Mobile World Congress
MWC 2016: Everything is mobile
Every year in February takes place in one of the oldest cities in Europe with a very futuristic event. The Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona shows how far mobile technology has developed.
More than 2000 exhibitors and 94,000 visitors to fill in starting on Sunday of the exhibition halls in Barcelona, during the most important week of the worldwide mobile communications industry, introduce new products and to look at, to do business and Trends to discuss.
The Mobile World Congress is probably the only trade fair in the abbreviation, such as 5G, and G5 headlines are good. “Everything is mobile” is the Motto of this year’s edition, with numerous Highlights, can come up.
The Korean manufacturer Samsung introduces the new flagships in its Galaxy-series Smartphones S7 and S7 Edge with curved Display. Announced is the presentation for Sunday (21.02.2016), a day before the official opening of the fair.
Samsung’s announcement includes many of the elements with respect to Virtual Reality (VR), leading to speculation that those who pre-order on a free VR glasses can hope for.
The competitor of LG, also from Korea, will not splash out. On the same day, but shortly before Samsung, is LG, its new Top Smartphone G5. Thanks to a touch sensitive protective case, customers need the phone no more expand, if you receive calls or messages want to check.
To the discussed beforehand heard rumors the question, whether the back of the G5, not just one, but two camera lenses.
Presence with unknown devices
Also the big manufacturer HTC of Taiwan and Sony of Japan are on the MWC represented. It is unclear, however, what they will show. Some expect the new HTC flagship One M10, although, according to the Branchengerüchten only in April will be presented. Sony in Barcelona, surprisingly, a new Smartphone is presented, is considered unlikely.
Of the Chinese manufacturers, Huawai and Xiaomi is, however, a strong performance is expected. Industry experts and Fans, tap on Huaweis new Oberklassenmodell P9. Little is known so far from Xiaomis counterpart, the Mi5, which is expected to be on 24. February is revealed. Rumour has it that it will be two SIM cards support.
Virtual Reality are also in Barcelona a hot topic
Virtual Realitätsabgleich
But the MWC is not just about new Smartphones. The fair is also the place for discussions and speculation about the increasing fusion of mobile and other technology fields.
Real innovations on Smartphones have become rare. Those who are always on the lookout for the next big thing in the industry, have therefore long since new issues facing: Virtual Reality (VR), through the special glasses that Immerse themselves in foreign worlds, and Augmented Reality (AR), on the screen, additional information about the real environment.
The excitement over VR and AR will also be in Barcelona the discussions dominate. This includes the question of how VR content with advertising can be linked, in order to earn money.
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Virtual Reality on the rise # Shift # 01.02.2016
After the exhibition, is the topic of VR for the headlines: In the next months to come VR goggles from Oculus, Sony and HTC in the trade.
The Internet of things
From the Internet of things is in Barcelona of course also be mentioned, that idea so that computers are more “intelligent objects” to be replaced. Wearable technologies such as Smartwatches and Fitness bracelets are just the beginning. Whole sectors of the economy – Transport, health and Finance – increasingly rely on the constant connection to the Internet.
The U.S. carmaker Ford, for example, is already since many years in the MWC represented. This Time, Ford CEO Mark Fields a question about connectivity keep.
That the auto giant in Barcelona probably also a SUV Geländeauto with new network capabilities will present, makes it clear how much classic industrial groups in the direction of the digitisation move. Or Vice versa, if you get to the driverless car of Google thinks.
From the Internet of things it is only a small step to the information superhighway of tomorrow. The Countdown is on already for the successor to the current fast Mobiltechnology LTE, in the early 2020 could be the so-called 5G on the market. At the MWC there will be numerous 5G-Demos, and chip manufacturers such as Intel will set out how the new technology wing want to give.
Nobody knows exactly what the future will bring. However, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona gives a reliable picture. Not only of how the future might look like, but as constantly worked on it.