What to Expect From Mobile World Congress 2016

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Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona next week, and CRN mobility reporter and assistant editor Lindsey O’Donnell will be reporting from the scene in Spain.

More than 94,000 attendees flocked to the event last year, and this year promises big headlines and product releases. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich will both address the crowds, and O’Donnell expects them to focus on 5G – 5thgeneration – mobile networks.

’There are going to be a lot of product launches of smartphones, tablet, wearables – things we’ve seen in the past – but I think that we’re going to see a lot of new things,’ O’Donnell said. ’There’s definitely a discussion about smartphone security, so I think we’re going to see a lot of security solutions.’

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Virtual reality is also expected to be a hot topic at the congress. In terms of product launches, we could see two new phones from Samsung: the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.

The show officially starts February 22nd.