MWC 2023: How 5G disappointed ‘pretty much everybody’


5G was once again the central plank of the phone industry's annual get-together, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. — AFP Relaxnews

Driverless cars, fridges that talk to toasters, breathtaking immersive reality, mind-blowing gaming experiences – 5G was going to enable it all, and telecom companies were going to make a packet.

But the reality is not so neat. The network that promised to be “not just another G” in Ericsson’s advertising has left many customers wondering what they are paying for.

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