STORY: Mobile World Congress 2024 opens with focus on 5G, AI innovations
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024
LENGTH: 0:00:59
LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of the MWC

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent
"The 2024 edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world's leading trade fair for mobile technology and related industries, began here in Barcelona on Monday. This year's MWC centers on the 'Future First' concept, highlighting the importance of uniting industries, continents, technologies and communities to realize the potential of the future."

GSMA, the organizer of the event, expects some 95,000 visitors from all over the world to attend the congress at Barcelona's Gran Via venue, compared to the 88,500 recorded last year.

GSMA is an industry group representing the world's biggest mobile phone operators.

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications across devices and networks, advancements in 5G and 6G technologies as well as enhancing connectivity will be among the major topics at this year's event.

This year's MWC features around 2,400 exhibitors and 1,100 speakers, including nearly 300 Chinese companies such as China Mobile, China Telecom, Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, Xiaomi and iFlytek.

The event will close on Thursday.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Barcelona, Spain.
(XHTV)