SRv6, AI & DCI: Highlighting IP Networks Technical Evolutions
You have been familiar with MPLS WC for over 25 years. As from next year the Congress branding will turn to Upperside World Congress.
The event will retain what has always made it unique and renowned: offering technical content and anticipating technological developments in its area.
Participants will get a comprehensive overview of where the networking industry is heading to, the latest trends and innovation and meet the best experts and get hundreds of qualified attendees.
The Pre-Program is online
Focus on Data Center Internetworking
The main session of the 2026 edition of the Congress address data center interconnection technological issues and challenges.From the observation that human error is the leading cause of downtime in modern data centers, the participants demonstrate that it's time to take control of this issue and that a well-architected network built on robust hardware is essential.
Experts discuss data center scaling challenges and technologies (compute, connecting between compute nodes power, cooling), topology and switching technologies and how photonics-based technologies help solve scaling challenges.
Leading hyperscalers and neocloud providers come and share their insights and experiences in SRv6 in AI infrastructure, with particular emphasis on data center (DC) and data center interconnect (DCI) architectures.
AI Impact, SRv6 deployments
Experts discuss AI & ML impact on current infrastructures and services (Intelligent computing networks, digital twins, software engineering and automation aspects). They explore the various high-capacity connectivity options and their corresponding technologies at the IP and optical layers.
During the SRv6 session, they demonstrate how Segment Routing adoption continues at a rapid pace, addressing how to integrate next-generation transport technologies into existing networks. Other sessions cover IP/Optical, Open RAN, Automation, Security and Energy Efficiency.
Quantum Networks Summit and SASE & ZTNA Forum
As per last year, the Congress will welcome two co-located events, the Quantum Networks Summit and the SASE & ZTNA Forum (ex SD-WAN Summit) forming 3 conferences under one roof.Quantum Networks third edition will highlight the new research & industry paradigm in the networking industry, while the SASE & ZTNA Forum second edition will explore the strategies for securing network access.
A part of the agenda will be common to the 3 conferences but their identity will remain with 3 distinctive tracks.
Participation Still Gaining Traction
Attracting 1150+ participants coming from 60+ countries and 268 companies worldwide, the Congress is still gaining traction confirming this event as the global rendez-vous for people involved in the future evolution of the IP routing industry.
EANTC Multi-Vendor Interoperability Test
The testing of the EANTC Multi-Vendor MPLS & SDN Interoperability Event 2026 will take place in Berlin from January 26 to February 6, 2026.The technical focus areas will include end-to-end validation of the latest innovations in Segment Routing (SR-MPLS, SRv6), EVPN, Orchestration and Automation, and Time Synchronization.
Key topics covered will be:
- Segment routing with Flex-Algo and bi-directional policies
- vEnd-to-end network slicing
- Data center overlay automation
- Real-time telemetry
- Time synchronization over MACsec and DWDM
- EVPN services over SRv6/SR-MPLS
- SDN-controlled multicast
- Ethernet-based transport interoperability for AI/HPC workloads