Another inspiring week at MWC 2026 in Barcelona. Great discussions with operators, regulators, and partners on how the telecom industry is evolving.
A few key takeaways:
- Customer experience is the new network KPI:
Operators are increasingly measuring network success through real user experience, not only traditional network metrics. - Improving the worst 10% matters more than awards:
Fixing the poorest user experiences has a greater impact than winning benchmark rankings. - Â Data-driven operations are becoming critical:
Teams want faster issue detection, clearer root-cause insights, and the ability to act before customers are impacted. - AI, automation, and data sovereignty:
AI is everywhere, but meaningful automation depends on high-quality, unbiased data — and operators are increasingly focused on keeping that data under their own control.
- 5G network slicing and service differentiation:
As operators explore slicing for new services and guarantees, accurate experience visibility becomes even more important.
- D2D satellite is moving from concept to reality:
Direct-to-device satellite connectivity is becoming part of the mobile ecosystem
At Netradar, these trends strongly align with our mission:
Providing continuous, real-user network experience visibility through private and exclusive operator deployments that support data sovereignty, help improve service quality, and ultimately reduce customer churn.
Thanks to everyone we met — looking forward to continuing the
conversations.