India Mobile Congress 2026

India Mobile Congress (IMC) is the country's flagship telecom and technology exhibition and conference, run under India's Department of Telecommunications with the Cellular Operators Association of India. The 2026 edition, themed Scale Without Boundaries, fills Yashobhoomi in New Delhi's Dwarka with operators, network vendors, device makers, startups, investors and government leaders.

Four programme pillars

The 2026 content is organised around four pillars that together trace how technology moves from breakthrough to global scale.

• SRISHTI (Building the future): 6G, intelligent RAN, AI-native telecom, quantum communications, AI chipsets
• SAMVARDHAN (Fuelling growth): 5G monetisation, NaaS, satcom and direct-to-device, telecom manufacturing, network APIs
• SASHAKT (Expanding opportunities): green telecom, e-waste and circular economy, ESG, energy economics
• SURAKSHA (Strengthening trust): cybersecurity, responsible AI, spam and fraud protection, spectrum policy, data privacy

On the agenda

Alongside the main conference, IMC runs a set of dedicated summits and tracks for specialist audiences.

• Global Telecom Leadership
• International 6G Symposium
• Satcom Summit
• Cybersecurity Summit
• Quantum Summit
• Smart Mobility Summit
• Startup Worldcup
• Viksit Tech 47
• Leadership Roundtables

Exhibition and meetings

The exhibition brings together partners and exhibitors across roughly 60,000 sqm, with thousands of technology use cases on show, a startup programme with investor meetings, and bookable private meeting rooms for client discussions during the four days.