MWC 2026Enabling Edge AI forTelco RAN, Core, IT,and Enterprise
MWC 2026Enabling Edge AI forTelco RAN, Core, IT,and Enterprise

MWC 2026
Enabling Edge AI for
Telco RAN, Core, IT,
and Enterprise

Explore Cutting Edge Technologies From Wind River

Telecom and IT operators need modern, AI-enabled infrastructure to deliver 5G, edge, and cloud-native services faster and more efficiently. Wind River empowers this transformation with carrier-grade solutions that accelerate cloud adoption, automate operations, and improve resilience through real-time analytics and orchestration. Wind River Cloud Platform is the market-leading cloud-native, mission-critical, and AI-ready platform for telecoms and beyond. 
 
Wind River demonstrated its capabiliities at Mobile World Congress 2026 through a series of executive video interviews and demos. If you missed us – or if you want to relive the experience – check out the selected highlights below.

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Customer Perspectives

We captured perspectives from industry executives who are directly influencing next generation network transformation - practical viewpoints from leaders who’ve already navigated modernization efforts.

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Wind River helps Telefónica scale for a cloud native future
Telefónica and Wind River discuss the importance of automation, orchestration and scalability in the shift towards unified cloud-native infrastructure.
Featuring:
  • Cayetano Carbajo Martin, Director Core, Transport & Service Platforms, Telefonica
  • Paul Miller, CTO, Wind River
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Vodafone and Wind River drive Open RAN deployment
Vodafone and Wind River discuss their collaboration on Open RAN deployments, open ecosystems, and the integration of AI in future network architectures.
Featuring:
  • Marco Zangani, Dir Network Strategy and Architecture, Vodafone Networks 
  • Randy Cox, Vice President, AI and Incubation, Wind River
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TELUS harnesses the winds of change with Open RAN
TELUS and Wind River discuss their ongoing collaboration to transform TELUS’s radio access network using virtualized and Open RAN technologies.
Featuring:
  • Sushil Rawat, Director RAN Strategy, TELUS 
  • Nastasi Karaiskos, VP Global Telco & EMEA Sales, Wind River
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Enabling safer roads with C-V2X solutions
Verizon, Wind River, and Aptiv discuss their joint C-V2X (cellular vehicle-to-everything) solution, revealing how it enables 5G-connected vehicles for improved road safety.
Featuring:
  • Craig Turner, VP Solutions, APTIV 
  • Mark Custodio, Associate Vice President - Cellular Connectivity, Verizon Business 
  • Paul Miller, CTO, Wind River 

Executive Perspectives

Thought leaders from Wind River share their views on where the industry is heading—and how you can position your network strategy to increase agility, reduce cost pressures and open new service opportunities.

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MWC 2026: The evolution of cloud-based technology in network infrastructure.
Learn how Wind River software is enabling production-scale deployments for Open RAN and edge AI, VM migration, plus vehicle safety innovations.
Featuring:
  • Paul Miller, CTO Wind River
  • Dave Velante, theCUBE.
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MWC 2026: Beyond Cloud Native: How Wind River Is Accelerating Telco Growth
What’s ahead for RAN, Core, and IT as telecommunication service providers push toward cloud native networks and edge AI services.
Featuring:
  • Nicola Marzilano, VP International Telco Sales Wind River.

Industry Panels

Industry panel discussions give direct insights from a spectrum of leading experts, practical takeaways on emerging trends, and valuable perspectives that deepen understanding and inspire smarter decisions.

