Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has unveiled the dates for the 10th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC), which will be held from October 7 to 10, 2026, according to a statement issued on Tuesday. The announcement was made at the global telecom event Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.

As India completes a decade of telecom transformation, IMC enters its 10th edition. Scindia said the platform has enabled global launches, startup discovery, partnerships and industry-government collaboration over the years. According to organisers of the India Mobile Congress (IMC), this year’s edition will showcase AI-native networks, smart industries, sovereign platforms, startup innovation and global partnerships. Scindia said the IMC’s journey mirrors India’s shift “from connectivity to intelligence and from access to impact”.

The minister highlighted that India is among a select group of nations to develop its own indigenous, cloud-native 4G stack, upgradeable to 5G. He said this positions the country not just as a user of advanced networks but as a builder of them, and as a trusted global source for telecom products, platforms and solutions.