Mobile World Congress 2023 is back to its old glory as the top telecom/Internet event, with attendees rushing to physically meet post the Covid era. It launched under the “Velocity” theme to highlight the speed at which technology was accelerating. This contrasted against a backdrop of market and financial challenges plaguing the mobile industry ecosystem which were evident in keynotes and in conversations with colleagues and clients on the exhibition floor. Such economic headwinds, at a time when most operators who have the means to launch 5G already did, leaves the market in a state of suspended animation, which I feel is an appropriate description of the state of the industry today.
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