The 2013 exhibition will feature more than 1,500 companies and occupy 90,000 net square metres of exhibition and hospitality over eight exhibition halls. The largest mobile industry exhibition of its kind, you will see anything and everything related to mobile.
We’re frequently asked if the halls have themes, or where attendees should go to experience specific types of stands. The short answer is that the halls themselves are not separated into themes. However, we do have certain zones and pavilions where you can find themed exhibits and displays:
Operator Village
Congress Square
New for 2013! The Operator Village located in the heart of Congress Square showcases products and services for GSMA Members and Mobile Network Operators. Interested in participating? Click here or contact our sales team.
NFC Centre
Congress Square
New for 2013! This dedicated zone in the heart of the exhibition – Congress Square – showcases NFC-enabled handsets and their various capabilities. This area also serves as a central location for all vendors participating in the NFC Experience, including local Barcelona restaurants and information points.
App Planet Exhibition
Hall 8.1 (App Planet)
A forward-looking app-focused exhibition showcasing the framework that shapes, enables, and drives the app industry. More than 200 app-specific exhibitors showcase their products before 12,500 members from the developer community.
Embedded Mobile Devices Pavilion
Hall 7
This market-development programme is designed to accelerate the adoption of wireless connectivity in a wide range of devices across the consumer electronics, healthcare, automotive and utilities sectors. Visit this area if your intent is to experience mobile’s future possibilities.
Green Technology Pavilion
Hall 7
This pavilion exhibits solutions to motivate decision-makers seeking to understand alternatives to the rapidly rising energy costs of network expansion and maintenance. Stop by to see the latest green power technologies with a growing community of mobile network operators seeking green alternatives.
GSMA Pavilion
Congress Square
Stop by the GSMA Pavilion in the heart of Congress Square to learn about GSMA’s many programmes and initiatives, and be sure to speak to our Member Services team to learn the benefits of membership.
Mobile Cloud Pavilion
Hall 8.1 (App Planet)
The Mobile Cloud Pavilion explores how bringing together cloud technology vendors and the greater mobile technology ecosystem will define and develop the potential of cloud computing in the mobile space.
Mobile Health Pavilion
Hall 7
Visit the Mobile Health Pavilion to investigate how to catalyse the expansion of the global Mobile Health market through partnership with telecoms and healthcare sectors. See the latest mobile health devices and talk to the companies making strides in this important industry.
mPowered Brands Zone
Hall 8.1 (App Planet)
A dedicated mobile marketing-centric area where marketing agencies, marketing services providers, and associated vendors showcase their offerings, content, insights, and solutions for mobile marketing excellence.
NFC & Mobile Money Pavilion
Hall 7
The increased use of smartphones in the developed world and the rising popularity of applications are driving the use of mobile banking services. See for yourself the services being offered in the mobile finance ecosystem and talk to those developing industry assets and driving the industry’s requirements for standardisation, certification and processing.
Wi-Fi Zone
Hall 8.1 (App Planet)
New for 2013! The Wi-Fi Zone is brought to you by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). The Wi-Fi Zone will promote the work of the WBA organisation and its rapidly expanding membership. Key WBA themes on the agenda include Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) Migration, Wi-Fi Roaming & Offload, Wi-Fi & Heterogeneous Networks, Operator, Vendor & Device Manufacturer Engagement. Plans are already in motion for presentations from key WBA figures and WBA members, executive briefings and product showcases.
Country Pavilions
Interested in doing business in or with a certain country or region? Several countries from around the world gather their fellow exhibitors at Congress. The services and solutions provided by each exhibitor in the pavilion may vary, but they’re united by their flag. Be sure to visit the following country pavilions:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Catalonia
- China
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Israel
- Japan
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Norway
- Romania
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
Interested in showcasing your company or product in one of these pavilions in 2014? Click here or contact our Sales Team.
