India Mobile Congress – GSMA Open Gateway Hackathon

Announcing this year’s GSMA Open Gateway Hackathon at IMC

The GSMA is pleased to announce that the inaugural Middle-East & North Africa (MENA) Open Gateway Hackathon will be starting in July 2026 and completing in October 2026.

Recruiting Hackers from India

The India Mobile Congress GSMA Open Gateway Hackathon is looking for hackers, developers, students and entrepreneurs who want to change the World.

The IMC Hackathon will require teams to use both CAMARA network APIs and AI to create real-world solutions to regional challenges.

Online Hackathon

The Hackathon will be online and run for approximately 3 months.

The ten short-listed teams will be invited to attend the India Mobile Congress (IMC26) in Delhi to pitch their prototypes to senior executives from the Indian telecommunications and technology industries in a “Dragon’s Den” style final. The winners will be presented their prizes at IMC In Delhi.

Cash Prizes

The Hackathon will offer generous cash prizes to the top three winning teams.

Mentors & Judges

The GSMA would like to invite members from the India and APAC regions to volunteer as mentors, to help guide the teams to develop technically sophisticated solutions that have an immediate application within the region, as well as a judging panel of senior telecoms executives who are able to support the shortlisted teams’ pitches and review their prototypes.

Next steps

Full details of the inaugural India Mobile Congress GSMA Open Gateway Hackathon will be published in July and teams will be able to start registration.

To find out more about Open Gateway Hackathons read this article on the Open Gateway Hackathon at last year’s India Mobile Congress: