終於，在新型冠狀病毒影響持續擴大之下，Sony Mobile稍早也決定取消參與此次MWC 2020展出活動，但原訂發表新機依然會維持在西班牙當地時間2月24日上午8點30分 (台灣時間當天下午3點30分)透過線上形式對外發表。
Follow Sony Mobile instructionsConsidering the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak, and to avoid any impact on the health of employees, customers, partners and other exhibitors, we have decided to cancel our participation in the MWC 2020 exhibition. However, the original announcement of the new phone will still be made through the official Xperia YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/sonyxperia) will be announced via online live broadcast.
In addition to Sony Mobile, industry players including LG, Ericsson, NVIDIA, and AWS have previously announced their withdrawal from the MWC 2020 event. The organizer of MWC 2020, GSMA, has also announced its withdrawal from the event.Earlier statementIt is confirmed that the exhibition will be held as scheduled, but epidemic prevention work will be strengthened.
As for Chinese brands including Huawei, ZTE, Xiaomi, OPPO, and realme, they have not yet canceled their exhibition plans. However, except for ZTE's cancellation of its original pre-exhibition press conference, many companies have canceled plans to have employees in China participate in the exhibition, and will instead mainly use employees from Europe or other regions to assist in the exhibition.
