Vodafone Qatar, QMIC sign MoU at MWC 2026 to accelerate innovation in AI , IoT and smart technologies

Vodafone Qatar and Qatar Mobility Innovations Centre (QMIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Mobile World Congress 2026. This strategic alliance seeks to explore collaboration opportunities across key areas of digital innovation such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), smart mobility and digital advancements. The partnership was officially signed by Mohamed Mohsin Alyafei, Enterprise Business Unit director at Vodafone Qatar and Dr Mohammed Adbdulaziz al-Sada, CEO of QMIC.

The MoU aims to leverage Vodafone Qatar's connectivity and digital expertise with QMIC's profound knowledge in mobility technologies, location-based services, AI, smart city innovation, and applied research. The joint effort will focus on developing innovative solutions, including robotics and automation, that benefit organizations in both public and private sectors and contribute to Qatar's economic growth.

Alyafei emphasized their commitment to advancing digital innovation and supporting Qatar's transformation into a knowledge-based economy, in accordance with the Qatar National Vision 2030. He also highlighted the significance of this MoU in enhancing collaboration around emerging technologies by merging their expertise to explore solutions that cater to the evolving needs of businesses and organizations in Qatar.

Dr al-Sada shared the view that this partnership will strengthen the connection between locally developed research and industry-led innovation. QMIC boasts a portfolio of advanced technologies in intelligent mobility, AI, and smart cities, which have been meticulously crafted by their talented research and engineering teams in Qatar to tackle real-world challenges.

By amalgamating QMIC's homegrown R&D capabilities with Vodafone Qatar's connectivity infrastructure and digital ecosystem, their vision is to transition these technologies from concept to scalable, commercially viable solutions that bolster Qatar's digital transformation goals.