Mobile World Congress (MWC) is one of the largest and most influential events in the global tech calendar, drawing over 100,000 visitors from around the world. This year, MWC 2025 in Barcelona was no exception, providing a platform to showcase the latest innovations in digital identity, security, and mobile technology. Ubiqu was there to witness it all and to demonstrate how our solutions shape the future of digital trust and identity.
The role of digital identity at MWC 2025
The key topic at MWC was telcos exploring business diversification beyond their core telecommunications, fiber, and internet services. While digital identities represented a niche focus, MWC demonstrated they hold significant potential for expanding economic activities for both telcos and banks.
Telcos actively engaged with our stand at the event, exploring business opportunities with KPN that ranged from enabling cross-border shopping to enhancing B2B offerings. Particularly noteworthy was the interest in positioning as primary providers of digital trust services and eWallets for government organizations.
The KYC landscape continues to shape digital identity adoption, with regulations becoming a central concern for financial institutions beyond just banks. MWC conversations highlighted how these compliance requirements are driving practical innovation rather than merely adding regulatory burden.
Visitors to our stand were particularly interested in how digital identity solutions could streamline their KYC processes while simultaneously strengthening security measures. Many telcos recognized the dual opportunity: delivering enhanced fraud protection by preventing false identity creation while also converting a compliance requirement into a potential revenue stream through identity verification services.
Digital Identity Summit: A key highlight of MWC 2025
The Digital Identity Summit at MWC 2025 served as a powerful indicator of the industry’s shifting priorities, with Boris Goranov’s observations cutting to the heart of current market dynamics:
“At MWC 2025 in Barcelona, the Identity Summit is commencing, focusing on elevating digital trust through mobile identity. Digital identity stands as a crucial factor in unlocking new revenue streams for telcos. It intertwines with emerging digital security measures, the evolving role of telcos as platforms, and innovative data distribution models.”
What makes this summit particularly significant is its timing—arriving precisely as regulatory frameworks like eIDAS 2.0 gain momentum and as consumer fraud concerns reach unprecedented levels. The comprehensive program, spanning trusted interactions between users and enterprises to tomorrow’s reusable identity innovations, reflects how digital identity has evolved from a compliance consideration to a strategic business imperative.
For telcos specifically, the summit highlighted a clear pathway to transform identity verification from a cost center into a competitive differentiator that simultaneously addresses security demands and opens new commercial opportunities. This aligns perfectly with the conversations we had at our stand, where telcos were actively seeking ways to leverage their trusted position in the digital ecosystem.
Insights from Deutsche Telekom
A standout moment at the event came with the insights shared by Andrzej Ochocki, Head of Identity Management at Deutsche Telekom Group.
“Digital identity, particularly the European digital identity, will enable telecommunication companies to unlock new possibilities, making processes like SIM card activation faster, easier, and more secure—across borders. With our EUDI wallet, users can seamlessly activate services in different countries, further enhancing security and user experience.”
Hear more about what Ubiqu has to say on the event in our official MWC after movie:
Conclusion: Right time, right place
MWC 2025 showed us that the industry is ripe for transformation. With the right solutions, like Ubiqu’s remote secure element, telecoms and banks can unlock new revenue streams and enhance digital trust with their customers. The event proved to be a perfect platform to forge meaningful connections with telcos and financial institutions who are actively exploring digital identity solutions. It was clear that MWC 2025 reaffirmed Ubiqu’s positioning at the intersection of digital identity and telecom services.
