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| Ericsson and Nvidia announce withdrawal from MWC 2020 events |
Ericsson and NVIDIA announced that they withdrew from the global phone transmission in Barcelona on February 23 due to the effects of corona virus transmission.
Ericsson and NVIDIA joined companies that withdrew from the MWC 2020 event in Barcelona earlier this month when, at the suggestion of medical experts, they decided to withdraw from the upcoming event from the severity of the gatherings in the spread of the Corona virus,
LG and ZTE recently decided to withdraw from the program due to the spread of Corona virus and for the benefit of company employees. The companies also announced their intention to hold an independent meeting to announce a new issue for the company.
Nvidia has also announced that it will withdraw from the MWC 2020 conference, and Ericsson also confirmed that its decision to resign is based on the safety of its staff after monitoring the development of the virus and recommendations of related medical facilities.
On the other hand, Ericje Borje Ekholm, CEO of Ericsson, confirmed the difficulty of the company’s decision to withdraw from MWC 2020 and said it was the best decision to protect employees.
Nvidia is also the official sponsor of the MWC 2020 exhibition, which organizes exhibition events in cooperation with GSMA and offers AI and 5G.
It is worth noting that GSMA, the organizer of the MWC event, confirmed that it is following developments related to the spread of the coronavirus and the impact of the virus on the events of this year.