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MWC 2026: What's Next for Mobile?

Thursday, 5 March 2026

Telecoms & Connectivity

Molly Gatford

Senior Research Analyst

Juniper Research’s latest whitepaper distils the most important announcements from MWC Barcelona 2026 and examines what they mean for the telecoms market over the year ahead. As the industry moves into what the GSMA describes as the ‘IQ Era’, where intelligence becomes embedded across networks and services, the report identifies five key developments shaping operator strategy.

Operators Focus on Making Network APIs Agent-ready
Operators Diversify 5G Monetisation Via Value‑added Consumer Services
Mobile Network Operators Weigh the Future of AI-RAN
Direct-to-cell Commercialisation Expands Outdoor Coverage
5G-Advanced Moving to Deployment Cycle

Latest research, whitepapers & press releases

Report

March 2026

Fintech & Payments

Lorien Carter

Cross-border Payments Market: 2026-2030

Our Cross-border Payments research suite provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the evolving cross-border payments landscape; enabling stakeholders such as businesses, financial institutions, payment service providers, card networks, regulators, and technology infrastructure providers to understand future growth, key trends, and the competitive environment.
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Report

February 2026

Telecoms & Connectivity

Ardit Ballhysa

Mobile Messaging Market: 2026-2030

Juniper Research’s Mobile Messaging research suite provides mobile messaging vendors, mobile network operators, and enterprises with intelligence on how to capitalise on changing market dynamics within the mobile messaging market.
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Report

February 2026

Fintech & Payments

Shane O'Sullivan

KYC/KYB Systems Market: 2026-2030

Our KYC/KYB Systems research suite provides a detailed and insightful analysis of an evolving market; enabling stakeholders such as financial institutions, eCommerce platforms, regulatory agencies and technology vendors to understand future growth, key trends and the competitive environment.
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Report

February 2026

Telecoms & Connectivity

Molly Gatford

RCS for Business Market: 2026-2030

Our comprehensive RCS for Business research suite provides an in‑depth evaluation of a market poised for rapid expansion over the next five years. It equips stakeholders with clear insight into the most significant opportunities emerging over the next two years.
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Report

February 2026

Fintech & Payments

Jawad Jahan

Mobile Money in Emerging Markets: 2026-2030

Our Mobile Money in Emerging Markets research report provides detailed evaluation and analysis of the ways in which the mobile financial services space is evolving and developing.
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Report

January 2026

IoT & Emerging Technology

Louis Atkin

Post-quantum Cryptography Market: 2026-2035

Juniper Research’s Post-quantum Cryptography (PQC) research suite provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis of this market; enabling stakeholders, including PQC-enabled platform providers, specialists, cybersecurity consultancies, and many others, to understand future growth, key trends, and the competitive environment.
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Whitepaper

March 2026

Telecoms & Connectivity

Molly Gatford

MWC 2026: What's Next for Mobile?

Our latest whitepaper distils the most important announcements from MWC Barcelona 2026 and examines what they mean for the telecoms market over the year ahead. From network APIs and 5G monetisation to AI-RAN, direct-to-cell connectivity, and 5G-Advanced, it explains where the biggest opportunities — and challenges — will emerge next.
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Whitepaper

March 2026

Fintech & Payments

Lorien Carter

The Transformation of Cross-border Payment Infrastructure

Our complimentary whitepaper, The Transformation of Cross-border Payment Infrastructure, examines the state of the cross-border payments market; explaining the role of key actors in transforming the cross-border payment experience, as well as the current landscape and recent developments within the cross-border payments industry.
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Whitepaper

February 2026

Telecoms & Connectivity

Ardit Ballhysa

How Social Media Will Disrupt Mobile Messaging Channels in 2026

Our complimentary whitepaper, How Social Media Will Disrupt Mobile Messaging Channels in 2026, explores the challenges and opportunities for operators and enterprises as social media traffic continues to increase.
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Whitepaper

February 2026

Telecoms & Connectivity

Sam Barker

Protecting Users from Scam Ads: A Call for Social Media Platform Accountability

In this new whitepaper commissioned by Revolut, Juniper Research examines how scam advertising has become embedded across major social media platforms, quantifies the scale of user exposure and financial harm, and explains why current detection and enforcement measures are failing to keep pace.
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Whitepaper

February 2026

Fintech & Payments

Shane O'Sullivan

Know Your Agents (KYA): The Next Frontier in KYC/KYB Systems

Our complimentary whitepaper, Know Your Agents (KYA): The Next Frontier in KYC/KYB Systems, examines the state of the KYC/KYB systems market; considering the impact of regulatory development, emerging risk factors such as identity enabled fraud, and how identity and business verification is evolving beyond traditional customer and merchant onboarding toward agent-level governance.
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Whitepaper

February 2026

Telecoms & Connectivity

Molly Gatford

3 Key Strategies for Capitalising on RCS Growth in 2026

Our complimentary whitepaper, 3 Key Strategies for Capitalising on RCS Growth in 2026, explores key trends shaping the RCS for Business market and outlines how mobile operators and platforms can accelerate adoption and maximise revenue over the next 12 months.
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Fintech & Payments

Top Three Global Leaders in Cross-border Payment Infrastructure Revealed

March 2026
Telecoms & Connectivity

MVNO Subscriber Revenue to Exceed $50 Billion Globally in 2030

March 2026
Fintech & Payments

QUBE Events is excited to bring back the 24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum - Switzerland

February 2026
Telecoms & Connectivity

OTT Messaging Apps to Exceed 5 Billion Users Globally by 2028; Driving Shift in Enterprise Communication Strategies

February 2026
Fintech & Payments

Calling All Fintech & Payment Innovators: Future Digital Awards Now Open for 2026

February 2026
Telecoms & Connectivity

Operator RCS for Business Revenue to Reach $3 Billion Globally by 2027, Growing 150% in Two Years

February 2026

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