The World Mobile Communications Conference (MWC 2025), known as the industry's "barometer", has arrived as scheduled. This conference will be held from March 3rd to March 6th at the Barcelona Convention and Exhibition Center in Spain, with the theme of "Gathering, Connecting, Creating", aiming to explore how communication technology can unleash its potential and promote the common development of individuals, industries, and society. MWC 2025 is expected to attract over 100000 attendees, 2700 exhibitors, and 1200 guest speakers. During the conference, a series of product launches, technology demonstrations, and keynote speeches will be held. This conference is taking place at a time when the global technology industry is undergoing policy adjustments. The communication industry, which is striving to overcome the impact of the pandemic, is facing challenges this year such as fragmented global supply chains, rising technological nationalism, and intensified trade restrictions. Just over a month after President Trump's second term, the allocation of 5G spectrum, telecom subsidy programs, and potential mergers and acquisitions in the United States have caused significant uncertainty. Trump's tariff policy is expected to also impact the global supply chain of products such as 5G communication infrastructure and terminal equipment. At the same time, the technology regulatory environment in Europe is also tightening. The official implementation of the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act has put forward stricter compliance requirements for the application of AI in the communication industry. The adjustment of data localization and cross-border data transmission rules also affects the operation mode of global technology enterprises. Cooperation gives way to competition, and technological progress has the potential to become a zero sum game, with significant impacts on global innovation, security, stability, and economic prosperity. Many observers have pointed out that reducing interventionist policies may actually contribute to the development of entrepreneurship driven innovation fields. An open market not only attracts foreign investment, but also promotes deeper technological integration and drives enterprises to become key participants in the global innovation ecosystem. Faced with broader economic, technological, and geopolitical pressures, policymakers in various countries must find new ways to address concerns about technological sovereignty, national security, and global research and innovation cooperation. At the same time, the communication industry has also ushered in a critical technological upgrade window. 5G technology is gradually maturing, while breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are reshaping the industry chain, empowering and deeply integrating the two. One of the two major topics at this year's MWC is the continuous evolution of 5G. Currently, the focus of 5G technology is to enhance network flexibility, reliability, and popularity, promoting it to truly become an efficient and ubiquitous communication infrastructure. MWC 2025 will focus on the core topic of "5G Inside" and explore further deployment of 5G, including lower latency, higher upstream bandwidth, smarter network management, and how to promote vertical industry applications such as industrial IoT, intelligent transportation, and remote healthcare. Another major trend in parallel development with 5G is the development of artificial intelligence. The topic of AI has almost become a standard feature of all technology conferences. This conference also delves into the practical application of artificial intelligence, especially generative AI, in the communication industry, including optimizing human-computer interaction experience, intelligent customer service systems, and other aspects. In addition, mobile communication, fixed broadband, and satellite communication providers are actively integrating AI technology, collaborating with cloud computing and automation enterprises for innovation, promoting the intelligent upgrading of communication networks, and striving to create a more flexible and cost-effective communication ecosystem. At the same time, the implementation of generative AI also faces many challenges. Attendees will focus on topics such as data governance, privacy protection, interpretability of AI models, and network security protection to meet increasingly stringent global data regulatory requirements. Greg, the President of the Global Association for Mobile Communications, the organizer of the Mobile World Congress, stated in his outlook on the conference that the disruptive energy seen in the development of mobile devices has reappeared in the era of artificial intelligence. From 5G Advance to artificial intelligence, and to the rich potential of digital services, these innovative spirits will reshape the digital future. Huffman, CEO of the Global System for Mobile Communications Association, also stated that in this new technological era where artificial intelligence creates numerous opportunities, not only is anything possible, but it can actually happen. At the same time, tech giants have also reached astonishing levels of investment in AI. OpenAI has announced plans to collaborate with partners such as SoftBank and Oracle to advance the Stargate project, with plans to invest $500 billion over the next four years. According to Evercore's financial analysts, global spending by cloud computing giants such as Microsoft and Meta is expected to reach $333 billion by 2025, far exceeding previous forecasts. The Chinese Enterprise Corps is also a major highlight of this conference. China Unicom, China Mobile, China Telecom, Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, Xiaomi, iFlytek and other Chinese companies shared their latest development insights and innovative achievements during the conference, including a full range of 5G-A product solutions for all scenarios, the latest flagship smartphones, as well as wearable terminal products such as AR smart glasses and smartwatches. (New Society)