Trust me I’m a telco: sector insecurity seeps into MWC opener

Neal Doran2026-03-02T21:27:00

Source: GSMA

MWC26: Telco CEOs take to the stage to warn of “unknown threats” and an emerging “Wild West” as the pace of technological change outpaces the rate that international operators, governments, and regulators can react…

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Themes: AI disruption; Agentic AI; Digital fraud; Digital sovereignty; Geopolitical risk; Network resilience; Regulatory reform; Satellite communications; Strategic tech sovereignty; Telco‑grade AI; Telecoms regulation; Trust in technology; Wild West space environment.
Events: Mobile World Congress (MWC).
People: Christel Heydemann; John Stankey; Marc Murtra; Margherita Della Valle; Sunil Bharti Mittal; Tim Höttges; Tim Peake; Vivek Badrinath.
Geographic: Europe; Myanmar; United States.
Organisations: AT&T; Bharti Airtel; Deutsche Telekom; GSMA; Meta; Orange; Telefónica; Vodafone.

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