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January 28, 2026
NTT, DOCOMO, and NTT DATA to Exhibit at MWC Barcelona 2026
TOKYO, JAPAN, January 28, 2026 — The NTT Group, comprising NTT, Inc., NTT DOCOMO, INC., and NTT DATA Group Corporation, announced today that they will jointly exhibit at MWC Barcelona 2026, the world's largest connectivity event, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from March 2 to March 5, 2026. At this event, the NTT Group will showcase its technological capabilities and foster deeper connections with leading global companies. Under the unified concept introduced following the corporate identity (CI) renewal on July 1, 2025, the NTT Group aims to strengthen its global brand presence and expand its business internationally. This will be the NTT Group's first joint exhibition in seven years since 2019.
Under the theme, “Photonics Unlocks an Intelligent Power-Optimized Future,” the NTT Group will present its initiatives centered around IOWN1 optical technologies. These initiatives aim to address the anticipated rise in energy consumption resulting from the expanding use of AI by advancing low-power consumption solutions. The exhibition will also feature a range of AI-powered services, solutions, and applications in digital infrastructure, all aimed at enhancing people's lives and business activities, ultimately fostering a more sustainable society.
As part of the event, NTT's President and CEO, Akira Shimada, will deliver a keynote speech on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. His presentation will emphasize the transformative potential of IOWN's optical technologies for reducing power consumption, while introducing key initiatives such as the commercialization of photonics-electronics convergence devices and the development of optical quantum computers.
Exhibits will be organized into two main themes: “AI-Resilient Infrastructure with Photonics,” which focuses on leveraging optical technologies to build sustainable and energy-efficient infrastructure for an AI-driven society, and “AI-Powered Services and Solutions,” which highlights how AI is applied in real-world use cases today.
Under “AI-Resilient Infrastructure with Photonics,” the NTT Group will showcase its latest initiatives surrounding IOWN, photonics-electronics convergence technology that improves energy efficiency in data centers, and optical quantum computing, which enables large-scale computation with less space, high speed, low power consumption, and lower costs. These innovations represent sustainable infrastructure tailored to support the growing adoption of AI. Additionally, the NTT Group will present advancements in the integration of AI within 6G mobile networks, including Network for AI,2 a concept envisioning seamless coexistence between humans, AI, and robots.
Under “AI-Powered Services and Solutions,” the exhibition will highlight initiatives and solutions that drive global transformation across corporate activities and industries by presenting NTT DATA's Agentic AI solution, as well as a DOCOMO's platform that enables remote robot operation and autonomous control through Physical AI. For individual customers, highlights include DOCOMO's new personal AI agent and AI-driven solutions under development that enable immersive entertainment experiences.
For details on the exhibition content and an overview of the event, please refer to the appendix and dedicated special website.3
Through its participation in MWC Barcelona 2026, the NTT Group will showcase and promote initiatives centered around IOWN optical technologies to build infrastructure that supports the low power future. Additionally, it will advance efforts to leverage AI in enhancing people's lives and business activities, driving the transformation toward a more fulfilling society.
1IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network) is a concept for a network and information processing infrastructure—including terminals—that leverages innovative, optical-centric technologies to enable ultra-high-speed, high-capacity communications and massive computing resources, while optimizing both individual and overall systems based on diverse data. For more details, please visit: https://group.ntt/en/group/iown/
2Learn more about DOCOMO's 6G vision and Network for AI here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUCFUEuPIRs
3For the special site, visit: https://www.global.ntt/mwc/
For further information, please contact:
NTT, Inc.
Public Relations
Email: ntt-pr@ntt.com
NTT DOCOMO
Brand Communication Department (via Weber Shandwick)
Email: nttdocomo@webershandwick.com
NTT DATA
Global Marketing & Communications Department
Email: global-marketing@kits.nttdata.co.jp
About NTT
NTT is a leading global technology innovator, providing a broad range of services to both consumers and businesses. As a mobile operator and provider of infrastructure, networks, and services, NTT is dedicated to promoting a sustainable future through cutting-edge innovations. Our portfolio includes business consulting, AI-powered solutions, application services, global networks, cybersecurity, data center and edge computing, all supported by our deep global industry expertise. Generating over $90 billion in revenue and employing 340,000 professionals, we allocate 30% of our annual profits to fundamental research and development. With operations spanning more than 70 countries and regions, our clients include over 75% of Fortune Global 100 companies, alongside thousands of enterprises, government organizations, and millions of consumers.
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO, Japan's leading mobile operator with over 91 million subscribers, is one of the global leaders in 3G, 4G and 5G mobile network technologies.
Under the slogan “Bridging Worlds for Wonder & Happiness,” DOCOMO is actively collaborating with global partners to expand its business scope from mobile services to comprehensive solutions, aiming to deliver unsurpassed value and drive innovation in technology and communications, ultimately to support positive change and advancement in global society.
https://www.docomo.ne.jp/english/
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.
Visit us at nttdata.com.
