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MWC 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus

Dominik Bärlocher
14.2.2020
Translation: machine translated
Pictures: Thomas Kunz

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona will not be taking place. Fear of the coronavirus has led some well-known manufacturers to cancel their attendance. In the end, the danger of infection and the safety of participants led to the complete cancellation of the event.

The fight against the coronavirus

New products are presented differently

At MWC, major innovations are usually presented and trends are set for the coming smartphone season. This is now done in a decentralised way. The following manufacturers had, in advance, cancelled their participation:

The digitec team will therefore remain in Switzerland, but will cover as many events as possible. Until then, see you soon and stay healthy.

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