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Open Cosmos has announced ConnectedCosmos, a new LEO constellation that will provide sovereign and secure communications and resilient capabilities for businesses and government bodies across the globe.

Peraso Inc. announced that its 60 GHz mmWave semiconductor technology has been selected by InTACT for use in a new drone Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system designed to operate in highly contested electronic warfare environments.

European Engineering Consultancy Ltd (EECL) is celebrating a technical milestone on the ESA HydroGNSS climate mission, now operating in low Earth orbit following its November 2025 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base California. 

AntennaWare announced a partnership with Morse Micro. 

Times Microwave Systems announced the launch of its Levitate™ cable assembly line.

MWC26 welcomed nearly 105,000 attendees for a week of AI, innovation and industry-defining debate as well as boundary-pushing new features Airport of the Future, New Frontiers and robots of all shapes and sizes.

The GSMA has announced the winners of the 31st annual Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards at MWC26 Barcelona, while Biorce has been crowned the winner of the 4YFN26 Awards.  

Rohde & Schwarz acquired Software Radio Systems (SRS), a specialist in 5G software-defined radio systems.

A breakthrough in advanced packaging materials has arrived with YINCAE's introduction of TM230D, an innovative 3-in-1 sintering material designed to simplify processing while delivering exceptional thermal and reliability performance for next-generation power electronics and high performance semiconductor applications.

Pickering Interfaces announced Test System Architect, a free online graphical toolset designed to simplify signal path design for electronic test systems, allowing engineers to design, configure and visualize complete test architectures before deployment.

As MWC Barcelona 2026 concludes, here are the highlights from the event, including key onsite moment and major announcements.

At MWC Barcelona 2026, Novocomms Limited and Synergy Design Technology Limited announced plans for a family of plug-and-play Metarray-to-Modem modules utilizing NXP® Semiconductors LA12xx technology.

In a joint 6G AI proof-of-concept demonstration, the CMX500 one-box tester from Rohde & Schwarz shows significant downlink throughput gain in an AI-based wireless transmission compared to conventional non-AI technology.

Future Electronics and SnapMagic announced the launch of integrated SnapMagic CAD models across the Future Electronics global online catalog.

LitePoint, along with Aethertek and Metanoia, announced a three‑way collaboration to accelerate the development, validation and commercialization of next‑generation 5G FR2 O‑RUs.

Teledyne Microwave UK released its new wideband limiter, a passive 0.1 to 20 GHz RF protection module designed to enhance the survivability of R-ESM and wider EW systems operating in increasingly complex threat environments.

KRYTAR, Inc. announced a new 90-degree ULTRA+ Hybrid Coupler that deliver 3 dB of coupling over the frequency range of 2.0 to 18.0 GHz in a compact package. 

At MWC Barcelona 2026, Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have reached another pivotal milestone in 6G research and ecosystem readiness, successfully demonstrating carrier aggregation across FR1 and FR3 frequency ranges.

Amphenol RF announced the expansion of their non-magnetic connector portfolio with additional SMPM connectors.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Samsung Electronics are collaborating to demonstrate an end-to-end AI-RAN testing and validation workflow with NVIDIA at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona.