/a>: <b>Intelligent Infrastructure<\/b>, <b>ConnectAI<\/b>, <b>AI 4 Enterprise<\/b>, <b>AI Nexus<\/b>, <b>Tech4All<\/b>, and <b>Game Changers<\/b> each exploring how collective intelligence and connectivity can drive societal and technological progress.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s exhibitors and sponsors will include Accenture, Amazon Web Services, AT&amp;T, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Dell, Deutsche Telekom, EY, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Honor, Huawei, Intel, KPMG, KT, Liberty Global, Meta, Microsoft, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Qualcomm, SAP, Samsung, SKT,\u00a0 Snowflake, ZTE and Xiaomi.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Vivek Badrinath<\/span>, Director General, GSMA, said: \u00a0<i>&#8220;<\/i><i>For two decades, MWC Barcelona has been the place where everyone, from founders to presidents, come together to experience the power of connection and get business done. The 2026 edition marks the beginning of a new era of intelligence, emphasising the advancement of connectivity, human-driven tech innovation, commercial development, and societal progress.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Returning favourites include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/ministerial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GSMA Ministerial Programme<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4yfn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">4YFN26<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/mobile-awards\/categories-and-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GLOMOs,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mobileworldcapital.com\/en\/nota-de-prensa\/talent-arena-2026-brings-together-technology-leaders-and-the-international-developer-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Talent Arena<\/a>, and \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/beat-barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">BEAT BARCELONA<\/span><\/a> alongside new immersive experiences:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>New Frontiers:\u00a0<\/b>Showcasing frontier technologies such as Quantum Computing, Physical AI, and Satellite and Non-Terrestrial Networks, with live demos from Aalyria, Agibot, Equatys, Eutelsat and Toshiba Quantum.<\/li>\n<li><b>Airport of the Future:<\/b>\u00a0the new zone, including the returning Smart Airports Summit, is an immersive exhibition experience showing how connected technologies are transforming aviation and air travel, with interactive demos from innovators, including zone partners Airbus and Outsight.<\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/get-involved\/gsma-foundry\/circuitx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CircuitX<\/a><\/b><b>: <\/b>As part of the collaboration between GSMA Foundry, Mobile World Capital Barcelona, and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya managed by <span class=\"xn-person\">Fira de Barcelona<\/span>, CircuitX will showcase cutting-edge advances in smart mobility and immersive fan experiences. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SODYpFsUrmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Attendees can explore<\/a> interactive demo pods and attend live sessions from industry leaders, marking the first phase of an exciting multi-year journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4YFN returns for its 11<sup>th<\/sup> year with the theme Infinite AI, celebrating the limitless potential of human and machine creativity. Highlights include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4yfn.com\/4yfn-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">4YFN26 Awards<\/a> and a 4YFN Partner Programme hosted by Amazon Web Services.<\/p>\n<p>MWC Partner Programmes will feature sessions from <span class=\"xn-person\">Alibaba Cloud<\/span>, FC Barcelona&#8217;s Bar\u00e7a Innovation Hub, Government of Catalonia, GTI, Huawei, O-RAN Alliance, Samsung,<\/p>\n<p>SK Telecom, Tecno Mobile, Telus, World Internet Conference, and YOFC, with new partners for 2026 including MediaTek and ViaSat.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the media are invited to apply\u00a0for a complimentary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/passes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">press pass here<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/articles\/gsma-mwc26-barcelona-countdown-begins-with-thought-leaders-cleared-for-take-off-from-spacex-and-starlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here<\/a> to read the full press release<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}