GSMA expects MWC 2022 to be half its pre-pandemic size
Mobile trade body the GSMA, which runs the Mobile World Congress trade show, said it expects around 50,000 attendees at the event later this month.
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There are reasons for optimism in 2022
It might not feel like it right now, but there are many reasons to hope the world will bounce back strongly next year.
Glotel Awards entry deadline extended for the first time in at least a year
In response to overwhelming demand the deadline for entries into the 2021 Global Telecoms Awards has been extended to the end of the month.
GSMA says 20,000 people turned up for MWC 21
The numbers are in for this year’s exceptional Mobile World Congress Barcelona event and, while it missed attendance targets, it did OK under the circumstances.
It’s all kicking off as Sky offers free mobile data for Euros
The beginning of summer brings with it the start of a major international football tournament and that can mean only one thing: a telco-backed survey on the TV viewing habits of UK fans.
Vodafone confirms limited physical presence at MWC
UK operator group Vodafone won’t be running a physical stand at Mobile World congress later this month but hopes people will visit its virtual one.
GSMA insists it’s still worth coming to MWC 2021
Mobile operator trade body the GSMA, which runs Mobile World Congress, held a press conference that came over like a plea for people to attend this year’s event.
Spain approves entry for all MWC registrants
The organizers of Mobile World Congress 2021, due to take place in Barcelona this Summer, have received some much-needed good news from the Spanish government.
GSMA holds firm over MWC 2021 despite further cancellations
This year’s Mobile World Congress suffered a further blow with the news that Google, the owner of Android, would not be physically participating this year.
Nokia and others join the MWC 2021 exodus
The sense of déjà vu is growing as, once more, Ericsson’s decision to pull out of Mobile World Congress seems to have encouraged others to do the same.
Ericsson pulls out of Mobile World Congress 2021 – uh-oh!
Within hours of the GSMA announcing the measures it has put in place to make MWC 2021 a success one of its biggest exhibitors has bailed.
Mobile World Congress 2021 will require a negative Covid test for entry
The GSMA is determined to make MWC happen this year but is having to ask potential attendees to make a lot of concessions to the Covid-19 pandemic.
GSMA bravely commits to MWC Shanghai physical event in Feb 2021
All flavours of MWC were cancelled in 2020 coz of coronavirus, but the GSMA is betting things are going to start improving rapidly next year.
Mobile World Congress 2021 delayed to 28 June
The telecoms industry’s headline trade show will be disrupted, at the very least, by the COVID-19 pandemic for the second year running.
Operators wrestle with the 5G commercialization dilemma at virtual 5G World
We’re not allowed to get together in person these days in case someone catches a cold, so the intrepid 5G World team went ahead and did a virtual event instead.
MWC Los Angeles, scheduled for 28 October, has been cancelled
The GSMA, which runs the Mobile World Congress trade shows, has decided not to wait any longer to cancel its main Q4 event.
GSMA reveals the impact of COVID-19 on the organization
When the GSMA was forced to cancel MWC 2020 due to the emerging coronavirus pandemic, it left a massive hole in its finances.
TM Forum postpones Digital Transformation World
The Digital Transformation World event, which was due to take place in Copenhagen in June, has been postponed to October due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coronavirus outbreak designated a pandemic by the WHO
In a move that has seemed inevitable for some time, the World Health Organization has characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic.
Business world struggles for a response to possible coronavirus pandemic
As new countries announce their first case of coronavirus every day, many business events are choosing to follow the example of MWC and cancel.
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