The Mobile World Congress or MWC in Barcelona has been consolidating itself for years as the most important mobile technology event in the world. We tell you when the next edition is, all the news of MWC Barcelona 2025 that you cannot miss, where to stay and much more.
Dates of MWC Barcelona 2025
This 2025, the MWC Barcelona will take place from Monday, March 03 to Thursday, March 06 at the Fira Gran Vía in Barcelona (Hospitalet). As in other years, the following will also take place in parallel:
The 4 Years from Now (4YFN) event to connect entrepreneurs with investors in the technology industry. With workshops, debates, conference sessions, seminars, etc. organized in the Montjuic fairgrounds (Plaça Espanya). The event framed within MWC Barcelona 2025 will focus on the special theme AI XL.
Parallel programs such as the Sports Tomorrow Congress, organized by the Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB), an event of sports innovation that will bring together specialists in technology, research and development from around the world to analyze and discuss the future of sport in these areas.
GSMA Ministerial Program, from March 03 to March 06 high‑level representatives of international telecommunications industry organizations meet to share knowledge and debate regulatory policy issues.
Themes and news of MWC 2025
As always, the topics on which GSMA is organized have to do with the role of technology and connectivity in our daily lives, as well as our future. The main theme of MWC Barcelona 2025 is “Converge. Connect. Create.”, highlighting technological convergence, connectivity and innovation. In this edition of the Mobile World Congress, the major themes to be addressed during the event will be:
• The acceleration of 5G and its next phase
• Connecting everything and the current mobile ecosystem
• Humanizing AI and the impact of generative AI
• DX Manufacturing and the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector
• The Game Changers, or new elements of change in technology
• Our Digital DNA
Below, we highlight some of the most anticipated presentations of the MWC:
Confirmed speakers
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2025 will have the participation of prominent figures from the technology field. Among them are Steve Wozniak co‑founder of Apple, Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion and a benchmark in artificial intelligence, Xavier Amatriain, vice president of product at Google and Cristian Canton responsible for artificial intelligence at Meta. In addition, the event will include well‑known technology communicators such as Nate Gentile and DotCSV.
Trends of MWC Barcelona
MWC Barcelona 2025 will focus on trends such as artificial intelligence, which will improve devices and services, mobile connectivity with the development of 5G and 6G, augmented and virtual reality that will transform sectors such as entertainment and health, cybersecurity in the face of increased cyberattacks and innovative devices such as screen‑less mobiles and smart rings.
Schedule of MWC 2025
The schedule of the MWC for visitors is as follows:
03 – 05 March: from 8:30h to 19:00h
06 March: from 8:30h to 16:00h
MWC 2025 Tickets
Since its beginnings, the MWC has always presented itself as an environment to discover trends, do networking or close deals with the most important investors and companies in the world. Tickets for MWC Barcelona can already be purchased with these prices (excluding taxes):
Discovery Exhibition Pass: €899
Leader’s Conference Pass: €2,199
VIP Pass: €4,999
With any of these MWC tickets you can access the exhibitor area, product demonstrations, 4YFN events, conferences and speeches (by streaming or in person).
How to get to MWC Barcelona
All registered attendees at the Mobile World Congress have a free public transport pass to move around the city during the days of the event, which includes the ticket to the airport. You can get to Fira Gran Via with these means of transport:
• Metro, lines L9S and L10
• Train, Europa/Fira station
• Taxi, there are stops enabled at the MWC
• Bus, the MWC Direct Bus runs the route between Plaça Espanya and Fira Gran Via
• By booking a private bus or car
Hotels for Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025
With more than 100,000 attendees in previous editions, not counting all the people who will travel for work, it is recommended that you secure your accommodation or hotel well in advance for MWC 2025. And if after the congress you have time for sightseeing, get inspired with our article about what to visit in Barcelona. From Silken Hotels we suggest two hotels in Barcelona for the MWC with all the comforts and very well connected. Remember that if you book from our Official Website you have the best price guaranteed:
Hotel Silken Ramblas Barcelona 4*
To get to the MWC: start with metro line 1 at Plaça de Catalunya and transfer at Torrassa to take the L9 Sud metro. You can get off at “Fira” or “Europa Fira”. It will take about 35 minutes.
Hotel Silken Sant Gervasi 3*
To get to the MWC: take bus H6 to Zona Universitaria and from there the L9 Sud metro. You can get off at “Fira” or “Europa Fira”. It will take about 45 minutes. You can also take the trains at Putxet, transfer at Provença (metro Diagonal L5) and continue to Collblanc where you can take the L9 metro. The time is more or less the same. We are waiting for you at Silken Hotels Barcelona.
