Global tech giant Huawei has said it will not let the cancellation of the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona stop it from launching its new products.

Huawei was scheduled to present new technology at the MWC 2020 on 24 February, but the congress was cancelled by the organization responsible, GSMA, due to travel concerns around the COVID-19 outbreak.

Huawei's chief technology officer, Paul Scanlan, told CGTN during the company's product and solution launch in London, that although orchestrating staff transport had been challenging, "we planned it and we're executing that."

"We take it as an opportunity to launch everything here in the UK rather than just say, 'well, everything is dead, let's go away, we didn't do that,'" Scanlan said.

The product and solution launch, titled '5G, Bring New Value', is running from 20-21 February in London. On Thursday, Huawei launched their 5G Partner Innovation Program, which aims to build a thriving 5G ecosystem and make 5G a commercial success, to an audience of industry analysts.

Huawei has said it will still hold a press conference on 24 February, the day the Mobile World Congress had been set to take place. At the event, the company will launch its new smartphones for the global market, including the much-awaited Huawei Mate X foldable phone, alongside other products including 5G devices, tablets and smart wearables.

In response to concerns surrounding the company's supply chain, Huawei representatives have said they do not have a problem in the short-term, and COVID-19 is not affecting the company's production line at the moment.

"In the short-term, Huawei is quite well insulated," Scanlan said. "But in the long-term, if the coronavirus were to continue then... as you can already see, it's a global supply chain problem, so it's not just Huawei that will be affected by these problems."