MWC 2021 begins, the mobile congress of Barcelona: less cellphones, more cellphones, 5G and Elon Musk of virtuality

Today begins the MWC 2021, the Mobile World Congress, a technological event which will be held this time in hybrid format, in summer and the city of Barcelona, Spain. It is organized by the GSMA (organization representing global mobile operators) and for 4 days, different companies will present new products and innovations in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, clothing (wearable technologies) for the IoT (internet of things) ecosystem and some new smartphones. Elon Musk’s (virtual) presence is expected.

From June 28 to July 1, the meeting will be face-to-face for a small audience (compared to previous editions), with events broadcast on the web, under the motto “Connected impact” (Connected impact). Large companies that have never been absent as exhibitors in the face-to-face format (the 2020 edition had to be suspended due to the risks of a pandemic), have decided not to be physically.

Samsung will join virtually, and other companies such as Ericsson, Nokia, Sony, Google, Oracle, Xiaomi, Qualcomm, Cisco, among the most important. In all cases, the GSMA has come to an agreement with the Spanish government to facilitate the entry of visitors into the country (the organization expects around 40,000).

Few cell phones, no more wearables

Despite the name of the event, smartphones will not be the protagonists of MWC 2021. It is because the manufacturers have also learned (even more during the pandemic) to organize their own events. Some of the new devices to be showcased would be a version Ultra Sony cell phone Xperia 1 III and a new cell phone would also be unveiled High-end Nokia.

For its part, Huawei would focus on the operating system HarmonyOs, a platform which has now become its main objective. Intelligence will focus on AI and 5G, while TCL will present a new model of smart glasses (smart glasses).

Another of the most massive presentations would have to be that of Lenovo, who posted a video teaser on Twitter with news from their computers in ThinkPad Yes Yoga, and what would be your smart speakers.

One of the protagonists of the meeting will be the clothing. The Virtual Samsung Galaxy MWC event is one of the most anticipated events and will take place on the first day. There, the South Korean is said to show his progress after the deal with Google, which merged the WearOs and Tizen operating systems to focus on the platform. Tizen. In addition, the presentation of a smart watch (Galaxy Watch 4) from the company is expected, which will directly compete with the Apple Watch.

The second day It will be the moment of the great (virtual) guest: Elon musk, the CEO of You’re here Yes EspaceX. It will be through a streaming interview where, precisely, he will speak of Star link, your satellite Internet service.

Starlink will provide a connection to High speed satellite internet all over the world, they promise. Has already published more than 1800 satellites. According to Reuters, the president of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell, said the service will be able to provide continuous global coverage once these satellites reach operational orbit. This, if everything goes as they see it, it could happen in September this year. Therefore, there are many expectations about what information Musk may disclose to MWC.

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