Mobile World Congress (MWC)-2023 downed its curtain on Thursday in Spain’s Barcelona with the call of ‘Join with the advancement of 5G and the data-driven economy’. The gathering drew a huge crowd of experts and telecommunication sector officials from across the world. Organisers of the Mobile World Congress GSMA said on Thursday that the contribution of the mobile telecommunication sector to the world economy will exceed $6 trillion by 2030 in the journey of 5G and data-driven economy. Read more: Huawei scoops up four awards at MWC 2023 In the closing speech, GSMA Chairman Hose Maria Alvarez Palet Lopez said that every country in the world should now prepare themselves for the 5G and data-dependent society and economy. “Because falling behind in this journey will mean holding back its economy from the bright possibility of progress,” he said. The GSMA Chairman also said that this year's Mobile World Congress will be particularly memorable as from this congress, the fast journey of 5G and data dependent future economy started. “Within the next one year, 5G and data technology will bring significant changes in the life journey of common people starting from the society and state management”, said the chairman. Mobile World Congress 2024 will be held in Barcelona from February 26 to 29 in 2024.