After Ericsson, LG and ZTE, Nvidia has also announced that it will not send staff to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of this month. This is due to the new corona virus. The American chip designer is a major sponsor of the event.
Nvidia makes the decision known in a short publication, in which it further states that it must put the safety of colleagues, partners and customers first. It further states that it had given presentations in the field of ai, 5g and vRAN, if it was present.
The GSMA, the organization of the event, had in reaction on the withdraw from Ericsson already responded to this trend on Friday morning. The organization regrets the decision, but also respects it. The GSMA proposes to adhere to the guidelines laid down by the World Health Organization (WHO) and calls on partners to do the same.
According to the latest estimates, the virus, which broke out in December in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, has infected more than 34,500 people, of which 722 have died, writes the NOS. The virus is now estimated spread to 26 countries.
Huawei blew two weeks ago also a developers conference, which was to be held on 11 and 12 February in Shenzen. It has been moved to 27 and 28 March.
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