MWC 2021 Opens... Interest in Clues to New OS on Galaxy Watch4

Breaking Through COVID-19 After 2 Years... Hybrid Format
Focus on 5G, AI, and Mobile Ecosystem
Samsung Electronics Hosts Virtual Online Session

The world's largest mobile exhibition, 'Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021,' will be held on the 28th (local time) in Barcelona, Spain. Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, is delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of MWC 2021 held in Barcelona, Spain.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] The world's largest mobile exhibition, 'Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021,' will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from the 28th of this month to the 1st of next month (local time). Amid the disappointment caused by the absence of major IT and telecommunications companies, expectations have grown that Samsung Electronics may unveil a new smartwatch. It is anticipated that the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will be equipped with a new operating system (OS) co-developed by Samsung Electronics and Google.

Majority Cancel Trips to Spain... Virtual Attendance

The event, resuming after two years despite COVID-19, will be held in a hybrid format combining online and offline events. This year’s theme is 'Back to Business, Back to Barcelona, Back Together,' focusing mainly on 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), mobile ecosystems, and big data.

The keynote speeches will also cover various topics. Tesla CEO Elon Musk will deliver a keynote speech on satellite communication strategies as the chief engineer of the private space development company SpaceX. Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM; Adam Selipsky, CEO of AWS; and Hans Vestberg, CEO of Verizon, are also scheduled to attend as keynote speakers.

However, due to concerns about COVID-19, most companies are reluctant to attend MWC in person. Following KT and Samsung Electronics, SK Telecom has also decided not to attend in person. Earlier, major overseas ICT companies such as Google, Nokia, Ericsson, Sony, and Oracle had already announced their absence from this year’s MWC. LG Electronics and LG Uplus, which used to have joint booths, are in the same situation.

Samsung May Reveal Clues About Galaxy Watch 4

One of the points of interest is Samsung Electronics’ virtual session. Samsung plans to hold an online virtual session titled 'Galaxy Ecosystem, New Watch Experience, Mobile Experience.' The released poster includes silhouettes of a tablet PC equipped with a laptop and S Pen, as well as the Galaxy S21 camera module. It is expected to focus on the Galaxy ecosystem.

Attention is focused on the new hardware, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. Samsung recently stated on its newsroom, "We will reveal our vision for the future of smartwatches." IT specialist publication HT Tech reported, "There are rumors that Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Watch 4," adding, "Samsung is expected to announce some information related to One UI, the Android OS skin installed on Galaxy smartphones." The new smartwatch is expected to feature a new OS. Previously, Google and Samsung unveiled a unified smartwatch platform combining Wear OS and Tizen OS on the 19th of last month.

Clues about the new security solution 'Knox' will also be provided. Samsung said, "We will share the latest security improvements and innovations designed to protect users and provide peace of mind."

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