Overview
The TMT industry is undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation. In an intelligence-first economy, legacy playbooks are no longer enough to navigate the rapid convergence of Telecom, Media, Technology and Semiconductors. To stay competitive, organizations must embrace a new operating model that is AI-native by design.
This next era demands a new kind of TechCo. One that operates at the system level, where networks, platforms, data and silicon converge to turn complexity into momentum. HCLTech powers this next era of TMT by combining strategic imagination with decades of execution across the world’s most critical systems. We help organizations move beyond point solutions to turn constant disruption into a durable advantage.
Our vision comes to life through three defining shifts that are reshaping the industry:
- Powering Intelligence
- Powering Networks
- Powering Experiences
Join us at MWC 2026 to explore how organizations are making this shift, and how HCLTech is powering the next era of TMT with bold leadership, applied intelligence and scaled execution.
Meet us at MWC 2026
The Partner for the Next Era of TMT
Powering the next era of TMT requires more than innovation. It requires deep industry expertise, cross-ecosystem execution and the ability to operate inside environments where failure is not an option.
As HCLTech’s largest and fastest-growing vertical, TMT reflects our proven ability to deliver at scale across complex, interconnected systems. Our long-standing partnerships, global delivery capabilities and industry-first solutions enable organizations to move faster, modernize smarter and lead with confidence in an AI-native world.
We don’t just enable transformation. We operate the systems that make it real.
semiconductor companies
leading ISVs
hyperscalers
network and storage companies
Experience the Next Era of TMT at MWC Barcelona 2026
Join HCLTech at Hall 2, Stand 2E19 to explore how the next era of TMT is being built today. Through CXO-led conversations, live demonstrations and real-world use cases, you will hear directly from the leaders shaping AI-native, mission-critical systems.
At the booth, you’ll explore:
- How intelligent, scalable networks are being architected for zero-failure environments
- How media and entertainment platforms are evolving to unlock real-time intelligence and agility
- How AI-native innovation is reshaping complex technology ecosystems
- How semiconductor lifecycles are being optimized from design through deployment
Spaces are limited. Secure your place to experience how HCLTech is helping shape the next era of TMT.
See the full list of exciting sessions planned:
Partner powering the next era of TMTLearn more
Partner powering the next era of TMT
Partner powering the next era of TMT
Featuring:
Anil Ganjoo, Global Chief Growth Officer, HCLTech
Moderated by:
Meenakshi Benjwal, Global Industry Marketing Head, TMT Industries, HCLTech
AI-native enterprises: Redefining business models across platforms, networks and industryLearn more
AI-native enterprises: Redefining business models across platforms, networks and industry
AI-native enterprises: Redefining business models across platforms, networks and industry
Speakers:
Loh John Wu, COO, Axiata Digital labs
Pavan Ramkishan Backwal, Head of Mobile Financial Services, Ericsson
Hari Nair, Senior Vice President & Head – Strategic Engagements, HCLTech
Moderated by:
Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri, M.E.T. + Entrepreneurship Hub Faculty Director, Grimes M.E.T. Chancellor’s Chair, Innovation, Strategy & Engineering Professor, Board Member, UC Berkeley
Deploying artificial intelligence: Unlocking the strategic potential, avoiding pitfallsLearn more
Deploying artificial intelligence: Unlocking the strategic potential, avoiding pitfalls
Deploying artificial intelligence: Unlocking the strategic potential, avoiding pitfalls
Speakers:
Vishal Lathar, Executive Vice President Telecom Vertical America, HCLTech
The next wave of AI ROI: Partnering across TMT to unlock scalable growthLearn more
The next wave of AI ROI: Partnering across TMT to unlock scalable growth
The next wave of AI ROI: Partnering across TMT to unlock scalable growth
Speakers:
Anne Hoecker, Global Head Technology, Media and Telecom, Member of the Board of Directors, Bain & Company
Priyadarshi Ashok Das (PAD), Corporate Vice President – Telecom, Media, Entertainment and Education, HCLTech
Moderated by:
Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri, M.E.T. + Entrepreneurship Hub Faculty Director, Grimes M.E.T. Chancellor’s Chair, Innovation, Strategy & Engineering Professor, Board Member, UC Berkeley
The infrastructure behind autonomous enterprises: AI, edge and private networksLearn more
The infrastructure behind autonomous enterprises: AI, edge and private networks
The infrastructure behind autonomous enterprises: AI, edge and private networks
Speakers:
Gurpreet Kohli, Executive VP & Global Business Head – Telco & Enterprise Networks, HCLTech
Moderated by:
Nicholas Ismail, Global Head of Content and Thought Leadership, HCLTech
Impact of AI on enterprise asset landscapeLearn more
Impact of AI on enterprise asset landscape
Impact of AI on enterprise asset landscape
Speakers:
Georg Braukmann-Berger, Director of Global Partnerships, Flexera
Anand Vardhan Priyadarshi, Global Sales Director, HCLTech
Moderated by:
Ramyang Pandya, Principal Industry Consultant – TMT Business Unit (EMEA), HCLTech
Intelligent infrastructure with AI-driven networks, cloud and edgeLearn more
Intelligent infrastructure with AI-driven networks, cloud and edge
Intelligent infrastructure with AI-driven networks, cloud and edge
Speakers:
Dr. Tomek Gersberg, CTO, Axiata
Srini Lakkaraju, SVP and Business Head – CSP, HCLTech
Startup showcase with NetoAILearn more
Startup showcase with NetoAI
Startup showcase with NetoAI
Our first session in the Startup Showcase series features NetoAI, an AI-native innovator aligned with HCLTech’s vision, delivering domain-specific LLMs and automation tailored for the telecom industry.
