Mobile World Congress axed after firms quit over coronavirus fears
by Mark Sweney from Technology | The Guardian on (#4Z95V)
Amazon, BT and Nokia among big names to pull out of mobile phone fair in Barcelona
The world's largest mobile phone trade fair, Mobile World Congress, has been cancelled after scores of the world's biggest technology and telecommunications companies pulled out over fears of the spread of the coronavirus.
The MWC, which was due to be held in Barcelona on 24 February, was expecting more than 100,000 delegates from about 200 countries across the four days of the conference.
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