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Barcelona: The world’s largest wireless technology showcase began on Monday, with enthusiasm for the possibility of changing the conflict with the United States with trade tensions with the United States.
Annual Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is ready to attract around 100,000 participants in Barcelona, opened the day before the implementation of fresh US prices on Chinese goods. A dense crowd flashed from the screens early in the morning, suffered the latest manufacturers’ equipment and innovations, or prepared to participate in debates about the future of the industry.
Telecom chiefs appealed for easy rules and maximum freedom to integrate their business in Europe as they look for coarse margins and scales to maintain infrastructure investment. “It’s time to allow big European Telcos to stabilize and develop,” said Mark Mortra, head of Spain’s Telephonica, Mark Mortera.
Meanwhile, Sunil Bharti Mittal, the head of India’s AirTail, “The government, regulators, please reduce taxes on this industry. Please give a lot of spectrum at cheap prices.”
China’s tariff blow to China
Many MWC exhibitors from China, whose products will face 10 % additional import taxes in 10 % of the previously imposed by President Donald Trump after taking power in January.
The billionaire president is also pressing neighbors to follow Mexico and Canada. In an event before the MWC at the end of Sunday, in the Major event of the network hardware company, Packca Lund Mark said, “Obviously, the global tariff war will not be for anyone’s benefit,” though no one really knows what will happen “on trade. Trade Ligher can affect the entire global tech and smartphone market if Trump puts China’s prices in place and increases them to other major economies like the European Union, as it has threatened.
There is a home for large tech companies like Huawei in China, but it also collects smartphones and other products, such as sold by foreign firms like Apple and produces key components.
“Challenging geo -political context,” said Reniet Nicola, Deputy Director General of the European Commission for Communications Networks, “It is important for Europe to ensure our strategic independence in our tech sovereignty and critical sectors.”
But no clear answer about trade, many participants will “try to forget” the issue that now focuses on the AI’s promise, predicting the prediction of Sisderk, the head of the telecommunication at Consultancy EE.
Ai, everywhere Ai
On Sunday, some of the many Chinese smartphone makers who participated in the MWC, along with other global telecom heavyweights, focused their pre -show announcements on new products and investments.
Manufacturer Honor – a Huawei Spin of – said it is launching a new phase in its development that will transform it into a “world -renowned AI device ecosystem company”. Honor said its future “intelligent” smartphones, which are developed with US firms with Google Cloud and Qualcomm, will be equipped with AI “agents” who can perform tasks such as schedule programs or preserving tables in a restaurant.
After Apple and Samsung, the world’s third largest smartphone maker, competitor Xiaomi unveiled a new range of smartphones equipped with high quality cameras and AI features.
Chat GPT has emerged the first of the Generative AI’s tech industry when it has made it mandatory for any new equipment producing firm.
Tech research firm CCS insight analyst Ben Wood said that the eyes of the industry are “growing AI fatigue” because it is often difficult for people to use devices “solid benefits”.
But the EE phrase said it expects “this year’s big difference that AI will be very solid”. The purpose of honor “agent” services is to show users how AI can promote the capabilities of its smartphones.
According to the Market Intelligence Firm IDC, such barriers have not kept a lid on smartphone sales, which has been recovered from a 6.3 % extension from two years shrinking in 2024.
Manufacturers are hopeful about maintaining this year’s speed. “The strong growth that has been observed in 2024 proves the flexibility of the smartphone market,” said Nabila Papal, the research director of IDC.