<Appendix> NTT Group Exhibition Overview at MWC Barcelona 2026
1. Keynote Speech
for details and online streaming options.2. Exhibition Overview1
AI-Resilient Infrastructure with Photonics
Digital infrastructure centered around optical technologies that supports the future expansion of AI utilization, as well as AI initiatives within digital infrastructure
Data Center
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| Exhibit Title | Company | Exhibit Description |
|---|---|---|
| Photonics-Electronics Convergence Device | NTT | Overview of NTT's initiatives aimed at achieving energy efficiency in data centers through the implementation of photonics-electronics convergence technology in computing (hardware) and the flexible, high-precision control of computing resources (software). |
| IOWN Photonic Disaggregated Computing / DCI | ||
| GPU over APN | NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS | NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS will present GPU over APN, a solution leveraging the IOWN APN (All-Photonics Network) as part of its AI-Centric ICT Platform vision to enable distributed data centers. This exhibit showcases use cases demonstrating the effectiveness of sharing GPU and storage resources at high speed and low latency across sites separated by approximately 40 km, supporting applications such as AI training, AI inference, and data transfer. |
Quantum
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| Exhibit Title | Company | Exhibit Description |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Quantum Computing | NTT | Introduction of NTT's initiatives aimed at realizing practical optical quantum computers that are scalable and highly reliable, while offering compact size, high speed, low power consumption, and low investment costs. |
Network
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| Exhibit Title | Company | Exhibit Description |
|---|---|---|
| AI-driven Autonomous Network Operation for Mobile Networks | NTT DOCOMO | NTT DOCOMO will present its latest initiatives in applying AI to mobile networks under the concept of “AI for Network”2 and “Autonomous Network”.3 The exhibit showcases AI-driven approaches to network operations and maintenance, communication quality improvement, virtualized base station operations, and the design and deployment of 5G core networks. |
| Living with AI and Robotics powered by 6G | NTT DOCOMO | This exhibit highlights DOCOMO's “Network for AI”,4 one of the five key values proposed for the 6G era targeted for commercialization in the 2030s. Through demonstrations featuring a concept robot for the 6G era,5 DOCOMO presents its technological development efforts toward a future where humans, AI, and robots coexist. |
| Autonomous Network Recovery Agent | NTT | This exhibit showcases NTT's efforts to achieve fully automated network operations by enabling AI agents to monitor network conditions in real time and autonomously implement appropriate recovery measures using network AI. |
Security
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| Exhibit Title | Company | Exhibit Description |
|---|---|---|
| AI-Driven Incident Response Support Leveraging Tacit Knowledge | NTT | NTT will introduce initiatives in which AI acts as a collaborative partner, accompanying and supporting end-to-end responses in cybersecurity operations—an area that requires extensive expertise and experience—thereby contributing to enhanced corporate security levels and improved business continuity. |
AI-Powered Services and Solutions
AI-powered services and solutions that support people's daily lives and business activities
Enterprise
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| Exhibit Title | Company | Exhibit Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smart AI AgentTM6 | NTT DATA | Showcasing NTT DATA's enterprise AI agent, Smart AI AgentTM, and how it helps clients transform business processes and operations—illustrated with use cases. |
| Docomo's Platform & Real Haptics® | NTT DOCOMO | Introduction of the development status of a platform service enabling remote robot operation and AI-driven autonomous control will be provided. Specifically, NTT DOCOMO will showcase the latest initiatives using low-latency communication technology for remote operation and AI-based autonomous control of robots equipped with the Real Haptics®7 technology, which transmits the sensation of touch when interacting with objects. These initiatives will be presented alongside live demonstrations.8 |
| Industry Innovation | NTT DATA | Showcasing market trends and challenges across selected industries and how NTT DATA has helped address them—illustrated with use cases. |
Lifestyle
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| Exhibit Title | Company | Exhibit Description |
|---|---|---|
| AI Agent for Consumers | NTT DOCOMO | Overview of DOCOMO's new consumer AI agent, scheduled for launch around summer 2026, including its envisioned user experience and AI-agent-dedicated devices currently under consideration. The service is planned for pre-release to select users in March 2026, with the March release serving as a trial version. |
Entertainment
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| Exhibit Title | Company | Exhibit Description |
|---|---|---|
| Immersive Entertainment powered by AI & IOWN | NTT DOCOMO SOLUTIONS9 | An entertainment solution currently under development that uses AI and IOWN10 to deliver live music and sports simultaneously in real-time 3D and AR, with demonstrations. |
Sustainability
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| Exhibit Title | Company | Exhibit Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability | NTT | NTT will introduce the NTT Group's sustainability initiatives, along with specific use cases demonstrating the application of AI. |
3. Booth Location
Hall 3, Stand 3M29
4. About MWC Barcelona 2026
When:
March 2 (Monday) – March 5 (Thursday), 2026
7:30 – 20:00 (16:00 on last day)
Where:
Fira Gran Via
Av. Joan Carles I, 64
08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Barcelona, Spain
1Exhibition content is subject to change without prior notice.
2For details on “AI for NW,” please visit: https://www.docomo.ne.jp/corporate/technology/rd/6g/001/(Japanese only)
3For details on “Autonomous NW” please visit: https://journal.ntt.co.jp/article/21745(Japanese only)
4For more information on DOCOMO's vision for 6G and “NW for AI,” please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUCFUEuPIRs(Japanese only)
5For details on the concept model robot announced in May 2025, please visit: https://www.docomo.ne.jp/binary/pdf/info/news_release/topics_250519_c1.pdf(Japanese only)
6Smart AI AgentTM is a trademark of NTT DATA Group Corporation in the United Kingdom and Japan, and a trademark in the United States and the European Union. please visit: https://www.nttdata.com/global/en/insights/reports/agentic-ai.
7Real Haptics is a proprietary technology originating from Keio University.
Real Haptics is a trademark of MOTION LIB, Inc.
8For more details about the exhibition items, please visit: https://www.docomo.ne.jp/corporate/technology/rd/6g/007/(Japanese only)
9For an overview of the company, please visit: https://www.nttcom.co.jp/english/
10 IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network) is a concept for a network and information processing infrastructure—including terminals—that leverages innovative, optical-centric technologies to enable ultra-high-speed, high-capacity communications and massive computing resources, while optimizing both individual and overall systems based on diverse data.
Information is current as of the date of issue of the individual press release.
Please be advised that information may be outdated after that point.
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