Mobile World Congress
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The GSMA
Mobile World Congress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world. The event, initially named as GSM World Congress and later renamed as the 3GSM World Congress, is still often referred to as 3GSM or 3GSM World.
The GSMA Mobile World Congress currently takes place at Fira de Barcelona
, Catalonia
, Spain
, in February. The annual attendance is generally between 50-60,000 people. Up until 2006 the event took place in Cannes
and was known as 3GSM World. Attendees represent more than 200 countries from across the globe.
In 2011, it was announced that Barcelona, Spain has been chosen as the Mobile World Capital and will be the site of Mobile World Congress through 2018.
The GSMA Mobile World Congress 2012 is scheduled for February 27 - March 1, 2012. The 2012 theme is Redefining Mobile
In 2011 free Android and iPhone
apps were designed, providing standard turn-by-turn navigation
capability in Barcelona and Spain for the duration of MWC 2011 plus the weekends before and after.
GSM Association
The GSM Association is an association of mobile operators and related companies devoted to supporting the standardizing, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile telephone system...
Mobile World Congress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world. The event, initially named as GSM World Congress and later renamed as the 3GSM World Congress, is still often referred to as 3GSM or 3GSM World.
Further info
Fira de Barcelona
Fira de Barcelona is a trade fair ground and organizer that was officially constituted in 1932 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is publicly owned company with autonomous management, organizing more than 80 trade shows, bringing together 40,000 companies and receiving three and a half million...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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, in February. The annual attendance is generally between 50-60,000 people. Up until 2006 the event took place in Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
and was known as 3GSM World. Attendees represent more than 200 countries from across the globe.
In 2011, it was announced that Barcelona, Spain has been chosen as the Mobile World Capital and will be the site of Mobile World Congress through 2018.
The GSMA Mobile World Congress 2012 is scheduled for February 27 - March 1, 2012. The 2012 theme is Redefining Mobile
Past Event Dates
- The 2011 Mobile World Congress took place from February 14-17, 2011
- The 2010 Mobile World Congress took place from February 15–18, 2010
- The 2009 Mobile World Congress took place from February 16-19, 2009
In 2011 free Android and iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
apps were designed, providing standard turn-by-turn navigation
Turn-by-turn navigation
Turn-by-turn navigation is a feature of some GPS navigation devices where directions for a selected route are continually presented to the user in the form of spoken and visual instructions. The system keeps the user up-to-date about the best route to the destination, and is often updated according...
capability in Barcelona and Spain for the duration of MWC 2011 plus the weekends before and after.
Other links
- GSMA Mobile World Congress - the official show site
- Official GSMA site
- GSMA Mobile Asia Congress
- Global Mobile Awards
- Mobile World Capital