Articles by Richard Mumford, International Editor

2016 Mobile World Congress: Breaking Records

5G, IoT, VR draw 101,000 to annual event in Barcelona

Mobile World Congress invades Barcelona each MarchThe 2016 Mobile World Congress (MWC) broke attendance records and attracted governments, leading CEOs, the cream of industry and visitors from around the globe. It was a hotspot for innovation and a springboard for new technologies that will impact people’s everyday lives worldwide, now and into the future. 


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China’s CETC establishes itself in global marketplace

An interesting and significant exhibitor at IMS 2012 in Montreal was the 41st Institute of CETC – the only professional Electronic Measurement Instrument Institute in China, which researches and manufactures electronic measurement instruments and automatic testing systems in the microwave, millimetre-wave, optical and communications sectors. The company also provides measurement technology for the research and manufacture of electronic devices and systems.
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2012 Mobile World Congress: Product Wrap-Up

The 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC), which took place at the Fira de Barcelona Conference and Exhibition Centre between February 27 and March 1, addressed the evolution of the mobile communications industry. Key technological activity concentrated on addressing the strain on network capacity and the need to increase performance of PAs, batteries etc. Hot topics included carrier aggregation, Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and envelope tracking, just to name a few.  Here is a full product wrap-up of what MWJ covered at the show.


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