MWC Barcelona 2024: the insights beneath the surface
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More than 101,000 people from 205 countries attended MWC Barcelona 2024. The show attracted over 2,700 exhibitors, including telecoms operators, vendors and firms from across the broader technology ecosystem. Almost 60% came from industries adjacent to telecoms, reflecting MWC’s evolution towards an event covering digital transformation in its broadest sense – with impacts for people, companies and economies.
This report highlights the key announcements and innovations that took centre stage. The GSMA Intelligence analyst team looks beneath the surface to identify what was unexpected, how developments relate to the big-picture trends and what it all means for the wider TMT industry. The analysis covers all the key themes from MWC24, including AI (the most pervasive topic), 5G innovations, digitisation of the enterprise, private wireless networks, open RAN, satellites and NTNs, and sustainability.
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