Njalo ngonyaka, kwikota yokuqala yonyaka, kubanjwa i-Mobile World Congress, umbukiso wezocingo obaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni. Abakhiqizi abakhulu bamadivayisi weselula nezinsiza bahambela lo mcimbi ngaphezu kokwethula amanoveli amasha athi izofika unyaka wonke ohlobene nocingo. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, njengoba sonke sazi, i-MWC ibibanjelwe eBarcelona, kepha kubonakala sengathi imicimbi yezepolitiki yakamuva isongela ukuhlala kwayo edolobheni, ngokusho kukaJohn Hoffman, isikhulu esiphezulu se-GSMA, inkampani ehlela umcimbi minyaka yonke, emhlanganweni wokugcina webhodi labaphatheli beBarcelona Mobile Word Capital foundation nokuthi sikwazile ukufunda eLa Vanguardia.
Ngokusobala phakathi nalo mhlangano, izinkampani nabatshalizimali abaningi babebambisene emcimbini osho lokho bacabanga ukuqhubeka kwe-Mobile World Congress kusukela ngonyaka ka-2019, inqobo nje uma idolobha lingakwazi ukunikeza iziqinisekiso ezanele zokuzinza kwezepolitiki nezenhlalo ukuze umcimbi udlule ngaphandle kwesigameko.
Umcimbi walolu hlobo uthatha izinyanga eziningi zenhlangano yangaphambilini, ngakho-ke kuleli phuzu lonyaka akunakwenzeka ukuhambisa umcimbi uye kwelinye idolobha, umcimbi ozokwenzeka phakathi kukaFebhuwari 26 noMashi 1. Okucacayo ngukuthi kuzoba wukuhlolwa kwe-litmus kwedolobha, futhi lapho kwenzeka noma yisiphi isehlakalo esingahle sithinte ukuthuthukiswa kombukiso sizobhekwa ngengilazi yokukhulisa.
Bobabili uhulumeni kanye nenhlokodolobha yaseCatalan bebefuna ukudlulisa umyalezo wokuthula beqinisekisa ukuthi basebenzisana ngokubhekela izintshisekelo zedolobha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, baqinisekisa ukuthi bazokwenza konke okusemandleni ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ubulungiswa bungathuthuka ngaphandle kobunzima nezigameko, njengoba bekulokhu kwenzeka eminyakeni yamuva nje, bethi ngeke basithole isizathu esizwakalayo esingavumela ukuthuthela kwenye inhlokodolobha yaseYurophu njengeParis, elinye lamadolobha angenele ukhetho.