With our vaccine passports at the ready, we’re once again heading to Barcelona and the Fira Gran Via for MWC 2022 to catch the latest and greatest in mobile and business technology.
Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 was among the first to be cancelled following the initial COVID-19 outbreak, with organisers hosting only a streamlined edition last year. Some 20,000 people attended a later-than-scheduled summer event but this was again marred by the number of companies that pulled out in the months leading up to it.
While we should expect more attendees this year, there are some firms still keeping away, such as Lenovo, which will instead only hold a virtual product launch. Sony, too, is avoiding the conference like the plague. If participants needed any more reminding the pandemic very much isn’t over, there are requirements too for negative tests upon arrival. Beyond that, we expect a jam-packed event with plenty of new smartphones, PCs and tablets designed for the new world of hybrid work.
MWC 2022: PCs, laptops and tablets
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