3GSM World Congress

3GSM World Congress Grows In Size And Stature

Barcelona, Thursday 15th February 2007 - The world's premier mobile event, the 3GSM World Congress 2007, has enjoyed a second successful year in Barcelona with an increase in both the quantity and quality of visitors. An estimated 55,000* visitors from across the globe gathered at the Congress to do business and discuss the hottest trends in the mobile phone industry.

One in four attendees surveyed** said they have initiated contract negotiations at the Congress and one in 10 said they have concluded contract negotiations. Eighty-two per cent of the respondents said the Congress is the most important event in the entire global telecommunications industry and 75% said the Congress is the most important event for mobile entertainment. This year the Congress, organised by the GSM Association, hosted 1,300 exhibitors.