What we showcased at MWC 2026

This week, Mobile World Congress 2026 once again turned Barcelona into the global meeting point for those of us building the digital future. And, one more year, at Telefónica Tech we were present at the Telefónica stand in Fira Gran Via to show how we apply technology to the real challenges faced by businesses and public administrations.

It has been four days full of conversations, demonstrations and debates. Strong interest and many questions around the role AI is playing in transforming production models, in the evolution of Cybersecurity and in redefining digital trust.

What we showcased at the stand

At Telefónica’s Hall 3 – 3K31 stand, we presented concrete applications of some of our technological capabilities, brought into real world scenarios.

• How medical care at large scale events can be supported by advanced connectivity and real time processing through the Titan Connect demo, where the combination of 5G, Edge Computing, IoT connectivity and AI strengthens healthcare coordination in high density environments.
• Our capabilities in post quantum cryptography, a field set to mark a turning point in information protection. Infrastructures designed for crypto agility, preparedness for future threats and strategies to reinforce data sovereignty.

Alongside these initiatives, focused on connected healthcare and preparedness for the post quantum challenge, we presented other complementary capabilities. These included applications of quantum technologies aimed at optimisation and infrastructure design with crypto agility.

We also recreated advanced emergency management and mission critical scenarios, where 5G, network slicing, Edge Computing, AI and connected drones enable the coordination of complex operations in real time. All of this was complemented by specific solutions to reinforce digital trust, including mobile identity and protection against fraud and impersonation.

The conversations we helped drive

We also took part in various industry sessions and meetings, both inside and outside the Telefónica Agora, where we shared our vision, real use cases and lessons learned alongside clients and partners. These are some of the sessions in which we participated:

• Debating the SOC of the future, analysing how AI is redefining the Cybersecurity operating model and what this means for detection, response and anticipation in the face of increasingly sophisticated threats.
• Exploring the impact of physical AI in industry, focusing on cyber physical systems and how the integration of data, production processes and advanced automation is transforming the industrial environment.
• Addressing one of the major challenges of this decade: digital identity in the age of AI, both human and non human, as an essential pillar for building secure and trustworthy digital environments.
• In the field of sustainability and applied innovation, exploring how digital technology can become a tool to protect marine ecosystems and generate positive environmental impact.

We also shared the results of our analysis of urban mobility during MWC 2026 through our Smart Steps platform, which makes it possible to better understand the impact an event of this magnitude has on the city. This insight enables public administrations and businesses to make more informed decisions in areas such as planning, flow management and service capacity sizing.

An MWC shaped by technological convergence

If one thing has become clear in this edition, it is that the convergence of 5G, Edge Computing, IoT and Artificial Intelligence is already a reality, enabling new use cases in smart mobility, industrial production and critical infrastructure management.

In this hyperconnected context, where everything exchanges data and decisions in real time, Cybersecurity becomes an essential enabler. Protecting infrastructures, human and non human identities, devices, repositories and information flows is the foundation on which any progress rests.

In this way, the combination of advanced connectivity, distributed processing and real time intelligence opens the door to more resilient, efficient and secure models. This balance between innovation and protection, between technological capability and trust, has been one of the pillars of our proposal at MWC 2026: applied technology with tangible impact, designed from the outset to be secure.

■ Thank you to all our clients, partners and professionals who visited our space and sessions to share their challenges and projects. The conversation continues.