GSMA calls for ‘no-handshake policy’ at Mobile World Congress

The GSM Association (GSMA), the organisers of telecom trade event Mobile World Congress (MWC), is adopting a ‘no-handshake policy’ this year in Barcelona, Spain, as part of its health and safety measures to contain the Novel Coronavirus (nCov).

The move comes as many companies – including chipmaker Nvidia Corp, Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson, South Korea’s LG Electronics and Amazon – have withdrawn from MWC, citing the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (nCov).

GSMA is communicating advice to all attendees to adopt a ‘no-handshake policy’, the association said in a release posted on its website.