Test and space: Barcelona telecoms bash lifts 'hybrid' trade fair hopes


A person walks past a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Its biggest act may have been beamed in on a screen, but a smaller, quieter 'hybrid' Mobile World Congress (MWC) has given others hope that in-person events can succeed in a pandemic.

For those who did make it to Barcelona, there were no boozy parties, with far fewer such gatherings than in previous years and the only alcohol on offer reserved for hand sanitising.

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