MWC26 Doha united senior market leaders, policymakers and regulators for 3 days of exhibit, conversation, networking and dealmaking in Doha
Doha– WEBWIRE — Thursday, November 12, 2026
MWC26 Doha closed as over 10,000 participants from 100 nations and areas assembled in Qatar, showing the scale and aspiration of the Middle East and North Africas digital development and improvement. Throughout 3 days of keynote sessions, conferences, and tops, and hosted in collaboration with the State of Qatars Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), delegates checked out how ingrained intelligence, next-generation facilities and nationwide digital methods are improving the Middle East and North Africas function in the international connection community
In a first-of-its-kind co-location, MWC26 Doha ran together with the opening days of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26). PP-26 is the primary governing body of the ITU, the UN firm for digital innovations. Held every 4 years, it acts as the greatest decision-making body to figure out ITUs tactical and monetary strategies, choose its management, and set its total instructions. Together, the 2 occasions unified market leaders, policymakers and innovators to check out important digital problems changing society.
Sianne Ryder, CEO, Events and Industry Services, GSMA Ltd, stated: Today at MWC26 Doha, policymakers and regulators sat side by side with market leaders and innovators to discuss, link and form MENAs digital future. Co-locating with the opening days of ITU PP-26 produced something special: a location where those setting the worldwide digital program might engage straight with the operators, innovation business and financiers bringing it to life. The outcome was sharper discussions, more powerful connections and a clearer course from policy to advance. We eagerly anticipate seeing the collaborations created in Doha provide effect throughout the area and beyond. Thank you to everybody who joined us and specifically to our hosts at MCIT.
MWC26 Doha in numbers:
- Over 10,000 special participants from 100 nations and areas
- 14% C-suite guests, 37% director level and above
- 62% of guests representing markets surrounding to the core mobile environment
- The GSMA Ministerial Programme assembled 86 delegations, consisting of 36 Ministers and 34 Heads of National Regulatory Authorities. In overall, 74 nations and 12 intergovernmental organisations were represented
- 195 speakers throughout keynote sessions, tops and partner programs
- ~ 100 exhibitors, sponsors and partners throughout the program flooring, parallel to ITU PP-26
- 42 collaborations and statements checked in the Announcement Lounge
- More than 220 media, material developers and market experts on-site
Showcasing MENAs digital improvement
- On the GSMA Pavilion, Ooredoo Qatar, Ericsson, Eonetics, Hikvision and GSMA Fusion showed how sophisticated mobile connection can support emergency situation action. The 5G Connectivity for Emergency Response demonstration connected Eonetics connected drone in Melbourne with the GSMA Pavilion in Doha, more than 12,000 kilometres away.
- The GSMA introduced its AI for Impact (AI4I) MENA Initiativewhich intends to combine mobile operators, federal governments, worldwide organisations, academic community and economic sector partners to establish and scale AI-powered services throughout the area. The effort will support accountable and inclusive AI adoption through tactical collaborations and abilities advancement.
- The GSMA likewise signed arrangements or revealed partnerships with Khalifa University and AMD to bring radio frequency structure designs to telecom operators; with the ITU to speed up relied on, open AI for telecoms; with Axonect to empower small companies through operator-led digital markets; with Applab to mark a five-year dedication to MWC Doha; with H.E. Minister of Digital Transition and Technology Innovation of Cte dIvoire to enhance mobile phone cost in Cte dIvoire; and in between GSMA Foundry and apoQlar to bring spatial computing to linked health care.
Vivek Badrinath, Director General of the GSMA, stated: MWC26 Doha stays a main part of our work to bring the mobile community together around the concerns that matter most to its development, from the international requirements that keep networks working throughout borders to linking the countless individuals who stay offline. With connection and digital policy now important to financial and social development, this years occasion and our cooperation with Qatar brought local concerns onto the worldwide phase. The aspiration and collaboration we have actually seen in Doha have actually developed a strong structure, and we will continue to construct on them so that digital development reaches every neighborhood throughout MENA.
On-demand access to keynote sessions and occasion highlights are readily available on the MWC Doha sitewhile you can access the current news, updates, B-roll, and main photography by means of the MWC26 Doha Press Zone
MWC26 Doha marks the last stop of the 2026 GSMA international occasion series. The GSMA now turns its attention to MWC27 Barcelona on 1-4 March 2027, with registration now openWe eagerly anticipate inviting the areas connection community back to Doha, from 15-17 November2027.
About GSMA
The GSMA is a worldwide organisation unifying the mobile community to find, establish and provide development fundamental to favorable company environments and social modification. Our vision is to open the complete power of connection so that individuals, market, and society prosper. Representing mobile operators and organisations throughout the mobile community and surrounding markets, the GSMA provides for its members throughout 3 broad pillars: Connectivity for Good, Industry Services and Solutions, and Outreach. This activity consists of advancing policy, taking on todays greatest social difficulties, underpinning the innovation and interoperability that make mobile work, and supplying the worlds biggest platform to assemble the mobile environment at the MWC and M360 series of occasions. We welcome you to learn more at gsma.com
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