The Mobile World Congress banned some Russian companies from attending Barcelona

Following the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, the organizers Mobile World Congress (MWC) Some Russian companies Will be banned from attending the world’s largest mobile technology fair; Exhibition from February 28 to March 3 (9 to 12 March) will be held.

According to ReutersGSMA, the organization that organizes the event, confirmed that Russian pavilion This year, it will not be able to showcase its mobile products at the Barcelona-based event, as the country is currently facing widespread sanctions from around the world over its military strike on Ukraine.

GSMA CEO John Hoffman stated that a small number of Russian companies And Managers They could not attend the congress, but the names of the companies were not disclosed, noting that their sanctions list was still changing. However, companies related to Russia, such as the Dutch telecommunications company VimpelCom, can still attend the event by paying a fee to the association.

Cancel or change the timing of the Mobile World Congress?

GSMA with release though A statement on your websiteStrongly condemned the Russian military strike, but Hoffman confirmed that he had no plans to Cancellation Or Change the holding time There is no Congress. However, he said in an interview that “we are facing a changing situation” and that they “will continue to investigate.”

The Mobile World Congress 2022 is expected to have between 40,000 and 60,000 visitors, however, it is one of the largest In-person events It will be a corona from the beginning of the epidemic.

Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has become the headline of many publications in recent days. In the field of technology, there were reports about it. NASA, for example, had confirmed that it would continue to work with Russia on space projects, and that the volume of cryptocurrency exchanges in Ukraine had tripled.