Nokia has taken the decision to withdraw from Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020, scheduled from Feb. 24 to 27 in Barcelona, after a full assessment of the risks related to a fast-moving situation.
Before 2 days ago Amazon cancels its plans for MWC over coronavirus-related concerns.
The primary focus has been to safeguard the health and well-being of staff and others whereas additionally recognizing the responsibility to the industry and customers.
Nokia has been carefully monitoring the situation following the happening of the novel coronavirus, intending to construct a fact-based decision related to Nokia’s attendance at Mobile World Congress in 2020.
While the health and safety of our staff is our absolute priority, we have a tendency to additionally acknowledge that we’ve got a responsibility to the trade and our customers. insight of this, we’ve got taken the required time to judge a fast-moving scenario, interact with the GSMA and other stakeholders, often consult external specialists and authorities, and attempt to manage risks based on a broad range of eventualities, according to Nokia press release.
The conclusion of that process is that Nokia believes the prudent decision is to cancel the participation at Mobile World Congress. Nokia expresses thanks to the GSMA, the governments of China and Spain as well as Catalonia’s Generalitat, and plenty of others who have worked indefatigably to handle the challenges ensuing from the novel coronavirus.
Rather than meeting customers and stakeholders in Barcelona, Nokia is planning to go personally to customers with a series of “Nokia Live” events focused at showcasing the industry-leading demos and launches scheduled for MWC 2020.
