Verizon Wireless & Skype Sitting in a Tree at MWC 2010

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It looks like a strange press event is going to take place in Barcelona, Spain next week. MWC 2010 will feature a joint press event and the main speakers are coming from Verizon Wireless and Skype. Not that it’s a bad thing to have such events but what can Verizon possibly want to announce at the Mobile World Congress?

No offence, Big Red, but last time I checked you were mostly interested in finding new ways of dominating the U.S. cell phone business. What would you want to tell everyone attending the Congress in Europe? Shouldn’t be Vodafone invited too? After all Vodafone, your sibling, is the one interested in the mobile market in Europe.

And you Skype, what is so important to tell us that you require the presence of the number one carrier in the USA? Are we in for some VoIP surprises?

The unusually short press release announcing the joint Verizon Wireless and Skype joint event says that whole thing will go down on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 11:15 AM EST. Speaking for Verizon is John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Verizon Wireless and Josh Silverman, CEO of Skype. But here’s the full announcement just below:

WHO:
Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless provider in the United States, and Skype, the software that enables the world’s conversations

WHAT:
Verizon Wireless and Skype will hold a news conference during the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Speakers will include:

John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Verizon Wireless
Josh Silverman, chief executive officer, Skype

WHERE:
GSMA Media Centre, Hall 2.1, Press Conference Room 3
Fira de Barcelona
Av. Reina Maria Cristina, s/n, 08004
Barcelona, Spain

To listen to a teleconference of the news conference, participants may call:
877-883-4690 (toll free within the U.S. and Canada)
+1 706-758-5386 (international)
Conference ID: 57101247

WHEN:
5:15 p.m. CET (11:15 a.m. EST / 8:15 a.m. PST) on Tuesday, February 16, 2010

That way, in case you’re attending MWC, you’ll know exactly where to go to. Something tells me I’ll have to keep tabs on this event for you guys. It simply sounds too strange not to follow.