Due to the outbreak of the novel corona virus, Ericsson has decided to withdraw from the industry event GSMA Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2020, “because the health and safety of employees and customers cannot be guaranteed”, That gave the company announced on February 7, 2020, The industry organization GSMA has done everything possible to reduce the risk.
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However, as one of the largest exhibitors, Ericsson has thousands of visitors in its hall every day, and even if the risk is low, the health and safety of employees and visitors cannot be guaranteed. South Korean manufacturer LG had already attended MWC 2020 this week for the same reasons called off, The decision eliminates the risk of international travel for hundreds of LG employees.
Ericsson boss Börje Ekholm said: “This is not a decision we made lightly. We were looking forward to presenting our latest innovations at the MWC in Barcelona.” It was very unfortunate, but Ericsson firmly believed that it was a responsible decision to withdraw from this year’s event.
The MWC is the world’s most important event in the mobile communications industry. Last year the fair attracted over 100,000 visitors and more than 2,400 exhibitors.
Withdrawing from the Mobile World Congress is not an easy decision for exhibitors. The cost of setting up and operating a stand amounts to several million US dollars, reports the Reuters news agency relying on experts who have worked there in project teams for the event in recent years.
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