The world’s largest mobile device exhibition is officially canceled

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According to the official statement released by GSMA, the Mobile World Congress 2020 will be officially canceled. The decision was made in fear of the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, which many leading technology companies have announced they will withdraw from this year’s MWC event.

In a statement, GSMA CEO John Hoffman said that the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus made it impossible for the event to go as planned. According to the original plan, MWC 2020 will be held from February 24 to 27, in the city of Barcelona, ​​Spain.

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“Due to safety concerns in Barcelona, ​​GSMA canceled the MWC 2020 event, due to global concerns about the outbreak of corona virus, travel concerns and many other situations. GSMA and the City of Barcelona will continue to cooperate to organize MWC 2021, and other events in the future ”.

The COVID-19 virus epidemic has infected more than 42,000 people and caused more than 1,000 deaths worldwide. Most cases and deaths have been reported in Wuhan City and Hubei Province, China. However, at least 25 countries have reported cases of viral infections.

Before that, many technology companies and telecom operators withdrew from the MWC 2020 event. These include LG, Sony, Amazon, Intel, Facebook, HMD Global, Nokia, Ericsson, AT&T, Orange Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, NTT Docomo.

Reference: theverge

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