Mobile World Congress 2018 | Barcelona

What is Mobile World Congress?

About Mobile World Congress
The GSMA Mobile World Congress is the world’s largest exhibition for the mobile industry, incorporating a thought-leadership conference that features prominent executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world.

View the 2018 Event Highlights or download the post event report to take a closer look at what unfolded at #MWC18.

Mobile World Congress 2019 will once again take place at Fira Gran Via with selected events, including 4YFN, taking place at Fira Montjuïc. View Map

Showing Our Character

To celebrate and commemorate our partnership with local Barcelona artists, Brosmind, and to encourage attendees to show their personal support for the SDGs – #MWC18 offered exclusive merchandise featuring the 17 SDG characters. Attendees could purchase a variety of items from umbrellas, notebooks, t-shirts and hoodies, to gifts the kids!

Showcasing the Future of Innovation

GSMA Innovation City featured immersive demonstrations of the most cutting-edge mobile enabled products and services in the world today. Visitors experienced how mobile-connected products and services are creating a better future for citizens and businesses around the world, in diverse areas such as home, automotive, health, agriculture, utilities, industrial and more.

NEXTech in Hall 8.0 put the spotlight on disruptive technologies from virtual reality/augmented reality and robotics, to cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, graphene and more. In the NEXTech Theatres, the GSMA hosted 34 Partner Programme sessions over the four days of #MWC18.