4YFNThe 4YFN Zone at MWC26 Shanghai

From AI disruptors to visionary VCs and corporate changemakers, 4YFN powers every player in the startup ecosystem.
The 4YFN Zone focuses on the latest innovations, frontier technologies and forward-looking trends.

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What’s inside the 4YFN Zone?

4YFN is a global startup platform empowering innovative new ventures through connections, exposure and investment opportunities. Over the years, as the co-located show at MWC, it has cultivated a thriving community of founders, investors, corporate innovators and industry leaders, ready to collaborate with some of the best startups around. 

At MWC26 Shanghai, the 4YFN Zone returns with new zones, thought leadership and future technology, highlighting the very latest cutting-edge solutions and trends across mobile, digital and connectivity.

Explore its many different zones

  • GSMA Membership Zone

    Showcasing the pioneering solutions of digital transformation technologies from startups who are GSMA members. With live demonstrations spanning hardware and software – including chips, next-generation networks, AI, 5G industry applications and more. 

  • 6G Zone

    Discover integrated experiences across 6G network architecture, as leading enterprises come together to build an experiential and interactive blueprint for the future of digital civilisation.  

    Highlighting:

    • Air–space–ground–sea integrated prototypes
    • Communications–sensing–computing–intelligence convergence
    • Immersive metaverse interactions 

  • Mobile World Capital Barcelona Zone

    Delegations of European companies and investors gather at MWC Shanghai, as the founder of 4YFN (Mobile World Capital Barcelona) connects trailblazing enterprises to global opportunities.

  • eSIM Zone

    A one-stop showcase of the full eSIM value chain with the latest eSIM products and technologies – including solutions by mobile operators, module manufacturers, device manufacturers and platform service providers.

  • MVNO Zone

    The place for MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) to network with the ecosystem and discuss their business innovations, global expansion strategies and industry collaboration models, to drive new partnerships, growth and global industry coordination. 

Future Tech showcases

  • Next-generation human–machine interaction 
    A first look at new paradigms of human–machine collaboration and intelligent living scenarios with frontier technologies, including brain–computer interfaces, spatial computing, the metaverse and AI.
  • Sustainable technology and green innovation 
    New energy technologies and carbon-neutral solutions demonstrate how technological innovation underpins global sustainable development goals.
  • Intelligent systems and digital infrastructure 
    Core technological architectures and innovation ecosystems that will enable the efficient functioning of future societies, spanning quantum computing, industrial internet platforms and urban digital twin systems. 

4YFN Leaders Stage

  • Forward-looking trends and strategic insights
    Industry leaders share exclusive perspectives and future market outlooks across frontier fields such as sustainability and AI.
  • Scaling growth in practice
    Founders provide in-depth retrospectives on real-world experiences and critical decisions spanning product–market fit, scaled expansion and the journey to IPO (Initial Public Offering).
  • Cross-disciplinary thinking and disruptive innovation
    Exploring the intersections of technology with business, industry, society and culture, to spark breakthrough ideas that will shape the industries of the future. 

Get in touch with our team

Whether you’re a startup, corporate innovator or investor, talk to our expert team to discover the best way for you to get involved in the 4YFN Zone at MWC26 Shanghai.