The list of products already canceled by their attendance at MWC 2020 is growing by the hour. Shortly after Intel and VIVO, among others, reported that he wouldn't be there At the mobile telephony fair held in Barcelona earlier this month, another major in the industry followed similar steps.
It's about Finnish Nokia, which on Wednesday issued a statement outlining that he will not attend the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona because of the risk of coronavirus, now called COVID-19 by the WHO.
Nokia will not be in MWC 2020
Not long ago, Nokia itself had announced their intention launching new devices during the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona. Among them, they were expecting a Nokia 5.1 update, and maybe a Finland's new end-to-end model to succeed the Nokia 9 PureView presented in the last legacy system.
In a statement, the company explained that its main purpose is to protect the integrity and health of its partners and employees, and take the opportunity to thank GSMA – the event organizing company – and the governments of China, Spain and the Generalitat de Catalunya.
We are particularly focused on developments around the ongoing distribution of the new coronavirus. After much thought and following the recommendations of the relevant health authorities, we have decided to withdraw from the MWC Barcelona exhibition and reunion, 2020.
Besides not attending a meeting, Nokia has confirmed that its plans to announce new devices are up for grabs, though the presentations will have meetings with customers and interested parties under events called “Nokia Live”. So, we can still wait new phones Nokia By the end of this month.
Whatever the case, there is no doubt that Nokia's abandonment is blind of MWC 2020 – another – not because it is one of the industry's oldest companies, but because it is still one of the key pieces in the development and distribution of 5G networks, One of the main themes of this new type of legacy. It is good to remember that, according to the latest information, the GSMA will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to continue the celebration. Mobile this year
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