Amazon declined MVC 2020 due to coronavirus

Amazon declined MVC 2020 due to coronavirus

Amazon has become the latest technology company to refuse to attend a mobile congress in Barcelona. Their decision is provoked by the risks of spreading the coronavirus.

In this way, Amazon will join LG, ZTE, NVIDIA, Ericsson and other brands that do not intend to attend MWC 2020. Analysts expect the tech event, which will take place between February 24 and 27, to reach over 100,000. souls

The company identified too much uncertainty and high risk for their employees as a leading motive for refusing to participate. Amazon is preparing a lot of initiatives and presentations for its AWS cloud computing division at an event that doesn’t seem to be happening.

GSMMA organizers are constantly monitoring the development of the coronavirus condition in order to take the necessary measures and protect the attendees, TechCrunch reports.

Their desire is not to exceed the number of leading companies, which can prevent many people from attending the event. The GSMA will impose special restrictions to ensure the safety of attendees.

For example, Chinese nationals will have to ensure that they have been out of their home country in the previous 14 days prior to the launch of MWC 2020. Samsung will also monitor the situation and participate, but will significantly reduce the number of employees in attendance.

Amazon declined MVC 2020 due to coronavirus