When it landed on Barcelona In 2006, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) was a congress focused on the latest developments in a mobile phone still fledgling 17 years later and with the technology Now a transversal social phenomenon, the Catalan capital is preparing for a new edition of the renowned fair in which all kinds of companies and industries look for the most cutting-edge innovations.
From February 27 to March 2, Fira de Barcelona Gran Via he will set his sights again on the future that is beginning to be present. The organizer of the event, GSMAhas announced this Thursday that among its novelties will be ‘Journey to the future’, an immersive space enabled in room number 6 of the venue in which attendees will be able to experiment with all kinds of technological solutions designed to solve social problems.
Among the novelties on display there will be the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in hospitals, the creation of 3D printed bioplastic materials, robotic exoskeletons to restore the possibility of walking to people with mobility problems or a company capable of generating Energy starting from the ground.
technology for everyone
This type of advanced technology will also be present in all Mobile exhibitions and talks. Thus, although the 2023 edition will focus on the expansion of global internet connectivity, the congress will also have space to analyze growing markets such as 5G networks, the cloudthe internet of thingsvirtual reality and augmented reality (keys in the construction of the so-called ‘metaverse’), the blockchain, the quantum computing or rare earths, essential for technological production.
These technologies have long since ceased to be seen as a niche and are increasingly embraced by all types of productive sectors, which seek to apply them to improve the efficiency of their systems and boost the growth of their businesses. Thus, GSMA has indicated that 40% of the more than 1,000 speakers who will participate in the fair will be from fields that are not purely technological and have integrated these innovations into their model. Sectors like health, finance, sustainability, entertainment, mobility, sports or retail. In 2023 technology is already everyone’s business.