The GSMA Innovation City Takes Centre Stage at Mobile World Congress 2017

BARCELONA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

The GSMA Innovation City returns to Mobile World Congress, as soon as once more inviting guests to discover a city-like setting and expertise immersive demonstrations of probably the most cutting-edge cell enabled services on the earth right this moment. The City will tackle a variety of matters similar to 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), safety and id, with an elevated emphasis on interactive, experiential and immersive installations that illustrate how cell impacts just about each facet of our lives throughout transport, well being, dwelling and retail. The Innovation City, which is likely one of the key sights at Mobile World Congress and welcomed almost 30,000 guests final 12 months, has been relocated to Hall four to accommodate extra companions and experiences than ever earlier than.

“The GSMA Innovation City is a dwelling, respiration hub for cell expertise and one of the fashionable locations at Mobile World Congress. This 12 months’s City focuses on experiences that put cell expertise in context to assist individuals perceive the way it will affect their lives,” stated Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “We stay up for welcoming guests to a more moderen, bigger City this 12 months, filled with uncommon and fascinating demonstrations that showcase the depth and breadth of modern cell options, from a related auto-rickshaw with an IoT emergency button to a related seal that may assist monitor local weather change.”

The GSMA Innovation City options reveals from AT&T, Cisco Jasper, Huawei, KT Corporation, Sierra Wireless and UNLIMIT by Reliance Communications. The GSMA will even spotlight its key programmes and initiatives together with Connected Living, Managed Services, Mobile Connect, Mobile for Development and Network 2020, in addition to its work supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Showcasing a Range of New Experiences

The Innovation City will showcase an array of interactive experiences:

AT&T – AT&T will showcase its newest improvements throughout leisure, the Internet of Things, 5G, safety and extra. Visitors will be capable of expertise:

• What it’s like for AT&T cell prospects to take their TV with them just about wherever they go knowledge free with the DIRECTV and DIRECTV NOW apps.
• Live demonstrations on the right way to obtain velocity and precision with versatile, extremely safe networking in a software program outlined world.
• How AT&T’s IoT options are innovating and accelerating Smart Cities, built-in fleets, related vehicles, healthcare and extra.
• AT&T Digital Life®, an all-digital, absolutely built-in sensible dwelling safety, automation and vitality administration answer.

CISCO JASPER – Cisco Jasper will allow guests to expertise IoT companies in a life-like sensible metropolis setting. Visitors will see how companies globally are utilizing the Control Center automated connectivity platform to ship related companies that improve their prospects’ experiences and create new sources of income. Examples will embody:

• Connected automotive options starting from electrical automobile (EV) charging stations that eradicate vary anxiousness, sensible parking meters that alert drivers to open parking areas close by, to distant efficiency and automobile safety administration.
• Health monitoring wearables that give the aged higher independence whereas guaranteeing that they continue to be related to family members, caregivers and healthcare suppliers.
• Security and automation options for industrial and small enterprise purposes that contribute to producitvity, effectivity and peace of thoughts.
• City buses that talk instantly with IoT-connected visitors options that assist scale back visitors and air pollution by retaining autos transferring extra easily via town throughout commute instances.

HUAWEI – Huawei X Labs and its companions will display its modern explorations in cell throughout numerous vertical industries together with:

• Connected Drone: Experience how cell broadband allows drone monitoring in public security situations, exact positioning in city areas and battery charging wherever.
• Mobile gaming: Try out the way forward for gaming with a multi-sensory expertise through movement seize and digital actuality.
• Mobile video: Experience video of the longer term with 8K panorama and the way networks are assembly the demand of bigger codecs.
• Connected automotive: Experience how 5G networks handle related vehicles.
• Connected robotics: See how robotics can carry out handbook duties through the cell community.

KT CORPORATION – KT will display its world 5G management and modern applied sciences:

• Experience a winter sports activities luge experience and work together with Ok-POP stars within the Virtual Reality Zone.
• See how an IoT-enabled security jacket might help preserve individuals secure at sea or within the mountains.
• Try out modern new IoT units similar to NEOFIT, a brand new well being band with health-related companies and GiGA Eyes, a cloud-based safety digicam.
• Experience modern huge knowledge options together with KT-MEG (Micro Energy Grid) Platform and Smart Gate.

SIERRA WIRELESS – Sierra Wireless is constructing the Internet of Things with clever wi-fi options that empower organisations to innovate within the related world. The Start with Sierra Experience will function:

• An opportunity to drive the world’s quickest related automotive and see what it’s like to maneuver at the velocity of sound.
• The alternative to pilot a drone round Barcelona with unique simulators that spotlight hazards on land and within the sky to allow secure flight on a broad scale.
• A stay community demonstration of how next-generation LTE-M expertise improves mobile protection for sensible water purposes.

UNLIMIT POWERED BY RELIANCE – Unlimit, Powered by Reliance, is the primary unbiased IoT enterprise unit launched in India and a gateway for all world corporations seeking to entry the Indian market. It allows corporations to arrange and develop their IoT enterprise by attending to market quicker, scaling rapidly with excessive service reliability and low value of possession. Demonstrations will embody:

• An alternative to expertise a related Indian auto-rickshaw for the primary time.
• Unlimit’s new utility enablement platform the place builders and prospects can simply join, handle and lengthen IoT deployments.
• Unlimit Control, the primary Indian cloud primarily based platform which lets you launch, handle and monetize IoT/M2M companies for related units.
• Partnerships with Cisco Jasper for his or her world class IoT connectivity platform and Cumulocity, the main unbiased Device and Application Management IoT platform.

GSMA INDUSTRY PROGRAMMES

The GSMA programme will even embody numerous reveals and experiences highlighting its key programmes:

• See how modern NB-IoT Low Power Wide Area tags are serving to to trace seals within the wild and monitor local weather change.
• Experience how Mobile Connect is changing into the id answer of selection for a brand new technology of companies similar to instantaneous age verification and face recognition for airline check-in, amongst others companies.
• Step inside a Jaguar Land Rover F Pace automotive to expertise the affect of 5G expertise.
• See how sensible cities purposes are serving to with crowd management, in addition to water and visitors administration.
• Experience how modern Mobile IoT units similar to related screwdrivers and related waste bins utilise stress and temperature sensors.
• Experience how a brand new messaging platform helps shoppers get nearer to manufacturers.
• See how modern LTE Broadcast expertise is delivering dynamic promoting and incident data in bus shelters.
• See how huge knowledge is getting used to help the environment and enhance the best way meals get from the farm to the plate.
• Learn how the cell is supporting the Sustainable Development Goals via a singular augmented reality-based expertise.
• See how the GSMA’s Mobile for Development programme is remodeling rural communities in rising markets and providing modern options to climate forecasting, sensible irrigation, photo voltaic vitality, cooking gasoline, cell well being and cell cash.
• Visit the GSMA IMEI Checkpoint to see how delegates can find and file their gadget serial quantity (IMEI) showcasing how, if their cellphone is misplaced or stolen, it may be blocked by networks all over the world.

Visit the Innovation City in Hall four, Fira Gran Via

This 12 months the GSMA Innovation City is situated in Hall four, Stand 4A30 within the Fira Gran Via and will probably be open throughout Mobile World Congress exhibition hours from Monday, 27 February via Friday, 2 March. Please observe that the City will shut at 5:15pm on Tuesday, 28 February for a non-public reception.

Get Involved at Mobile World Congress 2017

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