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Mobile World Congress 2012

Communications · Consumer Electronics · Telecommunications and Mobile

Official website
Dates27 Feb – 1 Mar 2012This edition has ended
VenueFira BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
RunningSince 2010Annual · 6 editions on record
Last checked11 Nov 2026Its website has moved
This is the 2012 edition. It has ended. See GSMA Mobile World Congress's current page for the next dates.

Key numbers

Exhibitors
1,300this edition, organiser's figure
Visitors
40,000this edition, organiser's figure
Floor space
73,634 m²this edition, organiser's figure
Editions on record
6first in 2010

About GSMA Mobile World Congress

The conference programme is a central element to the Mobile World Congress. In 2012, this unparalleled programme will celebrate the way that the mobile industry is redefining communication.

An enhanced keynote programme and more than 30 focused conference track sessions will cover the latest technological trends and growth strategies for the global mobile industry.

Each session will feature executives from leading companies in the mobile space, as well as experts from a growing number of adjacent industries that are redefining the mobile value chain.

More than 1,400 exhibitors gather each year to bring MWC attendees the newest technologies and most innovative products available. Whether you're looking for an integrated solutions provider, hardware and device manufacturers, network infrastructure, service providers, software developers, or simply the most innovative applications available, you'll find it all at Mobile World Congress 2012.

From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
20152–5 Mar 2015Fira Gran Via
Barcelona, Spain
1,90085,000
201424–27 Feb 2014Fira Gran Via
Barcelona, Spain
1,70072,000
201325–28 Feb 2013Fira Gran Via
Barcelona, Spain
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201227 Feb – 1 Mar 2012Fira Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
1,30040,000
201114–17 Feb 2011Fira Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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201015–18 Feb 2010Fira Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
1,30047,000

Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

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