Mobile World Congress 2026: brown-iposs helps drive the beginning of the “IQ Era”

The Mobile World Congress will once again bring together the global mobile communications industry in 2026 – and brown-iposs will be there. In early March, industry professionals from around the world will gather at Fira Barcelona Gran Via to discuss the future of digital networks. For us, the MWC has long been a fixed date in the calendar, as few other events offer such a high density of technical exchange, expert discussions and practical insights into current developments. This year, brown-iposs will once again travel to Barcelona with a team of experienced specialists to engage with operators, vendors, integrators and researchers and to discuss concrete questions related to network operation, optimization and architecture.

This year’s MWC motto, “The IQ Era,” describes the transition from pure connectivity to connected intelligence – a vision that brown-iposs has been helping to turn into reality for years. Intelligent networks are no longer a distant prospect but a technical necessity. Increasing complexity, dynamic load distribution and growing real-time requirements are pushing classical manual optimization approaches to their limits. This is precisely where modern concepts come into play, integrating data analysis, automation and learning methods directly into network operations. The transition toward such intelligent infrastructures lies at the core of our work and of our closed-loop real-time optimization solution, CARAT.

One of this year’s focal topics is Intelligent Infrastructure, referring to adaptive, self-monitoring network architectures. Solutions capable of analysing network behaviour in real time and responding automatically are becoming a prerequisite for stable operation. Equally relevant is the theme of Sovereign AI, which addresses how operators can maintain transparency, control and independence despite growing technical complexity.

Closed-loop real-time optimization with CARAT

At the centre of our presence at the show is CARAT, our solution for automated, AI-supported network optimization. The software analyses protocol data directly within the radio access network and detects anomalies, root causes and correlations in real time. On this basis, corrective measures can be initiated automatically, before disruptions affect users or services. This closed loop of analysis, evaluation and optimization enables a form of real-time optimization that is increasingly becoming essential for the reliable operation of modern mobile networks.

What is already deployed productively in 4G and 5G environments today also points toward the future of 6G. Next-generation mobile systems will interlink communication, sensing and control functions far more closely than before. This will create new innovation potential while significantly increasing network dynamics and complexity. Network optimization is therefore evolving from a periodic task into a continuous, data-driven system function. Automated approaches will be required to ensure performance, stability and service quality under changing conditions. At MWC, we will demonstrate how such concepts can be implemented in practice and which architectural foundations are necessary.

Transparency in multi-vendor environments

Another advantage of automated analysis lies in its ability to make heterogeneous multi-vendor environments transparent. In open network architectures, it is essential to combine data from different vendors and evaluate it across systems. CARAT supports precisely this approach, provides reliable decision-making foundations for operation and optimization, and implements resulting actions automatically. At the same time, the software can manage slicing in 5G networks, helping to allocate resources according to demand and improve efficiency.

Our ability to discuss these topics from a practical perspective is rooted in the experience of our team. For two decades, brown-iposs has specialised in data-driven network optimization and has worked closely with operators, industry partners and research institutions. In addition to developing proprietary software solutions, we are continuously involved in international projects aimed at advancing mobile communications technologies, including initiatives such as xG-ALOE. Our focus is not limited to theoretical concepts but extends to their practical and beneficial implementation in real networks.

brown-iposs invites expert dialogue