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[August 26, 2010]

GSMA: Cities Bidding to Host Mobile World Congress 2013

Aug 26, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The GSMA announced that six cities are competing to host the GSMA Mobile World Congress event starting in 2013.

According to a release, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Cologne, Milan, Munich and Paris have been named candidate cities who are vying to become the home of Mobile World Congress for the five-year period from 2013 through 2017. The GSMA expects to identify a short list of finalist cities in January 2011 and to complete the evaluation process and to announce the host city in mid-2011.

"The mobile industry continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace and the GSMA is also advancing its business to meet the changing requirements of constituents across the global communications industry," said John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. "The Mobile World Congress has grown significantly since it was started in 1987, and we look forward to shaping the future of the event with one of these outstanding candidate cities." The Mobile World Congress is expected to draw more than 50,000 visitors at the 2011 Mobile World Congress, which will be held in Barcelona 14-17 February, 2011.The Mobile World Congress has been held in Barcelona since 2006 and the city will continue to host the event through at least 2012.

"The GSMA is committed to holding the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona through 2012," continued Hoffman. "In partnership with the city of Barcelona, the region of Catalonia, the Fira de Barcelona and all our city partners, we have experienced tremendous success and our association with Barcelona has been extremely positive for the GSMA, for our exhibitors, for our attendees and for the wireless industry." The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry.

More information: www.gsmworld.com.

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