GSMA Mobile World

WorldCongress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a congress featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, vendors and content owners from across the world. The event, initially named as GSM World Congress and later renamed as the 3GSM World Congress, is still often referred to as the GSM World Congress or simply the 3GSM.

In 2007, approximately 55,000 people attended.

The GSM Association Mobile. WorldCongress in 2008 took place at the Fira de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in February. Until 2006, when it moved to Barcelona, it took place in Cannes.

GSM Association Mobile. WorldCongress 2008 statistics

GSMA Mobile World Congress

• In total, more than 55,000 visitors — including delegates, exhibitors, contractors and media — attended the event.
• More than 230 chief executives and other high-level speakers from across the world attended the show.
• More than 43% of conference attendees hold C-level positions within their organizations.
• 2,700 international print, Web and broadcast media covered the show.
• 1,300 companies exhibited their offering across 1,500 stands with approximately 29,000 square meters of exhibition space and 30,000 of square meters of hospitality space.

The 2009 GSM Association Mobile. WorldCongress took place from Monday, February 16, to Thursday, February 19. The first day was dominated by Microsoft-related announcements, such as their increased partnership with LG and demonstrations of their new Windows Mobile 6.5 Operating System.