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TelecomTV DSP Leaders Industry Vision Report 2026
Telco AI strategies, the business potential of digital sovereign services, and network security investment levels are some of the findings discussed
Featuring:
  • Darrell Jordan-Smith, Chief Revenue Officer, Wind River
  • Terje Jensen, Head of Global Business Security, Telenor 
  • Geoffrey Hollingworth, CMO, Rakuten Symphony
  • Neil McRae, CTIO, CityFibre 
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O-RAN Alliance Summit
AI-powered network automation, autonomous RAN, and the future of service delivery are the hot topics discussed
Featuring:
  • Gabriel Foglander, Head of Strategic RAN Leadership, Ericsson 
  • Lucia de Miguel, Senior Open RAN Manager, Vodafone
  • Changsoon Choi,VP, NW Intelligence and Innovation, Deutsche Telekom
  • Kanika Atri, Senior Director, Telecoms, NVIDIA
  • Warren Bayek, Vice President, Intelligent Edge, Wind River 
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GSMA Edge of Intelligence: The convergence of AI, IoT, and 5G
Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) and ultra-low-latency 5G enables AI at the network edge for use cases such as instant automation, predictive maintenance, and telemedicine.
Featuring:
  • Nevash Pillay, Head of Global Telecom, Databricks
  • Gilles Garcia, Sr Director Wired & Wireless, AMD
  • Kallista Savidou, Head of New Business and Innovation IoT, Telefonica Tech
  • Warren Bayek, VP Intelligent Edge, Wind River 

Innovation Theater

Explore our featured MWC 2026 demos to see how integrated AI-RAN solutions, VM migration, and 5G connected vehicles are solving real-world connectivity challenges and accelerating the journey to a software-defined future.

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The Platform Behind AI-RAN
Wind River unifies AI and RAN on a single cloud-native edge platform, delivering real-time intelligence, strict isolation, automated operations, and end-to-end visibility.
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The Path Beyond VMware
This video outlines a five-phase, services-led migration path emphasizing controlled, validated transition from proprietary VMware to an open private cloud.
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Enhance road safety with C-V2X over 5G:
C-V2X (cellular vehicle-to-everything) technology, developed with Verizon Business, Aptiv, and Wind River that enables vehicles to share vital sensor information over 5G to enhance road safety and drive future service revenue.

Experience the Power of Our Partner Ecosystem

Innovation doesn't happen in a vacuum. We’ve collaborated with industry leaders like Nokia, ServiceNOW, and Capgemini to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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Nokia charts the path to 6G with anyRAN
Nokia and Wind River discuss Nokia’s anyRAN strategy, a global virtualized architecture blueprint for network disaggregation powered by AI and cloud technologies, and the road to 6G.
Featuring:
  • Aji Ed, VP, Head of AI RAN, Cloud RAN and SMO, Nokia
  • Paul Miller, CTO, Wind River 
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How IT and OT convergence generates efficiency and revenue opportunities
Wind River, ServiceNow, and Capgemini have partnered to exploit new opportunities for efficiency and revenue through the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), while tackling the challenges of data sovereignty and compliance.
Featuring:
  • Darrell Jordan-Smith, Chief Revenue Officer, Wind River
  • Nikhil Gulati, Head of Network Engineering and Product Sustenance, Capgemini
  • Romit Ghose, Head of Product – Telecom & Media, ServiceNow 
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Wind River Cloud Platform with Intel® Xeon® 6
Wind River Cloud Platform with Intel® Xeon 6® boosts performance, increases capacity, reduces footprint, and accelerates AI, giving telecoms a more efficient, scalable, and future- ready cloud foundation.
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Samsung and Wind River collaborate using Intel® Xeon® 6
Samsung collaborated with Intel, Dell Technologies, and Wind River for network virtualization to enhance network performance and unlock new possibilities. A significant milestone was achieved using the latest Intel® Xeon® 6 processors.
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Samsung and Wind River collaborate using AMD Sorano
Samsung has been advancing its fully software driven vRAN architecture in collaboration with AMD and Wind River to enable seamless evolution for advanced virtualized networks.

Wind River Announcements

Our announcements around Edge AI, AI-RAN automation, C-V2X advancements, and our collaboration with AMD reflect our continued focus on enabling high-performance, intelligent, and energy-efficient networks.

Wind River Showcases Edge AI for Intelligent Networks at MWC Barcelona

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Wind River and Vodafone Collaborate to Advance AI-RAN Operations for Open RAN

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Aptiv and Wind River Showcase Network C-V2X Solution for Sensor Sharing Leveraging Verizon’s Connected Driving Platform

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Wind River and AMD Announce Strategic Collaboration Delivering Industry’s First Unified O-RAN and AI-RAN Platform

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