As is often the case at events such as this one, the last day of the Mobile World Congress was largely uneventful, with most company representatives hurrying to clear out their stands and head on home after three days of intense deal making, cajoling the press and inevitable partying.
However, one detail from the day before was the talk of the town today: The fact that Apple’s iPhone 4 — a product by a company that is in no way, shape or form present at the MWC — has been declared the best mobile device of 2010.
HTC won the consolation prize, having been declared the Device Manufacturer of the Year, but Apple winning the award for the best device had to be a painful sting to all the companies exhibiting at the MWC, including giants such as Motorola, LG, S amsung and HTC, which together announced more than 10 new Android devices.
The official stats for the four-day event are in: GSMA — the association that organizes the event — reported more than 60,000 visitors from 200 countries, with 51% of attendees holding C-level positions, 3,000 of which were CEOs.
To get an idea how big of an event the MWC is, imagine 1,400 companies occupying more than 58,600 net square meters of exhibition and business meeting space. And there were a lot of journalists too: The GSMA reports that more than 2,900 international media were registered to cover the event.
For our complete coverage of this year’s MWC, go here. And of course, we’re already looking forward to the next MWC, which is being held from February 27 to March 1, 2012.
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