Later this month, the 29th annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) will take place in Barcelona, Spain. Hailed as the leading event for mobile industry companies, developers and tech consultants, this year’s international congress will introduce some of the latest cutting-edge technologies.

1. Philip Thomas Mesman expects big
things at this year’s Mobile World
Congress

2. Later this month, the 29th annual Mobile World Congress
(MWC) will take place in Barcelona, Spain. Hailed as the
leading event for mobile industry companies, developers and
tech consultants, this year’s international congress will
introduce some of the latest cutting-edge technologies.
Last year’s four-day long event boasted 94,000 attendants
and almost 3,000 exhibits. There were also 140 speaker
sessions where industry leaders offered insight into industry
innovations and trends.

3. “2015 marked the 20th anniversary of the Global Mobile
Awards, which recognized 37 outstanding offerings covering
a myriad of topics including: best use of mobile in health,
education and marketing; best mobile services in emerging
markets; the best apps of the year; and innovation in mobile
technology,” notes the MWC website.
The MWC has come a long way in the three decades it’s been
around, thanks in part to the exponential growth of mobile
technology and smart phones. This year’s conference
schedule evidences the mass proliferation of mobile
technology, with conference themes such as: Smart Cities
Sustainability, Gaming, Enterprise Wearables and Digital
Identity for Connected Societies to name a few.

4. In addition to the informative conference schedule, there are
a number of industry leaders who will make keynote
addresses. Facebook CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, for
example, will address the crowd at the end of day one.
One of the biggest congress draws is the exhibit portion
where companies showcase their latest innovations. “Along
with upcoming smartphones and tablets, I also expect to see
more about Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
as well as future standards and connectivity at MWC 2016,”
said Anshel Sag, Forbes tech reporter.

5. Anshel Sag anticipates quite a bit of advancements in that
realm this year and believes it will be a big draw for congress
attendants. MWC participants should be on the lookout for
the hottest VR technologies released by Samsung Electronics
and GoPro. “Expect to see a lot of new AR products, as they
are almost exclusively mobility products and will fit much
better into MWC’s more enterprise-focused audience,” wrote
Sag.

6. Canadian tech consultant Philip Thomas Mesman is making
the trip to Barcelona in order to stay versed in this year’s
mobile trends. “I’m really interested in seeing how gaming
and VR come together in 2016,” said Mesman. “These
advancements come so quickly that attending these events is
necessary in order to know what is going on.”
Mesman, who runs a successful tech consulting business in
the suburbs of Toronto, is also excited about learning more
about 5G. “Some have been speculating that 5G will be rolled
out very shortly,” said Philip Thomas Mesman. “And when it
does it will revolutionize the mobile industry, because it will
make cellular networks more virtualized than ever before.”

7. While the February 22-25 conference only lasts four days,
the technologies and advancements that are highlighted at
the event will impact the lives of citizens around the globe
for decades to come. In true tech fashion conferences and
keynote addresses will be lived streamed on the MWC
website.