Mobile World Congress – Showcasing the Latest in Mobile Technology

The mobile world is waiting with bated breath for the much hyped event of the year – GSMA Mobile World Congress, which will commence on the 16th of February in Barcelona. This event is the world’s largest exhibition for the mobile phone industry. It will witness the congregation of famous personalities from mobile phone industry like the prominent leaders, internet professionals, mobile operators and equipment vendors. This year the event is expected to be attended by approximately 50,000 people.

A word on GSMA

The GSMA stands for the concern and interests of the mobile communications industry worldwide. It is focused on innovation and creating better opportunities for the overall growth of the mobile industry. It spans over 219 countries. Robert G. Conway heads the organisation as the CEO of the company. The company has offices worldwide.

Keynote Speakers

The Mobile World Congress will begin on 16 and there will be conference sessions in the morning and afternoons leaded by prominent speakers from the mobile world. Some of the keynote speakers include Cesar Alierta, Chairman & CEO, Telefonica, Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive, Vodafone, Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corporation, Tim Attinger, Head of Global Product Innovation and Development, Visa Inc. and Takeshi Natsuno, Professor, KEIO University & Father of Mobile Web Services, Japan.

This congress provides the platform for experiencing and networking with a wide circle of mobile professionals that can have a positive impact on your business. It provides you the opportunity to witness cutting-edge technology products, promote your brand and share your market vision and is the best way to establish new and crucial business relations.

This event is being sponsored by some of the big names in mobile and entertainment industry like LG, Adobe, Cisco, Qulacomm, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Pictures. The congress will focus on the impact of the global economic crisis. Professional will come together to discuss on the next generation mobile services.

New releases

The congress will be a witness to the release of mobile products and services from around 1300 companies. Nokia is all set to launch a Nokia netbook, Sony Ericsson likely to announce C903- a slider phone with 5 mp camera, which is likely to include WiFi and GPS. It will also announce W395 with 2mp camera and C901 with 5mp camera. Miicrosoft is all set to release its Zune Mobile and also to release windows mobile 6.5, designed for latest generation fingertip controlled user interfaces. This Windows mobile 6.1 quite similar to version 6.0 with some modified applications.

Acer is planning to launch its own brand of smartphone. Samsung and LG have kept things on the down low. Another Korean firm is getting ready for the UK market – Hyundai is unveiling some of its handsets in the congress. There is no news about Motorola, but that doesn’t mean that there wont be any surprises.

Venue

This congress is to be held in Barcelona which is the capital city of Catalonia, the city with a long trading tradition. This welcoming and dynamic city is the major economic and business centre of Mediterranean Europe. Some of the major events that have contributed to the development of this city are the World Fair(1888), International Exhibition (1929), Olympic Games (1992) and the Forum of Cultures (2004).

Conclusion

This event will be an unrivalled platform to conduct business, to discuss the hottest trends in the world of mobile phones and it will define the industry’s path to continued development.

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