Qualcomm MWC 2026 Updates

Qualcomm Powers the Rise of Personal AI with New Snapdragon Wear Elite Platform – Qualcomm Technologies Inc. today announced the Snapdragon Wear Elite Platform, a personal AI platform designed to unlock the next generation of truly personal, always-on, intelligent wearable computing devices. Personal AI devices will be a critical layer of the intelligent network for the AI era and Snapdragon Wear Elite is the world’s first Personal AI wearable platform that works across WearOS by Google™, Android, and Linux with a NPU for on-device AI and advanced suite of ultra-low power connectivity solutions.
Qualcomm Announces 5G-Advanced Leap with Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF – World’s First R19-Ready Modem, Laying the Foundation for 6G – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced the Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF, the world’s leading 5G Advanced platform featuring the industry’s first 3GPP Release 19-ready modem, laying the foundation for 6G development and testing. Building on Qualcomm Technologies’ decades of leadership in connectivity, the Qualcomm X105 achieves significant improvements in data speeds and power efficiency, while introducing breakthroughs in quad-band GNSS and integrated NR-NTN support.
Qualcomm Launches Agentic RAN Management Service and AI Enhancements for Commercial RAN Platforms to Accelerate Value for Telcos on the path to 6G – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced a comprehensive portfolio of AI-driven RAN innovations that accelerate the value of RAN AI and network autonomy ahead of the 6G era, delivering immediate operational benefits to mobile network operators while establishing the foundation for next-generation autonomous and AI-native networks.
Qualcomm Debuts AI-Native Wi‑Fi 8 Portfolio Unifying Client and Network Connectivity for AI Era Performance – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced its industry-leading Wi-Fi 8 portfolio, a key step toward building the connectivity foundation for the AI era. The comprehensive portfolio features the Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 8800 Mobile Connectivity System and five new Qualcomm Dragonwing™ Networking Platforms.
Qualcomm Brings On‑Premises Industrial AI and Connectivity to a Siemens Factory Model at MWC Barcelona – At MWC Barcelona, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Siemens AG showcase a technology implementation to accelerate the autonomous factory production. Qualcomm Technologies will be demonstrating on‑premise intelligence with AI integrated into a Siemens autonomous factory model.
Qualcomm and T-Mobile Deepen Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate the Industry’s Evolution from 5G Advanced to 6G – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS), America’s leading 5G operator, today announced an expanded strategic collaboration to accelerate the wireless industry’s transition from 5G Advanced to 6G, with commercial deployments targeted beginning in 2029. This collaboration aligns with Qualcomm Technologies’ broader 6G industry initiative unveiled at MWC Barcelona 2026 to accelerate global readiness for the next generation of wireless innovation.