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Tower Summit at MWC Barcelona 2026: On Demand 
Thursday April 30, 2026

Tower Summit at MWC Barcelona 2026: On Demand 

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The GSMA’s Tower Forum is re-launched in Barcelona

The inaugural GSMA Tower Summit was a gathering of industry leadership – towerco CEOs, mobile operator executives, investors, and policymakers – convened to confront the partnerships that will define the next decade of mobile infrastructure. 

Held at MWC Barcelona on 4 March 2026, the Tower Summit brought the theme “From Passive to Strategic: Rewiring Infrastructure Partnerships” to life across four sessions. With towercos now owning 72% of the world’s 5.5 million tower sites after releasing over $125 billion in capital to operators, the foundations are in place. The question the summit addressed is what comes next. 

The programme moved from the strategic case for a new partnership model, through the energy and in-building investment challenges that demand it, to a closing fireside chat where the leaders of the GSMA, EWIA, and the WIA made a joint commitment to advocate together. 

Watch the summit by topic:

The Partnership Imperative
Power & Performance
In-Building & Future Networks
Closing Fireside Chat

Session 1: The Partnership Imperative 

Session 2: Power & Performance

Session 3: In-Building & Future Networks

Session 4: Closing Fireside Chat 

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