Post by account_disabled on Dec 24, 2023 4:19:07 GMT -5
After its cancellation in 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Mobile World Congress announced the celebration of its 2021 edition for March, which it later postponed to the week of June 28 . Although this technological event will be different from other years, with a smaller capacity and restrictions, the GSMA opted for an in-person event with a plan of measures against COVID-19 . In addition, it will have activities in virtual format. In recent weeks, however, the story has begun to repeat itself that this event, one of the first to be canceled with the arrival of the pandemic, lived exactly one year ago . There are already several big brands that have decided not to attend the meeting held in Barcelona, as happened with its 2020 edition. At the moment, Ericsson, Sony, Nokia, Facebook, Oracle, British Telecom (BT), Cisco, Google, Intel and Samsung are the important (in-person) casualties accumulated by MWC 2021.
«In light of the continued impacts of COVID-19 and our primary consideration for our people, their health and well-being, we have decided not to participate in MWC 2021 . “The Phone Number List decision, although regrettable, reflects our precautionary approach to managing the pandemic from the perspective of people and travel while vaccination programs are implemented around the world,” reads the statement issued by Ericsson reported by El País . After LG, the Swedish company was one of the first to abandon ship last year . For its part, Nokia has announced that it will not attend the Mobile World Congress in person, but will participate in the activities that the organization has prepared in virtual format. Sony will not attend MWC21 in person either. Facebook plans to participate only in the online sessions. In its statement, Mark Zuckerberg's company cites its risk prevention and health protection policy, which for the moment advises against going to in-person fairs.
Shortly after the social network, Oracle also announced its withdrawal. The telecommunications operator British Telecom (BT) , although it will not attend in person, intends to also participate in the virtual activities. Cisco System has made the same decision due to concern about the pandemic, according to Europa Press . Google will not send any delegation to Barcelona "in line with the travel restrictions and protocols it is following due to COVID-19", but assures that it will continue to collaborate closely with the GSMA and support its partners through virtual tools. "In line with our policies related to the pandemic, our presence at this year's MWC will be digital only," Intel said . The last to announce its in-person withdrawal from MWC21 was Samsung . In its statement reported by Xataka , the company claims to have made the decision to guarantee the safety of employees, partners and customers in a context marked by the pandemic. However, it will opt to participate virtually and continue collaborating with GSMA and other industry partners. The big question is, will the Mobile World Congress be canceled again after the fall of these companies? For now, the organization is not in the plans: the event continues with its plans: it will be held from June 28 to July 1 and about 50,000 attendees are expected - half that of 2019.
«In light of the continued impacts of COVID-19 and our primary consideration for our people, their health and well-being, we have decided not to participate in MWC 2021 . “The Phone Number List decision, although regrettable, reflects our precautionary approach to managing the pandemic from the perspective of people and travel while vaccination programs are implemented around the world,” reads the statement issued by Ericsson reported by El País . After LG, the Swedish company was one of the first to abandon ship last year . For its part, Nokia has announced that it will not attend the Mobile World Congress in person, but will participate in the activities that the organization has prepared in virtual format. Sony will not attend MWC21 in person either. Facebook plans to participate only in the online sessions. In its statement, Mark Zuckerberg's company cites its risk prevention and health protection policy, which for the moment advises against going to in-person fairs.
Shortly after the social network, Oracle also announced its withdrawal. The telecommunications operator British Telecom (BT) , although it will not attend in person, intends to also participate in the virtual activities. Cisco System has made the same decision due to concern about the pandemic, according to Europa Press . Google will not send any delegation to Barcelona "in line with the travel restrictions and protocols it is following due to COVID-19", but assures that it will continue to collaborate closely with the GSMA and support its partners through virtual tools. "In line with our policies related to the pandemic, our presence at this year's MWC will be digital only," Intel said . The last to announce its in-person withdrawal from MWC21 was Samsung . In its statement reported by Xataka , the company claims to have made the decision to guarantee the safety of employees, partners and customers in a context marked by the pandemic. However, it will opt to participate virtually and continue collaborating with GSMA and other industry partners. The big question is, will the Mobile World Congress be canceled again after the fall of these companies? For now, the organization is not in the plans: the event continues with its plans: it will be held from June 28 to July 1 and about 50,000 attendees are expected - half that of 2019.