#Amazon MWC

Intel, Sony, and Amazon will not attend this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) due to the Coronavirus outbreak. In a statement given to venture beat, Intel is putting the safety of its employees and partners first; hence they will not be attending this year's MWC. While grateful to the GSMA, they are instead looking forward to attending future MWC events. Lastly, Amazon has also withdrawn from participating in the MWC. In an emailed statement given to TechCrunch, an Amazon spokesperson said: "due to the outbreak and continued concerns about novel coronavirus, Amazon will withdraw from exhibiting and participating in Mobile World Congress 2020, scheduled for Feb. 24-27 in Barcelona, Spain." Other companies that have backed out of the MWC conference this year include NVIDIA, TCL, LG, ZTE, and Ericsson. After news of more companies backing out, GSMA, MWC's conference organizer, has stated that health and safety are their primary concern. Amazon today announced their very own smartphone called the Amazon Fire Phone. Read more in our articles including "Intel, Sony, and Amazon back out of MWC due to Coronavirus outbreak" and "Amazon Fire Phone announced!".