China telcos, gadget plays roar onstage

Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi among tech firms strutting stuff at MWC 2023

Banking on 5G and other cutting-edge technologies to explore new business opportunities and offset COVID-19 disruptions, Chinese tech companies are making a big splash at the Mobile World Congress 2023, which kicked off in Barcelona, Spain on Monday.

Among the 2,000 exhibitors and sponsors attending this year's four-day agenda-setting event for the tech and telecommunications industry, some 150 Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies Co, personal computer maker Lenovo and telecom giant China Mobile are participating in the event, said the event's organizer GSMA.

"Differing from the low-key styles of Chinese tech firms during previous exhibits, this year, the companies are more willing to tell their stories and share their experience in areas where China has built up obvious advantages, like 5G," said John Hoffman, CEO and director of GSMA.