Its industry-trained AI agents enable telcos to optimize network operations, automate customer lifecycle management and reduce costs through high-precision, intelligent automation.
HCLTech social hour
HCLTech social hour
Inside the next era of the autonomous telcoLearn more
Inside the next era of the autonomous telco
Inside the next era of the autonomous telco
Speakers:
Vishal Lathar, Executive Vice President Telecom Vertical America, HCLTech
Sarita Rao, Head of AT&T International Ecosystem Solutions, AT&T
Amir Hussain, Chief Technology and Product Office, Liberty Latin America
Moderated by:
Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri, M.E.T. + Entrepreneurship Hub Faculty Director, Grimes M.E.T. Chancellor’s Chair, Innovation, Strategy & Engineering Professor, Board Member, UC Berkeley
Redefining the digital futureLearn more
Redefining the digital future
Redefining the digital future
Speakers:
Sanjay Kaul, CEO, Circles Aspire
Ashish Gupta, VP, Strategic Partnerships, Circles Aspire
Srini Lakkaraju, SVP and Business Head – CSP, HCLTech
The intelligent network economy: Emerging trends in AI, automation and ecosystem growthLearn more
The intelligent network economy: Emerging trends in AI, automation and ecosystem growth
The intelligent network economy: Emerging trends in AI, automation and ecosystem growth
Speakers:
Manish Gulyani, Vice President and Head of Marketing for Network Infrastructure, Nokia
Hari Nair, Senior Vice President & Head – Strategic Engagements, HCLTech
The future of learning for enterprise workforce: Skilling in the AI eraLearn more
The future of learning for enterprise workforce: Skilling in the AI era
The future of learning for enterprise workforce: Skilling in the AI era
Speakers:
Priyadarshi Ashok Das (PAD), Corporate Vice President – Telecom, Media, Entertainment and Education, HCLTech
Moderated by:
Meenakshi Benjwal, Global Industry Marketing Head, TMT Industries, HCLTech
Enabling the agentic orchestration between enterprise and business systems in the AI eraLearn more
Enabling the agentic orchestration between enterprise and business systems in the AI era
Enabling the agentic orchestration between enterprise and business systems in the AI era
Speakers:
Namal Jayathilake, CTO, Axiata Digital Labs
Anand Vardhan Priyadarshi, Global Sales Director, HCLTech
Unlocking growth through AI in the telco to TechCo transformationLearn more
Unlocking growth through AI in the telco to TechCo transformation
Unlocking growth through AI in the telco to TechCo transformation
Speakers:
Manoj Prasannakumar, CTO, Singtel
Srini Lakkaraju, SVP and Business Head – CSP, HCLTech
Startup showcase with Beyond NowLearn more
Startup showcase with Beyond Now
Startup showcase with Beyond Now
Beyond Now powers the next evolution of partner ecosystems – automating co-creation and settlement through an AI-native digital marketplace.
Beyond Now enables service providers to seamlessly orchestrate and monetize multi-party solutions across 5G, Edge and IoT at scale.
HCLTech Social Hour
HCLTech Social Hour
Chip to intelligence: How AI is redefining the semiconductor value chainLearn more
Chip to intelligence: How AI is redefining the semiconductor value chain
Chip to intelligence: How AI is redefining the semiconductor value chain
Speakers:
Gaston Sandoval, CVP, AMD
Ameer Saithu, Executive Vice President, Semiconductor, HCLTech
Inclusion in action: Collective leadership for a connected industryLearn more
Inclusion in action: Collective leadership for a connected industry
Inclusion in action: Collective leadership for a connected industry
Speakers:
Carol Criner, Senior Vice President – Strategic Accounts, Tech Industries, HCLTech
Coral Navarrete, Head of Financial Services Iberia, HCLTech
Shreyashee Nag, Senior Director Business Development, HCLTech
Moderated by:
Meenakshi Benjwal, Global Industry Marketing Head, TMT Industries, HCLTech
Engineering the cognitive core: AI-first infrastructure for the TechCo enterpriseLearn more
Engineering the cognitive core: AI-first infrastructure for the TechCo enterprise
Engineering the cognitive core: AI-first infrastructure for the TechCo enterprise
Speakers:
Ramyang Pandya, Principal Industry Consultant – TMT Business Unit (EMEA), HCLTech
Moderated by:
Amit Sinha, Executive Vice President – Head TMT & HiTech Sector (Europe), HCLTech
Reimagining the customer experience: AI-powered contact center transformationLearn more
Reimagining the customer experience: AI-powered contact center transformation
Reimagining the customer experience: AI-powered contact center transformation
Speakers:
Scott Wickware, Managing Director EMEA Contact Center as a Service, Microsoft
Carol Criner, Senior Vice President – Strategic Accounts, Tech Industries, HCLTech
Pilot to policy: Developing a living AI manifestoLearn more
Pilot to policy: Developing a living AI manifesto
Pilot to policy: Developing a living AI manifesto
Speakers:
Itay Yefet, CIO, Caribbean, Liberty Latin America
