Mobile World Congress

MWC Barcelona (formerly but still commonly referred to as Mobile World Congress) is an annual trade show dedicated to the mobile communications industry.

The event is held in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, usually in February or early March. It is attended primarily by device manufacturers, network equipment providers, representatives of wireless carriers, and the press, among others. Its annual attendance is generally around 100,000 people, while mobile phone manufacturers often use the conference to unveil upcoming devices.

The event is organised by the GSM Association (GSMA). GSMA has extended the MWC brand to four other trade shows in Shanghai, China (MWC Shanghai), Kigali, Rwanda (MWC Kigali, formerly MWC Africa) Las Vegas, United States (MWC Las Vegas, formerly MWC Los Angeles), and Doha, Qatar (MWC Doha) but the brand remains most synonymous with the Barcelona event.