Fairphone promotes repairability and lifecycle extension for enterprise market at MWC 2026

At the Netherlands Pavilion during MWC Barcelona 2026, John van der Ree, Business Development Manager at Fairphone and Moderator Anke Kuipers, Director at Ecosystem Services Talked about underlining the role of repairability, longer device lifecycles and fairer sourcing in reducing the environmental impact of smartphones. John van der Ree, business development manager at Fairphone, said…

RealWorld Systems introduces AI-native observability platform Radix One at MWC 2026

At the Netherlands Pavilion during Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026, RealWorld Systems presented its new observability platform, Radix One, aimed at improving root cause analysis and operational efficiency in telecom networks. During an NL Talks session moderated by Anke Kuipers, Ioana Dragus outlined how increasing network complexity and rising volumes of alarms are driving demand…

CEVA Logistics highlights role of device-as-a-service in sustainable IT supply chains

At the Netherlands Pavilion during Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026, representatives Gerard de Boer and Jorth Pieterson from CEVA Logistics outlined the growing importance of device-as-a-service (DaaS) models in the IT hardware market, with a particular focus on sustainability and supply chain optimisation. Speaking during an NL Talks session moderated by Anke Kuipers, Jorth Pieterson…

BroadForward, bridging the Future of Connectivity

At MWC Barcelona 2026, the Dutch Pavilion marked a special milestone: ten years of collaboration, innovation, and global impact. During one of the NL Talks sessions, Anke Kuipers, moderator and Director of Ecosystem Services, sat down with Boudewijn van de Moesdijk, Technical Sales & Product Management Consultant at BroadForward, a company that has been part…

NL@MWC Community Night Barcelona 2026

This year marked a milestone of 10 Years of Dutch Innovation at MWC Barcelona! This key moment for the Dutch digital and connectivity sector was celebrated at the NL Community Night, set against the beautiful harbor backdrop of Restaurant VRABA. The evening brought together professionals from across the Dutch telecom and ICT ecosystem and their…

Digital Sustainability Knowledge Mission Tour 2026

During MWC, Ecosystem Services and the Dutch Coalition for Sustainable Digitalization (NCDD) organised a guided knowledge mission tour as part of the Netherlands program on from Monday the 2nd of March until Wednesday March 4. The Digital Sustainability tour focused on inspiration, knowledge exchange and networking in an informal setting, with special attention to digital…

From European IP to Global Impact: How Europe Can Build a Competitive Deep Tech Stack

At the Netherlands Pavilion during MWC Barcelona 2026, leading semiconductor innovators explored a pressing challenge for Europe: how to turn world-class deep tech innovation into global market leadership. In the panel “From European IP to Global Impact: Building a Competitive Deep Tech Stack”, Moderated by Anke Kuipers from Ecosystem Services, industry experts from across the…

European Digital Autonomy: From Ambition to Action – Key Insights from MWC Barcelona 2026

At the Netherlands Pavilion during MWC Barcelona 2026, industry leaders came together to answer a critical question shaping Europe’s future: where does Europe really stand on digital autonomy and what must happen next? In a packed session titled “European Digital Autonomy: beyond slogans, where do we stand?” Moderated by Anke Kuipers from Ecosystem Services, experts…

Private Network Innovation Knowledge Mission Tour 2026

During MWC, Ecosystem Services and UlWiMo (PRIMMA) organised – as part of the Netherlands program – on Wednesday and Thursday (March 4 – March 5) a guided knowledge mission tour aimed at connecting participants with leading Dutch and international companies in private wireless networks. On Wednesday, the group was guided by Jurjen Veldhuizen, who led…

Government & Innovation Knowledge Mission Tour 2026

During MWC Barcelona 2026, Ecosystem Services organises – as part of the NL@MWC program – guided knowledge mission tours aimed at connecting participants with leading Dutch and international companies in connectivity and digital technologies. The tours focus on inspiration, knowledge exchange and networking in an informal setting. One of the knowledge missions is called Government…