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6G Events & Conferences

Key industry events, academic conferences, and standards meetings for 6G and next-gen wireless.

Mar 2–5, 2026 Conference

MWC Barcelona 2026

Barcelona, Spain

World's largest mobile industry event. 6G pavilion, Open RAN summit, AI-native networking track.

Past
Jun 8–12, 2026 Academic

IEEE ICC 2026

Montreal, Canada

IEEE International Conference on Communications. Sub-THz, ISAC, and 6G PHY layer research papers.

Jun 16–18, 2026 Summit

6G Summit 2026

Oulu, Finland

Annual summit organized by 6G Flagship. Research roadmap, EU 6G vision, industry-academia bridge.

Dec 8–12, 2026 Academic

IEEE GLOBECOM 2026

Cape Town, South Africa

IEEE Global Communications Conference. 6G architecture, NTN, and spectrum management tracks.

Jun 24–26, 2026 Conference

MWC Shanghai 2026

Shanghai, China

Asia-focused mobile congress. China 6G testbed demos, Huawei/ZTE sub-THz showcases.

Sep 2026 Standards

3GPP RAN Plenary #105

TBD

3GPP Radio Access Network plenary meeting. Release 19 finalization, early Release 20 (pre-6G) work items.

Oct 2026 Summit

Brooklyn 6G Summit

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Nokia Bell Labs annual summit on 6G research vision. Invitation-only thought leadership event.

Nov 2026 Conference

European 6G Conference

Brussels, Belgium

SNS JU organized event. Hexa-X-II results, EU 6G Smart Networks roadmap, spectrum policy.

Q4 2026 Standards

ITU-R WP 5D Meeting

Geneva, Switzerland

Working Party 5D. IMT-2030 framework refinement, 6G requirements and evaluation methodology.

Mar 1–4, 2027 Conference

MWC Barcelona 2027

Barcelona, Spain

Expected: first 6G prototype demos at scale. Pre-standardization vendor showcases.