In China, there has been no move by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to allocate spectrum to enterprises or alternative service providers, even though 5G plays a central role in many of the country’s programs to boost infrastructure and industries. The three major operators are building 5G rapidly and, unlike many of their counterparts elsewhere, are working hand-in-hand with enterprises in many locations and industries. China Unicom has significant stakeholders from Internet and industrial worlds, which have influence over its 5G plans, while all three MNOs have some high profile projects to deploy semi-private networks or optimized slices for sectors such as public utilities and healthcare. Despite all that activity, some industrial and local government leaders are…