| GSMA Mobile World Congress | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Mobile communications |
| Venue | Fira de Barcelona |
| Location | Barcelona |
| Country | Spain |
| First held | 1987 |
| Organizer | GSM Association |
| Attendance | 67,000+ (2012) |
| Official website | http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/ |
The GSMA Mobile World Congress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world.[1] The event, initially named as GSM World Congress and later renamed as the 3GSM World Congress, is still often referred to as 3GSM or 3GSM World.
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The GSMA Mobile World Congress currently takes place at Fira de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in February. The annual attendance is generally between 50,000-60,000 people.[1] Up until 2006 the event took place in Cannes and was known as 3GSM World.[2] Attendees represent more than 200 countries from across the globe.
GSMA Mobile World Congress 2012 took place between February 27 and March 1, 2012. The theme was Redefining Mobile[3] and was attended by more than 67,000 participants. [4]
In 2011 free Android and iPhone apps were designed, providing standard turn-by-turn navigation capability in Barcelona and Spain for the duration of MWC 2011 plus the weekends before and after.[5]
In 2011, it was announced that Barcelona, Spain has been chosen as the "GSMA Mobile. World Capital"[6] and continue to be the site of GSMA Mobile World Congress through 2018. [7]
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