ISSUE 03 2014
NEWS
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Mobile World Congress continues to break records
According to the GSMA more than 85,000 visitors from 201 countries attended the 2014 Mobile World Congress, setting another new record for the mobile industry’s premier event.
In addition to the more than 80,000 attendees at the main venue, the Fira Gran Via, more than 5,000 people participated in a range of partner programmes at Fira Montjuïc.
“By any measure, the 2014 Mobile World Congress was a stunning success and we thank our attendees, exhibitors, sponsors and partners for their continued support,” said John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA. “Beyond the number of attendees and participating companies, the continued expansion of the event to address key adjacent industry sectors demonstrates just how pervasive mobile is in our everyday lives and how integrated it is becoming in everything that we do. It’s gratifying to be part of such a dynamic, exciting industry.”
Mobile World Congress set additional records, with more than 1,800 exhibiting companies showcasing products and services across 98,000 net square metres of exhibition and hospitality space.
More than 3,800 international media and industry analysts attended the event to report on the many significant
industry announcements made at the Congress.
Preliminary independent economic analysis indicates that the 2014 Mobile World Congress will have
contributed more than €356 million and 7,220 part-time jobs to the local economy.
The 2015 event will be held between March 2 and 5 next year at the Fira Gran Via.
For more information, visit
www.mobileworldcongress. com
The continued expansion of the event to address key adjacent industry sectors demonstrates just how pervasive
mobile is in our everyday lives
North America accounts for over half of LTE
Europe ended 2013 with an almost 8.2 per cent share of the global total, compared to 5.7 per cent six months earlier.
The total number of subscriptions across all mobile communications technologies increased by 399 million net to reach 6.78 billion by end 2013, representing 6.25 per cent annual growth.
WCDMA-HSPA networks added the most
connections The number of LTE subscriptions reached 101 million in North America in Q4 2013 representing over 50 per cent of the global total of 200.1 million, according to the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).
The total for the Asia Pacific region reached 77.8 million, equivalent to 39 per cent share of global LTE subscriptions.
subscriptions, gaining 279 million in 2013 to reach 1.47 billion. LTE was next highest, with 125 million subscriptions gained during the year. Over 40 million subscriptions for LTE were added in the final 3 months of the year.
Alan Hadden, president of GSA, said: “LTE subscriptions percentage growth in 2013 was easily the highest for any mobile technology, achieving an 166 per cent increase. This was over seven times more than any other technology.” LTE
Another record breaking year for Mobile World Congress
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