Mobile World Congress 2024 opens its doors in Barcelona

He mobile technology conference largest in the world, Mobile World Congressopened its doors this Monday in an edition where the mobile phone will focus on applications artificial intelligence, 5G or robotics.

The fair’s premises on Gran Via de l’Hospitalet de Llobregat were filled to capacity businessmen, managers and politicians from 200 countries. And the technology fair has almost regained its popularity. muscles before covid with the expectation of getting more 95,000 visitors.

Until Thursday the Catalan capital will be epicenter of business generation and disputes about digital transformationwith a particular focus on the changes brought about by artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence

This year’s issue is dedicated to 6 topics: “5G and more”, “Humanizing AI”, “Connecting Everything”, “Production DX”, “Our Digital DNA” And “Game Changers”.

Under the motto “Future First”The fair covers all sectors that depend on mobile technologies and focuses on 5G deployment, digitalization of the economy, open networks, artificial intelligence and sustainable mobility.

This year they are returning with quite a few brands such as Chinese Huawei, which is considered the main exponent. The technology company occupies almost all of Hall No. 1. 10,000 square meters. There are more of them 2400 exhibitors with world giants How Samsung, Amazon, Google, Xiaomi, Telefonica, Orange, Vodafone or Ericsson.

The Congress is billed as a meeting designed to identify future technologies and more than half of the participants They will not be directly linked to mobile phones.but also with other sectors such as transport, finance, logistics or video games.

Recovery after the pandemic

after one cancellation And two years with disabilitiesmasks minority into the corridors of the room where tens of thousands of people will move, half of them in leadership positions.

Availability Asian audienceafter three years marked by restrictions due to covid. During the previous exhibition, restrictions on travel from China had already been lifted, but many visitors did not have time to come to the exhibition.