Active Stocks
Thu Mar 28 2024 15:59:33
  1. Tata Steel share price
  2. 155.90 2.00%
  1. ICICI Bank share price
  2. 1,095.75 1.08%
  1. HDFC Bank share price
  2. 1,448.20 0.52%
  1. ITC share price
  2. 428.55 0.13%
  1. Power Grid Corporation Of India share price
  2. 277.05 2.21%
Business News/ Technology / News/  Coronavirus impact: Facebook, Cisco join list of tech firm exodus from MWC 2020
BackBack

Coronavirus impact: Facebook, Cisco join list of tech firm exodus from MWC 2020

Facebook and Cisco have joined the growing list of companies -- including LG electronics, Ericsson, Nvidia, Sony, Amazon, Intel, Vivo, and NTT Docomo deciding not to attend the mobile trade show
  • Cisco took to Twitter to announce that it would not be at MWC
  • 'Out of an abundance of caution, Facebook employees would not be attending this year's Mobile World Congress due to the evolving public health risks related to coronavirus,' company said in a statement (Reuters)Premium
    'Out of an abundance of caution, Facebook employees would not be attending this year's Mobile World Congress due to the evolving public health risks related to coronavirus,' company said in a statement (Reuters)

    San Francisco: Cisco and Facebook have become the latest big tech firms to drop out of the worlds largest mobile industry exhibition, the Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC) citing concerns related to the coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

    The social media giant and Cisco have joined the growing list of companies -- including LG electronics, Ericsson, Nvidia, Sony, Amazon, now Intel, Vivo, and NTT Docomo deciding not to attend the mobile trade show.

    "Out of an abundance of caution, Facebook employees would not be attending this year's Mobile World Congress due to the evolving public health risks related to coronavirus. We will continue to collaborate with the GSMA and our partners and thank them for their efforts," a company spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.

    Cisco took to Twitter to announce that it would not be at MWC.

    "We have made the difficult decision to withdraw from participating in Mobile World Congress scheduled for Feb 24-27 in Barcelona due to concerns about the current outbreak of coronavirus," the company tweeted.

    MWC's organiser GSMA has also issued sweeping safeguards over growing concerns of deadly coronavirus.

    The GSMA has completely banned visitors from the China's Hubei province, whose capital Wuhan is the epicentre of the epidemic that has so far claimed 1,113 lives.

    According to GSMA CEO John Hoffman, all travellers from the province will not be permitted access to the event.

    With the rapid spread of the China virus showing no signs of slowing down, the industry watchers have also warned that more companies may avoid the tech event.

    Unlock a world of Benefits! From insightful newsletters to real-time stock tracking, breaking news and a personalized newsfeed – it's all here, just a click away! Login Now!

    This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.

    Catch all the Technology News and Updates on Live Mint. Download The Mint News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News.
    More Less
    Published: 12 Feb 2020, 12:35 PM IST
    Next Story footLogo
    Recommended For You
    Switch to the Mint app for fast and personalized news - Get App