Mobile World Congress returns to Barcelona, ​​the world’s technology capital.

Mobile World Congress returns to Barcelona, ​​the world’s technology capital.EFE

Barcelona is once again the technology capital of the world. As every end of February for 18 years, with the exception of the 2020 pandemic, a new edition took place in the Catalan capital Mobile World Congress (MWC), one of the industry’s benchmark exhibitions, with an eye on the latest developments in mobile phonebut also in deployment artificial intelligence (AI) or networks 5G.

All these and many other topics were discussed on the first day of the congress. Halls of the site Gran Via from Barcelona Fairlocated in Hospitalet de Llobregat, it is filled to the brim with executives, entrepreneurs, industry analysts and journalists.

Also from such authorities as King Philip VIChairman of the Government, Pedro Sanchezand the “president” of the Generalitat, Pere Aragones, who met early in the morning to open the MWC for adults in Barcelona. At the traditional welcome dinner on Sunday, Sanchez announced the creation of a great fundamental language model. AI

have received training in Spanish and other official languages ​​of Spain such as Catalan, Basque or Galician.

In the first stages of its existence MMC 2024 again showing signs of recovery. GSMA, the telephone industry association and convention organizer, is optimistic the event will attract 95,000 participants, which would be its best since the health crisis. Although no data is available at the moment, the monumental site hosting the technology exhibition is more vibrant and vibrant than it was two years after the Covid pandemic. Also in noisy rooms where 4YFN (4 Years From Now), an event bringing together startups and investors. Part of this improvement in attendance is due to increased participation from Asian companies and congressmen, especially from China.