Category: NGMN Events

The Great Telco Debate

The Great Telco Debate 2025

NGMN is proud to be a Supporting Organisation of The Great Telco Debate!

Telecom TV’s ‘The Great Telco Debate’ is an interactive, insight-driven event that brings together senior executives, analysts and industry influencers for a day of debate, discussion and networking. The event will explore topics including ‘The AI Infrastructure Opportunity’, ‘Monetising Network APIs’, ‘The Path to Autonomous Networks’ and ‘The Business Case for 5G Standalone’.

NGMN CEO Anita Döhler will participate in Debate 5: The Business Case for 5G Standalone Motion: “The success of 5G Standalone will postpone the need for 6G.”

Anita will be in attendance on 04 December to share NGMN’s latest guidance that is shaping the future of mobile communications. Stay tuned for more information!

Register and learn more about the event here: https://www.telecomtv.com/content/the-great-telco-debate/

 

 

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Unwrapped: The 5G Evolution

NGMN’s CEO @‌Anita Doehler was on @Mobile World Live’s ‘Unwrapped: The 5G Evolution’ virtual event on Thursday, speaking with other industry experts and providing impactful guidance on the evolution from 5G to 6G.

The specialists that joined Anita were:

➡️ @Ankur Kapoor, SVP and CNO of  T-Mobile

➡️ @Peter Jarich of GSMA Intelligence

➡️ @Yago Tenorio, SVP and CTO of Verizon

Watch the recorded the keynote interview to hear from Anita on how early collaboration will shape operator-driven 6G requirements, addressing what the next generation of mobile networks truly needs to deliver for the ecosystem and end users, and how sustainability, performance and innovation will shape this next phase of mobile communications.

Keynote interview NGMN Alliance

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6G in the Hot Seat: The Debate on Innovation, AI!

  • AI for Networks and Networks for AI
  • Network Evolution through Software-Driven Innovation Cycles: The Operator’s View on Continuous Innovation, Simplification and Sustainability
  • 6G Use Cases
  • The 6G Narrative: What Truly Matters for MNOs, Standards, and End Users

With: 

  • Laurent Leboucher, Orange – Chairman of the NGMN Alliance Board
  • Bernard Bureau, TELUS – NGMN Board Director
  • Cayetano Carbajo, Telefónica – NGMN Board Director
  • Anita Doehler, NGMN – CEO

This session brought together industry leaders for an open and interactive discussion around the future 6G narrative. The conversation addressed current points of debate within the ecosystem, with the shared goal of ensuring that the next generation of mobile networks effectively serves end users, operators, vendors, and the wider industry community.

Event details:


🗓 04 November 2025
🕞 03:30 – 05:00 pm
📍 FYUZ 2025, CCD, Dublin, Ireland

 

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Global Antenna Technology & Industry Forum

The Global Antenna Technology & Industry Forum 2025 is a premier international gathering focused on the strategic evolution of antenna technologies within the mobile ecosystem. It brings together global operators, industry leaders, and technology partners to explore innovations driving AI-enabled, sustainable, and 6G-ready networks.

Join us at the 14th Global Antenna Forum (October 29–30, Milan) and discover how antenna digitalization is transforming networks and driving business success.

✨ Experience game-changing product launches
📈 Gain insights into the latest trends and advanced deployment strategies
👥 Connect with leading industry experts and decision-makers

Our Senior Programme Manager, Amr Saeed, will deliver a keynote speech on Wednesday, October 29, sharing NGMN’s perspectives on the role of antennas in shaping intelligent, energy-efficient, and 6G-ready networks. His insights will emphasize the importance of collaboration in building resilient connectivity for the next generation of mobile technology.

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NGMN Press And Industry Briefing @MWC 2023

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Thank you for joining our annual NGMN Press & Industry Briefing at Mobile World Congress on February 28th from 1:00 – 2:00 pm CET live on stage at the Deutsche Telekom stage (3M31).

Our Chairman of the Board Arash Ashouriha (SVP Group Technology, Deutsche Telekom), together with our CEO Anita Döhler as well as the other Board Members Carlos Fernandes (VP Lead Partner Manager, Deutsche Telekom), Laurent Leboucher (Group CTO and Senior Vice President, Orange Innovation Networks), Luke Ibbetson (Head of Group R&D, Vodafone) and Mike Irizarry (Executive Vice President & CTO, UScellular) have been excited to share our achievements, findings and best practices with regards to our strategic focus topics:

  • Mastering the Route to Disaggregation / Operating Disaggregated Networks
  • Green Future Networks
  • 6G

We invite you to also check out our recently published actionable recommendations and guidelines for two of our strategic focus topics:

1) 6G Requirements and Design Considerations:https://bit.ly/3YYGHtj
2) Green Future Networks: KPIs and Target Values for Green Network Assessment:
https://bit.ly/3Ew5Zqf
3) Green Future Networks: Telco Supply Chain Sustainability:https://bit.ly/41szHX5

Many thanks to all participants who joined in person and virtually. The presentation can be downloaded here:

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NGMN Industry Conference & Exhibition 2022

We were delighted to host our Industry Conference & Exhibition in Paris in late summer giving us the opportunity to gather and meet in person for the first time in many years. The event was exceptionally well attended and top-level executive speakers and moderators  further explored our key topics and future industry challenges whilst also leaving time for us all to network and to enjoy the atmosphere.

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NGMN Press And Industry Briefing 2022

Thank you for joining our annual NGMN Press & Industry Briefing at Mobile World Congress on March 1st from 1:30 – 2:30 pm CET live on stage at the Deutsche Telekom stand (3M31).

Our Chairman of the Board Arash Ashouriha together with our CEO Anita Döhler presented an update on NGMN’s growth momentum and strategic focus topics:

  • Mastering the Route to Disaggregation/ Operating Disaggregated Networks
  • 6G
  • Green Future Networks

The present and virtual audience was filled with NGMN Board Members, industry experts and members of the press. Highly interesting questions were posed in the live Q&A following the presentation.

The presentation of the briefing can be downloaded here.

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