The list of brands that have already canceled their participation in MWC 2020 is growing every hour. Shortly thereafter, Intel and VIVO, among others, made statements they would not be present At the mobile fair later this month in Barcelona, another big player in the industry took the same steps.
It belongs to the Nokia from Finlandwhich will be released this Wednesday expression in which he states this He will not be present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona because of the risks associated with the coronavirus, now dubbed COVID-19 by the WHO.
After all, Nokia won’t be at MWC 2020
Not long ago, Nokia itself announced its intention present new devices during the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona. Among them, the renewal of the Nokia 5.1 was expected, and maybe one Finland’s new high-end model Successor to the Nokia 9 PureView presented at the last fair.
In the statement, the company states that this is their main intention Protecting the health and safety of its partners and employeesand take the opportunity to thank the GSMA – a company that organized the event – and the governments of China, Spain and the Generalitat de Catalunya.
We have been closely monitoring developments regarding the ongoing spread of the new coronavirus. After much discussion and following the recommendations of the relevant health authorities, we have decided to withdraw from exhibiting and participating in MWC Barcelona 2020.
Even though I wasn’t at the fair Nokia has confirmed that its plans to announce new devices are moving forwardAlthough the presentations will take place as part of meetings with customers and stakeholders at events called “Nokia Live”. So we cánido wait new nokia phones At the end of the month.
Be that as it may, there is no doubt about it The task of Nokia is a bitter blow for MWC 2020 – another – not only because it is one of the oldest companies in the campo, but because it is still one of the main jugadores in the development and deployment of 5G networks, since today the main themes of this new edition of the fair . It is worth remembering that according to the latest available information the GSMA will meet this Wednesday to escoge whether to proceed with the celebration of mobile phone, mobile phone this year.