MWC Hangs by a Thread After Nokia, Vodafone, DT and Other Big Names Back Out (techcrunch.com) 10
More big names are stepping away from the world's biggest phone and telecom trade fair, they announced today, prompting the organizers to urgently decide what they wish to do going forward. From a report: Nokia, one of the omnipresent firms at major tech trade conferences, won't be attending this year's Mobile World Congress, it said Wednesday citing health and safety concerns over coronavirus outbreak. Electronics giant HMD, which sells smartphones under Nokia brand, cited similar reasoning for its withdrawal, too. The iconic Finnish firm, one of the cornerstone companies at MWC, and HMD have become the latest to back out of the trade fair. In recent days, scores of firms including Ericsson, Amazon, Vivo, LG, Facebook, and Sony have withdrawn their participation from the world's biggest smartphones-focused trade show.
German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom, London-headquartered telecoms giant Vodafone, and BT, Britain's biggest telecommunications group, have also backed out citing coronavirus outbreak, they announced on Wednesday. MWC attracts over 100,000 attendees, thousands of companies and high-profile executives who use this global platform to broker deals and unveil their upcoming gadgets and innovations to the world. The trade fair also contributes to the bottom line of Barcelona city. This year, the four-day trade show was scheduled to take place from February 27.
German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom, London-headquartered telecoms giant Vodafone, and BT, Britain's biggest telecommunications group, have also backed out citing coronavirus outbreak, they announced on Wednesday. MWC attracts over 100,000 attendees, thousands of companies and high-profile executives who use this global platform to broker deals and unveil their upcoming gadgets and innovations to the world. The trade fair also contributes to the bottom line of Barcelona city. This year, the four-day trade show was scheduled to take place from February 27.
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I thought Slashdot was null-routing Russian Trolls, but one slipped through again....
Time to develop cyberspace (Score:1)
Just curious, but since we have advanced displays, an Internet and experience with video conferencing and calling; why is VRML so limited. What ever happened to the next stage in online evolution, doesn't it seem like network development bogged down? I mean we see it in the movies, but very little sign of a 3D web in real life yet. Maybe I'm just woefully uninformed and perhaps someone can kindly point me towards consensual virtual reality?
I'd love to attend more events, if it didn't mean putting up with ai
Re: Time to develop cyberspace (Score:2)
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Another failure is things like discovery. VR is great when you know who/what you want to connect with. But at these shows, a lot of what happens is walking the floor to discover new opportunities.
And it isn't just about the show floor. A lot of what happens is the "bar talk" - people just bumping into each other randomly and all of a sudden collaborating on ideas, products, and services.
Travel and per diem are beautiful things. (Score:2)
Fun on the company dime in Spain or boredom in front of a monitor? Tough choice.
Yep (Score:2)
Just "phone it in" (Score:2)
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much better site:
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis... [arcgis.com]
(Yours looks like it's just a wrapper around the feed, with a bunch of silly bullshit thrown in?)
Vacation Time? (Score:2)
There should be some cheap rooms in Barcelona during MWC. It's a nice place to visit.