Mobile ID World at MWC, Day 2: The Exhibition Gallery

Day two of Mobile World Congress is now behind us and it was once again a day of big mobile biometrics news and authentication headlines. Fingerprint sensor innovation hogged the spotlight, with FPC specifically announcing a significant number of smartphone integrations—one of which counts as a world-first—and also unveiling its new FPC SenseTouch feature.

Mobile ID World hit the exhibition floor on Tuesday, catching up with David Pollington, Head of Applications & Services for GSMA for an interview, and checking out some state of the art technology from leading vendors in the mobile space. Here are some highlights from our time on the floor today in Barcelona:

On Tuesday in Barcelona, Mobile ID World paid a visit to Innovation City. This is where industry leaders are showing off the most exciting tech in IoT, identity, and 5G connectivity.

According to the GSMA’s David Pollington, in an interview with Mobile ID World, Mobile Connect now boasts addressable base of 3 billion users.

Innovation City was so popular in 2016, hosting nearly 30,000 visitors, that it was moved to Hall 4 this year to accommodate growing interest.

The writing’s on the wall: authentication is a major topic at MWC 2017.

We visited the CrucialTec booth to test out its under-glass fingerprint sensor, designed for wearable tech integrations.

Suprema launched its extremely fast BioSign 2.0 fingerprint biometrics solution at MWC this year.

Qualcomm made biometrics headlines on Monday, announcing that its new Snapdragon processor supports EyeLock iris recognition.

ZTE has long offered multimodal biometrics on its handsets, and was among the first OEMs to offer both eye and fingerprint-based authentication on its mobile devices.

Connected cars—among the many technologies that will benefit from 5G—continue to be a hot topic at major conferences in 2017.

IDEX is showing off its glass and ceramic fingerprint sensor solutions at MWC. Pictured: Henrik Knudtzon, CFO, IDEX; Charlotte Knudsen Director IR and Communications, IDEX

The hot topic at MWC 2017 is 5G, and Intel is among the biggest innovators in the space.

FinTech has long been a staple of Mobile World Congress.

HP launched a 2-in-1 device at MWC that can support smart card reading and fingerprint authentication.