Question- Which of the following country as hosted the ‘Mobile World Congress 2021’?
(a) Barcelona, Spain
(b) Madrid, Spain
(c) Tokyo, Japan
(d) New Delhi, India
Ans. (a)
Related facts-
- Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world’s biggest mobile event of the year, will begin on June 28 in Barcelona, Spain.
- Unlike last year when the event got cancelled due to the growing cases of Covid-19, one of the biggest tradeshows is returning this year in a hybrid form.
- Brands like Goggle, Nokia, Xiaomi, Facebook, and Sony aren’t attending this year’s in-person event, though it’s not clear if they have plans to announce new products even virtually.
- Mobile World Congress, better known as MWC Barcelona, is an annual event focused on innovations in the telecom industry.
- Hosted by GSMA, the flagship event is attended by the major telecom operators, smartphone companies, component manufacturers, trade insiders, media, and representatives from telecom ministries around the world.
- GSMA had to postpone MWC 2021 due to the global pandemic, which was originally set to take place from March, to June.
- This year’s MWC is scheduled from June 28 to July 1.
- What is GSMA
- GAMA is also called as Global System for Mobile Communications.
- It is an industry organisation representing the interests of mobile network operators across the world. About 750 mobile operators are full GSMA members while 400 companies are associate members.
- GSMA represents its members through industry programmes, working groups and industry advocacy initiatives.
- Mats Granryd is the present Director General of GSMA.
By- Yogesh Pratap Singh