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Barcelona (AFP) - The big beasts of the telecom industry kicked off their most important annual get-together in Barcelona on Monday, promising to lead a "tsunami of innovation" as they try to shrug off a major slump across the technology sector.

Barcelona (AFP) - The big beasts of the telecom industry will gather in Barcelona on Monday for their most important annual get-together, this year under the shadow of a severe slump across the technology sector.

Barcelona (AFP) - Telecom companies will aim to put a positive spin on their current slump in fortunes when they gather in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Monday for the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC), the biggest event in the industry’s calendar.

5G connections in Asia-Pacific are expected to surge fourfold from this year's level to 400 million in 2025, while the industry's consolidation and the metaverse are gathering momentum in the region, according to a report by the GSM Association (GSMA), a group of telecom operators worldwide.

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has unveiled a 5G technology alliance aimed at transforming 5G showcases into real use cases with a target of rolling out 10 of them this year.

The tech show, which begins in Barcelona on Monday, has confirmed a Russian Pavilion will not be present, but questions remain over wider involvement.