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The GSMA today reported that more than 49,000* visitors from 200 countries attended the 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress, the premier event for the mobile communications industry. The four-day conference and exhibition attracted executives from the world\u2019s largest and most influential mobile operators, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies and media and entertainment organisations, as well as government delegations. 54 per cent of Mobile World Congress attendees hold C-level positions, including more than 2,800 CEOs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a hugely exciting time to be in the mobile communications industry and the extremely strong attendance at the 2010 Mobile World Congress underscores that,\u201d said John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Limited.\u00a0 \u201cThe innovation that is the hallmark of our industry was on display front and centre this week, from the insightful presentations in our conference programme to the demonstrations of new devices, technologies and services in the exhibition halls.\u00a0 Once again, Mobile World Congress stands out as the must-attend event for the global communications industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the event, leaders from companies including Alcatel-Lucent, BBC, Bharti Airtel, China Unicom, Ericsson, Huawei, KDDI, RIM, Samsung, Spotify, Telstra and Vodafone, among others, discussed and debated the trends and issues which are shaping the mobile industry today and into the future.\u00a0 In a Mobile World Congress first, Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt delivered a Mobile World Live keynote to a standing-room only crowd in Barcelona; the session has also been viewed by more than 35,000 people to date via the Mobile World Live portal.\u00a0 To access the replay of the Mobile World Live keynote, as well as interviews with the industry\u2019s leading executives, please visit www.mobileworldlive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More than 20,000 people visited the inaugural App Planet, a focused event designed to bring together the many critical elements of the broad mobile application ecosystem together in one location. Google, Motorola, RIM, Sony Ericsson, Vodafone and WIPJam each held application developer conferences (ADC) within App Planet.\u00a0 Overall, more than 6,000 developers attended Mobile World Congress this year.<\/p>\n

The 2010 Congress featured 1,300 exhibiting companies and occupied more than 56,000 net square metres of exhibition and business solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/regulatory-environment\/mobile-energy-efficiencyting space.\u00a0 Nearly 2,400 international print, Web and broadcast media attended the event to analyse and report on the many significant industry announcements made at the Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe GSMA is committed to holding the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona through 2012,\u201d continued Hoffman. \u201cWe thank the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Fira de Barcelona and all our Barcelona partners for being such warm and efficient hosts, and we look forward to being back here next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sponsors for the 2010 Mobile World Congress included LG Electronics as Platinum Sponsor and Generalitat de Catalunya as Mobile Innovations Platinum Sponsor.\u00a0 For more information on the 2010 Mobile World Congress, please visit www.mobileworldcongress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note to editors<\/strong><\/p>\n

*This figure includes all attendees for the event, including delegates, exhibitors, contractors and media<\/p>\n

About the GSMA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries and territories, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA is focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile communications industry.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit Mobile World Live, the new online portal for the mobile communications industry, at www.mobileworldlive.com<\/a> or the GSMA corporate website at www.gsmworld.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GSMA<\/strong>
\nDaniel Lowther
\n+44 7747 636 687
\npress@gsm.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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