The annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona has been cancelled amid growing concerns about the coronavirus.
MWC is one of the premier trade shows for the telecoms industry, organized by GSMA and focusing on the mobile industry. As the date for this year’s conference drew close, however, fears of the coronavirus began to dominate discussion, leading several of the most important supporters of MWC to announce their withdrawal from this year’s show. According to
Reuters, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, BT and Nokia were some of the latest companies to pull out.