The GSM Association, which organizes the shows, expects more than 70, 000 attendees, and the demand for exhibit space has forced a move from the historic conference center at thefootofthe Montjuic hill to a larger, more modern venue further from the city center.
Armed with his patents and financing from Crocker First National Bank in California he established a small laboratory in San Francisco on Green Street, at thefootof Telegraph Hill.