Chipmaker Nvidia withdraws from Mobile World Congress 2020

Chipmaker Nvidia Corp has now withdrawn from Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC 2020), the telecom industry’s biggest trade show, citing the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (nCov).

Nvidia joins the bandwagon of firms such as Swedish telecom gear-maker Ericsson, South Korea’s LG Electronics to drop out of the event, while Chinese telecom gear manufacturer ZTE Corp said it will showcase a range of 5G devices in Spain this year.

“We’ve informed GSMA, the organisers of MWC Barcelona, that we won’t be sending our employees to this year’s event. Given public health risks around the Coronavirus, ensuring the safety of our colleagues, partners and customers is our highest concern,” Nvidia said in a statement.