The Mobile World Congressthe meeting between leading and innovative companies in the connectivity industry, reaches the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via from February 28 to March 3. Due to the pandemic situation in which we find ourselves, the organizing association of the event, GSMA, and the Catalan authorities have resorted to security measures established in 2021 in order for the event to be held in the safest way. Therefore, in order to gain access to the venue, it will be necessary to present the covid passport or a negative test. Later, we detail all the steps to follow to attend the event.
The conference, which is attended by global mobile operators, technology providers and device manufacturers, will occupy 5 rooms (1,4,5,6,7) of the pavilion and the Plaza del Congreso. In these spaces, exhibitors will present their ideas on the progression and future of connectivity. In this way, each company has the opportunity to display your products and technologies and so on make connections both with top industry officials and creators who can bring your ideas to life.
It also has conferences and interviews in which they will talk about 5G, innovation in the technological field and cybersecurity; some will be in physical format and others in a virtual way. You can check them all at schedule from the MWC website.
Following you will find all the information what you need to attend or follow the Mobile World Congress 2022: the schedule, the main topics, exhibitors, how to get there by public transport and requirements that you must meet to be able to access the venue.
Mobile World Congress 2022 Schedule
The meeting takes place from February 26 to March 3, but the days 26 and 27 are reserved for exhibitors. Still, the venue opens its doors and welcomes visitors from February 28 to March 3. Below we show the MWC2022 schedule differentiated by the types of attendees.
Exhibitors with access pass to extended hours:
- 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
visitors:
- Saturday February 26: access denied
- Sunday February 27: access denied
- Monday February 28: 08:30-19:00
- Tuesday, March 1: 08:30-19:00
- Wednesday, March 2: 08:30-19:00
- Thursday March 3: 08:30-16:00
Attendees at MWC2022
On February 10, the representatives of the MWC, Mats Granryd (GSMA CEO) and John Hoffmann (CEO of GSMA), called a press conference in the capital to report on the main features of the event, according to the press release of the Mobile World Congress.
At this briefing, Hoffmann He pointed out that the meeting will serve “to collaborate, share ideas, accelerate real change and carry out business.” In addition, he did not hesitate to underline the globalization of the event: “The event is truly global with over 150 countries represented, there is potential everywhere“.
However, some of the companies have opted for participate virtually due to the pandemic and will not be present in Barcelona. This is the case of Lenovo and Sony, for example. These will not have their own stand, but they will participate online.
The organizers have created a list with all the companies that will participate in the event. Among the attendees are large companies such as Meta, Orange, Vodafone, Google and Xiaomi.
MWC2022 Main Themes
The meeting unfolds around the main theme: Connectivity Unleashed. As a result of this theme, they will explore different issues about the 5G connection, Artificial Intelligence, Cloudnet, Fintech, ‘Internet of Everything’ and Tech Horizon, as explained on the web. But what does each of these subjects talk about? We’ll tell you then.
5G connection
They will analyze what will the world of tomorrow be like with 5G and the business model that shapes its growth, since by 2025 the 5G network is expected to cover a third of the world’s population. They will talk about 5G for the industry, the change from 5G to 6G and about sustainability.
Artificial intelligence
They define Artificial Intelligence (AI) as key driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and innovation and ensure that the impact is seen in network planning as well as in business and industry. For this reason, they will expose data and deal with topics such as quantum computing and ethics around AI.
cloud net
Networks continue to adapt to offer services to citizens, and what we all know as ‘Cloud’ it may lead to creating a new plan that resets the network economy for the future, according to organizers. But how? This is what the experts will try to explain.
fintech
The growth of digital currencies, NFTs and blockchain is evident. The promoters of the event believe that this growth is due to the fact that the Fintech trend is accelerating while allowing innovation. Thus, within this topic they will talk about the metaverse, identity and security and payment innovation.
Internet of Everything
By ‘Internet of Everything’ they mean the next evolutionary stage of the connected world. The world is changing and technology plays an important role in this whole process, which is why they have decided to talk about the tools available to anticipate new needs. Added to this topic are smart cities and industry adoption and drones and devices.
TechHorizon
The objective of this topic is to see how mobile devices are changing the future with the innovations that are being presented. With this ‘technological horizon’ that they will talk about, they intend inspire the next generation so that they can reinvent themselves.
How to get to Fira de Barcelona Gran Via
As in 2021, the meeting will take place in the Barcelona Fair. To get here, the organizers recommend the use of public transport. Therefore, they provide a free public transport pass which covers all trips made within zone 1. In addition, they offer a trip to the airport that includes the metro, FGC (local train), bus, tram and Rodalies Renfe trains, according to the event’s official website.
The pass is available at the transport pass collection point located at the south entrance of the Fira Gran Vía and can be collected from February 26 to March 2 from 09:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on day 3 from 09:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..
We detail everything you need to know to find the venue according to the chosen transport:
subway and train
The closest metro stops to the venue are Europa Fira and Fira station. On the other hand, it is possible to take the local FGC train in Spain Square and after a journey of 7 minutes get off at the station Europe Fair.
direct bus
A Mobile World Congress bus will perform the route between Plaza España and the MWC the days the event is held. From Monday to Wednesday from 08:00 a.m. to 08:00 p.m. and the Thursday from 08:00 to 16:00. This route is made between the stops of the Av. R. María de Cristina (Spain Square) and Science Street (Fira Gran Vía).
In addition, they have launched the service of official buses leaving from different accommodations of the Catalan capital. The website has created a list of routes and timetables from each hotel.
Cab
Attendees can also use a taxi to get to the pavilion. The hours of operation of the taxi stand is the following:
- Sunday: 17:00-21:00
- Monday to Wednesday: 9:00-21:00
- Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Covid measures at the MWC
Despite the fact that the pandemic situation seems to be better than the one we experienced when holding the meeting in 2021, the organizers and the Catalan authorities have agreed to establish the same security measures than last year to deal with the coronavirus. To do this, they have created a protocol that the assistant must comply with in order to gain access to the venue.
These are the eight steps that the visitor is obliged to complete before entering the Mobile World Congress:
- Check in on the platform and upload your photo and the image of the NIE or passport.
- load the health certificate (vaccination certificate, covid recovery certificate, antigen test or negative PCR performed 72 hours before entry).
- In case of flying, complete a Health Check Form.
- Download the mobile app MWC.
- Find a place for testingIf necessary.
- Read and accept the declaration of daily health to which the assistant commits.
- Activate the digital badge in the application once the previous steps have been carried out.
- Use FFP2 mask without valve in the whole enclosure.
Source: Lasexta
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