2024-02-23T15:54:37.014Z

So what are we expecting to see at MWC 2024? The TechRadar Pro team give their thoughts and predictions…

Desire Athow, Managing Editor, TechRadar Pro

You will not be able to walk down the halls of La Fira without hearing vendors pitching ad nauseam  AI-infused hardware, software or services; blame the meteoric rise of Generative AI – and ChatGPT – for that. MWC’s agenda will be dominated by artificial intelligence, either on the client side (with AI PC for example) or on the infrastructure side, as the industry’s rate of adoption of AI reaches an all time high. Against that backdrop, one of the key themes of this year’s conference, “humanising AI”, is particularly pertinent. I expect to hear a lot more about next generation connectivity as well with the usual suspects showing their latest research on 6G and beyond. 2024 may also be the year where MWC shuns B2C completely with barely any major consumer-facing devices expected to be introduced. 

Mike Moore, Deputy Editor, TechRadar Pro

MWC is now fully restored to its place as the biggest and best mobile technology show in the world, and we have big hopes for this year’s show. I’m looking forward to seeing and hearing a lot more about the work going towards the deployment of 6G technology, and how AI is doubtlessly set to play a massive part in this.