2027.03.01 — 2027.03.04 · Coming soon
MWC Barcelona 2027
MWC 2027 runs from 1 to 4 March at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, with the organisers expecting more than 100,000 industry decision makers. This year has six themes: Networks Reinvented, AI in Action, Autonomous Enterprise, AI of Tomorrow, Trust at Scale and The Next Era, plus a new healthcare connectivity programme, Connect Health. Passes and prices were not yet published when checked on 2 October; the award winners below are 2026 examples.
This year’s conference and halls are organised around six themes: Networks Reinvented, AI in Action, Autonomous Enterprise, AI of Tomorrow, Trust at Scale and The Next Era.
From connectivity infrastructure to AI in practice, questions usually scattered across industries come together here.
China Telecom and Huawei won a 2026 GLOMO award for phones connecting directly to geostationary satellites: where there is no ground signal, the phone can still reach a satellite.
If related demonstrations appear this year, what they carry, which phones they need and where they work are more useful questions than technical labels.
LG Uplus’s ixi Guardian won in 2026 for its work on the security of telecom AI assistants.
Being there turns abstract security claims into concrete questions: what data the assistant can see, how it confirms before acting, how it stops when something goes wrong.
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Passes and prices were not yet published when checked on 2 October; for now you can only register interest.
The award winners described are 2026 examples and may not be shown in 2027.
Conference and exhibition access depends on the pass level, so check before buying.
Use the current-edition official venue or city map once published; do not inherit past booth positions.
Open official guide ↗2027-03-01–2027-03-04; daily hours follow the official programme.
Europe/MadridFollow official venue guidance and temporary public-transport plans; do not rely on event-day parking.
A valid ticket or credential for the listed day, session or access tier is required; it does not automatically include other sessions, closed events or meetings.
2027 prices were not published on the checked page
Accessible seating, companion policies and assistance vary by venue or ticket type; confirm with the organiser before purchase.
Dates and entry details refer to this edition; individual sessions may differ.
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Only confirmed dates, competition formats or admission details for this edition are used. Unannounced competitors, exhibitors, films and guests are not promised to appear.
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Displays, sound and lighting, from big spectacle to rooms for close listening: if you want to see and hear for yourself which setup really suits your space, one visit is enough.
Spain · Barcelona
On stage, the people running Cloudflare, Atlassian and Arm; on the floor, row after row of young companies: one week to hear where the big firms are heading and see what the small ones are betting on.
Portugal · Lisbon
For five days, people who make games talk openly about their hardest problems: one good talk can show you why a game plays the way it does.
United States · San Francisco
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