Mobile World Congress - wikipedia Mobile World Congress GSMA Mobile World Congress Status Active Genre Mobile communications Venue Fira de Barcelona Location ( s ) L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona Country Spain Inaugurated 1987 ; 30 years ago ( 1987 ) ( as GSM World Congress ) Attendance 101,000 ( 2016 ) Organized by GSMA Website https://www.mobileworldcongress.com The GSMA Mobile World Congress is a combination of the world 's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world. The event, initially named as GSM World Congress and later renamed as the 3GSM World Congress, is still often referred to as 3GSM or 3GSM World. In 2014, the GSMA announced that their annual summer event in China would be rebranded under the Mobile World Congress banner as `` Mobile World Congress Shanghai ''. In 2016, the GSMA announced the creation of Mobile World Congress Americas, an event created in partnership with CTIA to bring an extension of the event to North America in 2017. Contents 1 Further info 2 Event dates 3 References 4 External links 5 See also Further info The GSMA Mobile World Congress usually takes place in February but occasionally the show occurs the first week of March. The location is the Fira Gran Via venue in Barcelona, Spain. Annual attendance is generally more than 100,000 people. Up until 2006, the event took place in Cannes and was known as 3GSM World. Attendees represent more than 200 countries from across the globe. GSMA Mobile World Congress 2018 will take place in Barcelona from 26 February to 1 March 2018. Event dates In 2011, it was announced that Barcelona, Spain had been chosen as the `` GSMA Mobile World Capital '' and continue to be the site of GSMA Mobile World Congress through 2023. The 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress took place from February 27 to March 2, 2017 The 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress took place in Barcelona from February 22 -- 25, 2016 The 2015 GSMA Mobile World Congress took place from March 2 -- 5, 2015 The 2014 GSMA Mobile World Congress took place from February 24 -- 27, 2014 The 2013 GSMA Mobile World Congress took place from February 25 -- 28, 2013 The 2012 GSMA Mobile World Congress took place from February 27 to March 1, 2012 The 2011 GSMA Mobile World Congress took place from February 14 -- 17, 2011 The 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress took place from February 15 -- 18, 2010 The 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress took place from February 16 -- 19, 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 Mobile World Congress 2012 Shane Smith of Vice Media during Mobile World Congress 2017 References ^ Jump up to : `` GSMA Mobile World Congress ''. Jump up ^ GSMA launches Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015 `` ( 1 ) '' Jump up ^ `` ( 2 ) '' Jump up ^ `` MWC claims 60,000 visitors as dates shift ''. Global Telecoms Business. Jump up ^ GSMA names Barcelona the first Mobile World Capital `` ( 3 ) '' July 22, 2011. Jump up ^ Peter Clarke, EE Times. `` Barcelona selected to host MWC through 2018. '' July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011. Jump up ^ Alberto J. Sánchez. `` Barcelona selected to host MWC through 2023. '' July 14, 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mobile World Congress. GSMA Mobile World Congress - the official show site Official GSMA site GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas GSMA Mobile 360 Series Regional Events Global Mobile Awards Mobile World Capital See also Mobile World Congress Shanghai Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mobile_World_Congress&oldid=803456809 '' Categories : Wireless Telecommunications organizations Trade fairs in Spain Tourist attractions in Barcelona Telecommunication conferences Recurring events established in 1987 1987 establishments in Spain Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk Contents About Wikipedia Brezhoneg Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Қазақша മലയാളം Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Occitan Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська اردو Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 2 October 2017, at 17 : 17. About Wikipedia

Question: which city is hosting the 2017 mobile world congress (mwc)
Answer: Barcelona, Spain