Novel coronavirus outbreak has impacted a lot of people in China and at the same time, it has impacted major launch events including the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 which is set to begin from 24th February. Recently, LG cancelled its MWC event and following that, now Sony, NVIDIA, and Amazon have withdrawn from MWC 2020. Sony has officially issued a statement that they are withdrawing from Mobile World Congress 2020 following the novel coronavirus outbreak. While Sony is not hosting its event in Barcelona, it is instead hosting its press conference online on Feb 24, 1:00 PM (IST) via the official Xperia YouTube channel to share "exciting product news". Similarly, NVIDIA and Amazon are not attending the Mobile World Congress and have issued an official statement regarding the same. While the Mobile World Congress is just a few weeks away, it is to be seen if other companies pull out of the event as well. GSMA has also issued a statement and has listed additional safety measures being put in place which includes All travellers from the Hubei province will not be permitted access to the event All travellers who have been in China will need to demonstrate proof they have been ...
Monday, 10 February 2020
Sony, NVIDIA and Amazon withdraw from MWC 2020 due to coronavirus concerns
Novel coronavirus outbreak has impacted a lot of people in China and at the same time, it has impacted major launch events including the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 which is set to begin from 24th February. Recently, LG cancelled its MWC event and following that, now Sony, NVIDIA, and Amazon have withdrawn from MWC 2020. Sony has officially issued a statement that they are withdrawing from Mobile World Congress 2020 following the novel coronavirus outbreak. While Sony is not hosting its event in Barcelona, it is instead hosting its press conference online on Feb 24, 1:00 PM (IST) via the official Xperia YouTube channel to share "exciting product news". Similarly, NVIDIA and Amazon are not attending the Mobile World Congress and have issued an official statement regarding the same. While the Mobile World Congress is just a few weeks away, it is to be seen if other companies pull out of the event as well. GSMA has also issued a statement and has listed additional safety measures being put in place which includes All travellers from the Hubei province will not be permitted access to the event All travellers who have been in China will need to demonstrate proof they have been ...
