Mobile World Congress 2014 – a Preview by Strand Consult
Will 2014 be the “moment of truth” when regulators finally realize the challenges posed to the by OTT players? Or will regulators be like the captain of the Titantic, ordering…
Mobile World Congress
Every year for the last 19 years, Strand Consult has published previews of the Mobile World Congress (MWC). MWC started 34 years ago in Cannes as a nice little conference. Attendees would meet at the Hotel Majestic’s bar following each day’s events. Today MWC is gigantic, attracting 107,000 participants and 2400 exhibitors in 2019. The pandemic cancelled the 2020 event in Barcelona and turned 2021 into a hybrid online/in-person event with 30,000 participants. GSMA´s goal for 2022 is to attract 50,000 participants. The mobile industry has evolved since then too. Mobile products and services were something used by just a few; now they are accessed by nearly every person on earth.
Mobile Worlds Congress is a unique opportunity to gain insight into what is happening around the world. The vast majority will come home from Barcelona more confused than when they came. It is part of the MWC experience, and this is one of the reasons why we go to Barcelona year after year.
Strand Consult provides both pre and post review of the Mobile World Congress. Read reviews from the past nineteen years.
Mobile World Congress 2013 – a Preview by Strand Consult
At the 2013 Mobile World Congress many will talk about dreams of the mobile industry but few will dare to talk about the nightmares which challenge operators every day. Tomorrow…
Mobile World Congress 2012 – a Review by Strand Consult
In 2012, the Mobile World Congress once again set new records with over 67.000 visitors choosing to visit Barcelona to exchange knowledge, experience, visions and of course thousands of business…
Mobile World Congress 2012 – a Preview by Strand Consult
The Mobile World Congress 2012 will be the year where the industry hopefully starts taking a more realistic view of the future… Next week we will once again be heading…
Mobile World Congress 2011 – a Review by Strand Consult
Once again we are delighted that we can use this newsletter to send Strand Consult’s review of this year’s Mobile World Congress to almost 30,000 people in the mobile industry….
Mobile World Congress 2011 – a Preview by Strand Consult
The Mobile World Congress – 2011 will be yet another exciting year…. It is time to meet in Barcelona again. Once again almost 50,000 people will spend almost a week…
Mobile World Congress 2010 – a Review by Strand Consult
Once again over 49,000 people with a unique relationship to the mobile industry were gathered in Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress. There is no doubt that the conference has…
Mobile World Congress 2010 – a Preview by Strand Consult
Once again the time is quickly approaching where we and many others will travel to the MWC in Barcelona. All cultures and all industries – even families – have their…
Strand Consult: Predictions for the Telecoms Market in 2010
Strand Consult has an annual tradition where we write about what we expect to see in the Telco area during the coming year and look at how our 2009 predictions…
Mobile World Congress 2009 – a Review by Strand Consult
This year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is over, and once again many of the Telecom industry’s top management convened in Spain to exchange experience, knowledge and show their latest…
Mobile World Congress 2009 – a Preview by Strand Consult
Next week the Mobile World Congress will start again and once again many of the most important people in the mobile industry will flock to Barcelona to show their new…
Mobile World Congress 2008 – a Preview by Strand Consult
Next week, the Mobile World Congress adjourns in Barcelona. Once again, this year more than 55,000 people from across the wireless industry will converge in Spain to discuss, explore and…
