MWC Barcelona 2027 - international exhibition and congress on mobile communications and digital connectivity

MWC Barcelona (Mobile World Congress) is the annual mobile industry congress and exhibition in Barcelona, covering networks, AI, cloud, devices and data infrastructure. Its organiser, GSMA, calls MWC the largest and most influential connectivity event in the world.

The show has been held in Barcelona since 2006 and since 2013 at Fira Gran Via.

What to see at MWC Barcelona

• Operator and vendor stands: for MWC 2027 the organiser announces Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei and Samsung.
• New Frontiers — a hall on quantum computing, AI in robotics and satellite connectivity; announced exhibitors include IonQ, Eutelsat and the European Space Agency.
• Launches: Samsung Galaxy smartphones, the foldable Huawei Mate X (2019) and Lenovo's transparent laptop (2024) were all shown here.
• 4YFN — the startup and investor event of MWC.

Mobile World Congress in numbers

2026 edition:

• almost 105,000 attendees from 207 countries and territories;
• 2,900 exhibitors, sponsors and partners;
• more than 1,700 speakers, 40% of them CEOs and other top executives.

Who should attend

• Mobile operators and equipment makers — to see the networks, devices and AI solutions of competitors and partners.
• Companies from other industries — in 2026, 58% of attendees came from sectors adjacent to mobile.
• Startups and investors — at 4YFN.

Tickets and entry. Trade visitors only, aged 16 and over; there are no public days. Passes are paid and sold online, with mandatory identity verification before arrival. The organiser issues visa letters once the pass is paid and the identity check is complete. GSMA complies with US, UK, EU and Swiss trade sanctions: sanctioned individuals and companies are not admitted.

Conference programme

The conference runs on more than 20 stages, and MWC hosts the GLOMO Awards, which the organiser describes as the industry's top honour. In summer GSMA holds its show for the Asian market, MWC Shanghai.