GSMA confirms there will be no Russian Pavilion at MWC 2022

Date:
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:56:14 +0000

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GSMA says it will adhere to all international sanctions.

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The organisers of Mobile World Congress ( MWC ) in Barcelona have confirmed there will be no Russian Pavilion at this years event and that certain companies and executives from the country will be barred from attending due
to international sanctions.

The Russian Pavilion is one of several country-specific stands that usually populate the halls of MWC and are usually organised by investment bodies or government departments to showcase companies and startups from their nation.

Industry body the GSMA said it would adhere to sanctions imposed by the US, UK, EU and others on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine but said it did not expect any major impact on the show, which is due to be staged in its traditional spring timeslot for the first time since the start of the pandemic. MWC 2022 Russia

As we see the situation today, we dont see any need or requirement to [cancel the show]. Of course its an evolving situation and we will continue to
monitor it, GSMA chief executive John Hofmann told Reuters.

We are guided by the international sanctions and there are some companies
that are identified on the sanction list and those will be barred from participating,

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This years MWC is the first to be held during the events usual spring
timeslot since 2019, with 2020s event cancelled at late notice due to the pandemic and 2021s iteration taking place in the summer. The GSMA expects up to 60,000 attendees and does not expect recent events to have a material impact on the show.

In a separate development, some mobile operators are waiving charges for
calls to Ukraine and roaming fees for customers currently in the country. The CEOs of BT-EE and Vodafone UK have both confirmed their networks would be among them. Ahead of the show why not check our the best 5G phone deals

Via Reuters



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