Vishal Lathar, Executive Vice President Telecom Vertical America, HCLTech
Beyond towers: How AI-driven networks are expanding connectivityLearn more
Beyond towers: How AI-driven networks are expanding connectivity
Beyond towers: How AI-driven networks are expanding connectivity
Speakers
Asit Tandon, Chief Network & IT Officer, Telesat
Joseph Lawrence, CTO – Network Acceleration & Scalable Innovation, HCLTech
Beyond automation: Intelligent engineering for the next digital decadeLearn more
Beyond automation: Intelligent engineering for the next digital decade
Beyond automation: Intelligent engineering for the next digital decade
Speakers
Divya Bhanu Singh, Senior Vice President - Tech Industries, HCLTech
Moderated by:
Nicholas Ismail, Global Head of Content and Thought Leadership, HCLTech
Startup showcase with CGS Tower NetworksLearn more
Startup showcase with CGS Tower Networks
Startup showcase with CGS Tower Networks
CGS Tower Networks is redefining infrastructure reliability with AI-driven visibility that eliminates blind spots and enables real-time observability.
By transforming passive towers into intelligent, self-monitoring assets, they unlock scalable efficiency and power the next era of autonomous connectivity.
HCLTech social hour
HCLTech social hour
Speaking Sessions
Open Gateway Roundtable: Channel Partner Innovation
Keynote: Scaling Demand from Enterprise to Global Delivery
This session will discuss how to accelerate the next wave of network API innovation and commercial success.
Featuring
Ranganatha Swarmy, Principal Consultant, HCLTech
GSMA Executive Roundtable: Powering the Next Era of TMT in an AI-Native World
This roundtable brings together leaders across the ecosystem to move beyond high-level AI discussions and focus on use cases that are scaling, structural bottlenecks limiting impact, where partnership is essential and what must change over the next 3-5 years. The objective is practical and forward-looking: defining how intelligent, connected ecosystems can be built and monetized at scale.
Featuring
Anil Ganjoo, Chief Growth Officer and Global Head, TMT, HCLTech
Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri, Faculty Director, Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology (M.E.T.) Program, UC Berkeley Haas
Featured Solutions at MWC 2026
Our demo zone will showcase innovative solutions aligned to the three pillars that are powering the next era of TMT:
- Powering Intelligence
- Powering Networks
- Powering Experiences
Powering Intelligence
AI-Powered BSS Solutions for Telco
- AI-powered order fallout prediction
- Agentic AI marketing hub
- Automation framework for billing operations
AI-Powered OSS Solutions for Telco
- Network planning and design conversational AI agent
- AI-enabled network congestion and remediation
- Agentic AI-based network ops
Productivity Platform – GenAI-enabled
AI-powered mobile toolkit streamlining code understanding, automation and developer efficiency
Powering Networks
B2B Messaging: Branded calls monetization
Using branded calling, businesses can create a more professional and personalized experience for their customers.
Phone Number Verification
Leverage operator-verified phone numbers to secure billions of digital interactions and prevent fraud in real time.
GenAI for Lead to Cash
Accelerating monetization and improving customer experience.
GenAI-Driven VAS Modernization
Modernize legacy INS-based services into a future-proof, container-native architecture.
Autonomous Network 5G Core
How to extract value from massive, multi-domain data to generate predictive insights, closed-loop actions and secure SLAs.
Agentic crew management: Telco fraud use case
Agentic fraud management automation based on RI ART to reduce fraud costs and improve protection.
Powering Experiences
O-xU Certification
O-RU/O-DU/O-CU multi-vendor certification, including mMIMO, validating fronthaul interoperability and performance in MCP and agent-driven test automation.
SMO-RAN Benchmark Genius
SMO-RAN interoperability via R1/O1, R1 performance benchmarking and control-loop compliance and platform validation using GenAI.
Videos
AI for revenue assurance and fraud protection
AI transformation in customer experience
Autonomous networks
Convergence of telecom, tech and semi, an interconnected future
GenAI’s impact on enterprise networks
Ushering in telco and mobile ecosystem’s Agentic AI era
Insights from MWC 2025
HCLTech at MWC 2025: Day 1 highlights
On Day 1 of MWC at HCLTech's booth, industry leaders across a range of sessions explored several topics that are reshaping the telco industry
HCLTech at MWC 2025: Day 2 highlights
On Day 2 of MWC at HCLTech's booth, industry leaders across a range of sessions explored several topics that are reshaping the telco industry
HCLTech at MWC 2025: Day 3 highlights
On Day 3 of MWC at HCLTech's booth, industry leaders across a range of sessions explored several topics that are reshaping the telco industry
Glimpses from MWC 2025
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