The GSM Association’s 3GSM World Congress – organised in partnership with Informa Telecoms & Media - is the world’s biggest mobile communications conference and exhibition. The 3GSM World Congress 2006 will take place for the first time at the Fira de Barcelona, Spain, between 13 and 16 February 2006. The event attracted 34,000 visitors from more than 171 countries, with more than 600 exhibitors and 1,200 media and analyst visitors in 2005.