Mobile World Congress
MWC Barcelona (formerly but still commonly referred to as Mobile World Congress) is an annual trade show dedicated to the mobile communications industry.
| MWC Barcelona | |
|---|---|
Entrance of MWC Barcelona 2019 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Mobile communications |
| Date(s) | 27 February – 02 March 2023 |
| Venue | Fira de Barcelona Gran Via |
| Location(s) | Barcelona |
| Country | Spain |
| Inaugurated | 1987 (as GSM World Congress) |
| Attendance | 109,500 (2019) |
| Organised by | GSMA |
| Website | www |
The event is held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, usually in February or early March. It is attended primarily by device manufacturers, network equipment providers, representatives of wireless carriers, and the press, among others. Its annual attendance is generally around 100,000 people, while mobile phone manufacturers often use the conference to unveil upcoming devices.
The event is organised by the GSM Association (GSMA). GSMA has extended the MWC brand to three other trade shows in Shanghai, China (MWC Shanghai), Kigali, Africa (MWC Kigali, formerly MWC Africa) and Las Vegas, United States (MWC Las Vegas, formerly MWC Los Angeles), but the brand remains most synonymous with the Barcelona event.