He returns to Barcelona on Mobile World Congress (MWC), the event that brings together global mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers and content owners and sellers. After the cancellation of 2020 and a reduced and restricted edition in 2021, the meeting will arrive in 2022.
Due to the pandemicthe association GSMA -organizer of the event- and the Catalan authorities have agreed to use the anticovid protocol which was launched in 2021. These measures are mainly based on the vaccination, tests and the use of FFP2 mask.
However, due to the situation regarding covid, companies Lenovo and Sony will not have their own stand and will participate virtually. “Due to the current situation around COVID, Lenovo’s presence at MWC 2022 will be completely virtual,” the group posted on Twitter on January 25.
Even so, the event has the participation of large companies What Telefónica, Google, Orange, Vodafone, Meta and Microsoftamong others.
Specifically, this year there will be from February 28 to March 3 at its usual headquarters, the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via in l’Hospitalet de Llobregat.
The conference will host the halls 1,4,5,6,7 of the pavilion and the Congress Square. In these spaces, the schedule programmed, which has different talks and interviews in which topics such as innovation in the technological field, cybersecurity and 5G will be discussed; some in physical format and others online.
Mobile World Congress Schedule
The organizers have announced schedule opening of the event, both for exhibitors who have a pass with access to extended hours, and for visitors. It is worth mentioning that the visitors They have restricted access the first two days, that is, February 26 and 27. The remaining four days, you can go from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; except on March 3, when the closing time is earlier than 16:00.
On the other hand, the schedule for those who come as exhibitors is the following:
- Saturday February 26: 08:00-21:00
- Sunday February 27: 08:00-21:00
- Monday February 28: 07:00-20:00
- Tuesday, March 1: 07:00-20:00
- Wednesday, March 2: 07:00-20:00
- Thursday, March 3: 07:00-20:00
Covid measures at the MWC
To fight against the coronavirus, those in charge of organizing the Mobile World Congress have launched a verification protocol -consisting of 8 steps- for entry to the event.
One of the requirements to attend the event is check in on the platform, in which they ask for a photo and an image of the identity document or passport. Once you have registered, you must upload health certificate in the registration system or in the application. This document can be the vaccination certificate, the covid recovery certificate (valid 11 days after the first positive PCR test and up to 180 days before access) or a negative antigen or PCR test carried out 72 hours before entry.
Once the control form has been sent, the organizers demand the app download of the event (MWC) and they offer you several links that show the places where their medical partners carry out the PCR test or antigens for those who do not have the vaccination or recovery certificate.
Sixth, they present a document about the conditions and terms daily health that the visitor must read and accept. Once the previous steps have been carried out and the requirements accepted, the assistant’s digital badge will be activated. Finally, on the day of the event, it is the use of the FFP2 face mask is mandatory without valve, with European standard EN 149:2001 and bearing the CE mark.
Source: Lasexta
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