Pre-conference for MWC25 held in Barcelona prior to the main event
MWC Barcelona 2025 to Focus on Advancing 5G Technology
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2025 is set to take place from 3rd March to 6th March in Barcelona, Spain, with tickets available for purchase online at mwcbarcelona.com/passes. The event, organized by the GSMA, was the subject of a pre-event press conference held on 29th January 2025.
During the conference, Mats Granryd, the Director General of the GSMA, along with the GSMA's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, unveiled key highlights for the upcoming MWC25 Barcelona event. The event aims to drive innovation, business growth, and cross-industry transformation through new partnerships and technological convergence, particularly focusing on 5G and beyond.
The theme for MWC25 Barcelona is "Connect. Converge. Create." The main focus is on the next phase of 5G rollouts (Release 17 and beyond), emphasizing a more versatile, reliable, and ubiquitous network supporting diverse industry applications.
Other highlights include the potential for Return on Investment (ROI) from 5G networks, achieved through new revenue-generating services, cost reductions, strategic partnerships, regulation, and effective spectrum management. The increasing number of connected IoT devices, expected to surpass 15 billion within two years, necessitates open, seamless, sustainable, and secure network solutions.
Collaborative efforts across a complex mobile ecosystem, involving cloud providers, AI, robotics, automation innovators, and mobile, fixed, and satellite network providers, are crucial for building dynamic, automated, and cost-efficient networks. These networks will fully realize connected technologies' potential for business and consumers.
The event will also feature major European telecommunications and technology leaders discussing the future of Europe's 5G and upcoming 6G networks during sessions organized by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), highlighting Europe’s push on advanced network innovation.
Overall, MWC25 seeks to demonstrate how advanced connectivity technologies, especially 5G and beyond, will drive innovation, business growth, and cross-industry transformation through new partnerships and technological convergence. Tickets for the event can be purchased online at mwcbarcelona.com/passes.
- As MWC Barcelona 2025 focuses on advancing 5G technology and beyond, the event aims to facilitate collaborations in the technology industry, particularly with finance sectors, to explore revenue-generating services through 5G networks.
- expert discussions at MWC Barcelona 2025 will underscore the impact of 5G and future 6G networks on the finance industry, as they look to capitalize on new opportunities from the convergence of technology and connectivity.
